American Default MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol server that exposes American Default Research data — 96 economic distress indicators, the American Distress Index (ADI)

Remote serverstreamable-httpGo

What is the American Default MCP MCP server?

If you already use American Default MCP, the american default mcp mcp server is the piece that lets your assistant work with it directly. A Model Context Protocol server that exposes American Default Research data — 96 economic distress indicators, the American Distress Index (ADI) composite score, and county-level distress scores across all 3,144 U.S. counties — to.

What the server does

American Default Research is a nonpartisan data project tracking U.S. household financial distress. It publishes the American Distress Index (ADI) — a composite 0-100 score built from five statistically derived components — and the County Distress Index (CDI) for all 3,144 U.S. counties.

Available tools

The toolset is worth reading before you wire it up, because it tells you what the integration is really for:

  • streamable — HTTP** (http_app.py) — for the hosted endpoint at mcp.americandefault.org
  • Per — minute burst** — MCP_RATE_LIMIT_RPM, default 60
  • Endpoint — Budget
  • get_indicator — ≤ 16 KB
  • get_county_scorecard — ≤ 25 KB
  • get_adi_composite — ≤ 4 KB
  • Smithery — The MCP is also available via the Smithery gateway at [smithery.ai/servers/americandefault/research](https://smithery.ai/servers/americandefault/resea

Installation

Because this one is hosted, setup is mostly authentication — you point your client at the endpoint and approve access. Nothing runs on your machine, so there is no runtime to keep patched.

Where it fits

Plenty of developer tooling servers cover similar ground. The differences that matter in practice are scope of access and how much setup stands between you and a working tool call. American Default MCP's toolset — streamable, Per, Endpoint and 4 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by vibecode1; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

We check each listing at SyncDev against the project's documentation before it goes live — if something here drifts out of date, it is a bug worth reporting.

Worth knowing first

  • Your data travels to the provider's service, so the usual questions apply about what you send and what they retain.
  • Keep per-call confirmation enabled while you learn its behaviour; it is the cheapest safeguard you have.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
streamableHTTP** (http_app.py) — for the hosted endpoint at mcp.americandefault.org
Perminute burst** — MCP_RATE_LIMIT_RPM, default 60
EndpointBudget
get_indicator≤ 16 KB
get_county_scorecard≤ 25 KB
get_adi_composite≤ 4 KB
SmitheryThe MCP is also available via the Smithery gateway at [smithery.ai/servers/americandefault/research](https://smithery.ai/servers/americandefault/research).

How to install the American Default MCP MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "american-default-research": {
      "url": "https://mcp.americandefault.org/mcp",
      "transport": "streamable-http"
    }
  }
}

Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.

Example prompts to try

  • Use American Default MCP to streamable.
  • Use American Default MCP to Per.
  • Use American Default MCP to Endpoint.

Frequently asked questions

It connects American Default MCP to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 7 tools (streamable, Per, Endpoint, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with American Default MCP directly.