Verra (VCS Registry)

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Verra VCS Registry — the world's largest voluntary carbon-credit registry. Search certified carbon-offset projects by program, country, status, methodology, and developer, and read program issuance/retirement totals.

What is Verra (VCS Registry)?

Verra runs the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) Registry, the largest voluntary carbon-credit registry in the world. This connector reads its public registry API (no credentials) for carbon-offset projects across Verra's programs (VCS and CCB) — project name, proponent, status, country/region, methodology/protocol, estimated annual emission reductions, and crediting periods — plus per-program issuance, retirement, and registered-project totals. Useful for carbon-accounting, ESG reporting, offset sourcing, and verifying carbon-credit provenance. Complements the Gold Standard registry connector. Toggle on and use — no setup needed.

Available Tools

searchProjects
Search carbon-offset projects by program; filter by country, status, protocol, region, proponent, or name.
getProject
Get one project by Verra resourceIdentifier (name, proponent, status, country, methodology, emission reductions).
getProgramSummary
Per-program issued / retired / registered / buffer totals (VCS, CCB).
getServiceInfo
Describe endpoints, programs, pagination, and filtering with a live reachability probe.

Requirements

ENABLE_ENVIRONMENTAL_APIS
Set ENABLE_ENVIRONMENTAL_APIS=true to allow connector toggles.

Quick Setup Guide

Follow these steps to connect your AI agents to this connector

Set ENABLE_ENVIRONMENTAL_APIS=true for your deployment.

Open /mcp and turn on Verra (VCS Registry) with the environmental switch.

Call the verra MCP tool with method=searchProjects.

Connect to Your AI Assistant

Choose your AI assistant below for specific setup instructions

Follow these steps to connect Verra (VCS Registry) to Claude:

Step 1: Open Claude Settings

Launch Claude → Click the profile button (bottom left) → Navigate to Settings

Step 2: Access Connectors

Scroll down to the Connectors tab → Navigate to the bottom → Click “Add Custom Connector”

Step 3: Name Your Connector

Enter any name you'd like for this connector

Step 4: Get the Connector URL

Step 5: Add the Connector

Paste the URL in the “Remote MCP Server URL” text box → Click Add

Step 6: Start Using

Your connector is now ready to use in Claude

Follow these steps to connect Verra (VCS Registry) to ChatGPT:

Step 1: Enable Developer Mode

Go to Settings → Connectors → Advanced → Enable Developer mode

Step 2: Create New Connector

Go back to Connectors page → Click “Create” (top right)

Step 3: Name Your Connector

Enter any name you'd like for this connector (descriptions are optional)

Step 4: Get the Connector URL

Step 5: Add the URL

Paste the URL in the “MCP Server URL” text box

Step 6: Set Authentication

Click the authentication dropdown → Select “No authentication” (PatchOps handles authentication internally)

Step 7: Create the Connector

Click “I understand and want to continue” checkbox → Press Create

Step 8: Using the Connector

Start a new chat → Click the + button (left of text box) → Open dropdown → Hover over three dots labeled “More” → Select your connector

Instructions for connecting Verra (VCS Registry) to GitHub Copilot:

Coming Soon

Detailed setup instructions for GitHub Copilot will be added here.

For other MCP-compatible platforms:

Step 1: Get the Connector URL

Step 2: Add to Configuration

Add this configuration to your MCP settings file. Replace the URL with your specific connector URL from the /mcp page:

"Verra (VCS Registry)-MCP": {
  "url": "https://patchops.ai/api/mcp/...",
  "type": "http"
}

Example Configuration

Here’s an example using PatchOps MCP:

"PatchOps-MCP": {
  "url": "https://patchops.ai/api/mcp/...",
  "type": "http"
}