# Pollen Counts

> Get current and forecast pollen counts for a US ZIP code. Use when asked about pollen, allergens, or allergy/pollen forecasts for a US location.

- Skill: `stbenjam/pollen-counts` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 4 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add stbenjam/pollen-counts`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/stbenjam/pollen-counts/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: stbenjam (https://skillmd.com/u/stbenjam)
- Updated: 2026-09-10
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/stbenjam/pollen-counts

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# Pollen Counts Skill

Get current and forecast pollen levels for a US ZIP code using the public
Pollen.com forecast API.

## Usage

```bash
python3 <skill-dir>/scripts/pollen_count.py <ZIP_CODE>
```

**Parameters:**

- `ZIP_CODE` (required): a valid 5-digit US ZIP code.

The script prints a formatted report with yesterday/today/tomorrow pollen
index values (0–12 scale), a level description, and the top allergens driving
the count.

## Requirements

- Python 3 with the `requests` package (`pip install requests`).

## Notes

- The Pollen.com API returns empty periods for invalid ZIP codes; the script
  reports that as an error rather than guessing.