Use cases
What do you need to do with environmental data?
Start from your question, constraint, or workflow. Each path shows where Volca can help and which product surface fits best.
Browse / inspect
I need to quickly inspect an LCA database
Search activities, open records, inspect exchanges, trees, inventories, and impact results without heavy expert-tool friction.
Good fit: hosted UI, desktop, self-hosted engine.
AI / agents
I want grounded answers, not a black-box chat reply
Connect an assistant to Volca through MCP so answers can point back to real datasets, methods, activities, and inspectable evidence.
Good fit: MCP, hosted or self-hosted server.
Interactive impact scoring
I want to compare many products or impact methods quickly
Recent LCIA batch improvements make large scoring workloads fast enough to support more interactive exploration and comparison workflows.
Good fit: web UI demo, HTTP API, Python, CLI batch.
Public database proof
I need to inspect a serious public database fast
Use a shareable BAFU example to evaluate search speed, navigation, process trees, mappings, and structural inspection.
Good fit: public proof, hosted demo, technical evaluation.
Private / custom data
I need Volca on my own database
Bring Volca to internal, licensed, or custom databases when public examples are not enough for a real decision.
Good fit: managed setup, self-hosted deployment, scoped pilot.
Technical integration
I want another application to call Volca
Use the HTTP API, Python client, CLI, or MCP endpoint to add environmental computation to a tool, dashboard, notebook, or agent workflow.
Good fit: API, pyvolca, CLI, MCP, self-hosted engine.
Public question
I want to investigate a concrete environmental question
Follow a question like cadmium exposure in food with a more traceable path from evidence to answer.
Good fit: guided exploration, public proof, analyst storytelling.
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