Datapoint MCP Server

LLMs are great at generating options and bad at telling you which one a real person will prefer. Datapoint MCP closes that loop — your agent can hand

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What is the Datapoint MCP MCP server?

LLMs are great at generating options and bad at telling you which one a real person will prefer. Datapoint MCP closes that loop — your agent can hand off to a panel of real humans and pick up the results a few minutes later. That is what the datapoint mcp mcp server brings to an AI assistant: the same capability, reachable through the Model Context Protocol rather than a separate app or dashboard.

The tools it exposes

The server publishes 14 tools. What each one is for:

  • setup — Authenticate with your Datapoint AI account (opens browser)
  • upload_media — Upload local images, audio, or video so they can be used in a survey
  • plan_survey — Design a survey from a natural language description
  • create_survey — Launch a survey from a plan
  • check_survey — Check status, progress, and aggregated results
  • get_survey_responses — Get raw per-annotator responses (paginated)
  • list_surveys — List all your surveys
  • pause_survey — Pause task serving for an active survey (in-flight responses keep arriving)
  • resume_survey — Resume task serving for a paused survey
  • cancel_survey — Permanently cancel a survey and refund unused reserved credits (irreversible)
  • check_balance — Check your account balance
  • add_credits — Open a checkout link to top up your account

What it needs from you

Configuration is passed through the environment: DATAPOINT_API_KEY, DATAPOINT_BASE_URL. Treat anything key-shaped as a real credential — scope it to the minimum the server needs, and rotate it if it ever lands in a shared config.

Getting it running

Setup follows the usual MCP pattern — install or clone the server, register it in your client's configuration file, restart the client. The configuration blocks on this page cover the common clients.

How it compares

Plenty of planning and project tracking 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. Datapoint MCP's toolset — setup, upload_media, plan_survey and 11 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by impel-intelligence; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

This entry was verified against Datapoint MCP's own documentation before publication; SyncDev keeps the directory reviewed rather than auto-generated.

Things to watch

  • It runs with your machine's permissions. That is convenient and also the reason to think about what you point it at before you approve a tool call.
  • With 14 tools registered it takes up a noticeable share of the context window; turn it off in projects that never touch Datapoint MCP.
  • Missing credentials fail quietly in some clients — if no tools show up, check the environment block first.
  • Keep per-call confirmation enabled while you learn its behaviour; it is the cheapest safeguard you have.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
setupAuthenticate with your Datapoint AI account (opens browser)
upload_mediaUpload local images, audio, or video so they can be used in a survey
plan_surveyDesign a survey from a natural language description
create_surveyLaunch a survey from a plan
check_surveyCheck status, progress, and aggregated results
get_survey_responsesGet raw per-annotator responses (paginated)
list_surveysList all your surveys
pause_surveyPause task serving for an active survey (in-flight responses keep arriving)
resume_surveyResume task serving for a paused survey
cancel_surveyPermanently cancel a survey and refund unused reserved credits (irreversible)
check_balanceCheck your account balance
add_creditsOpen a checkout link to top up your account
CursorThe Cursor tool exposed by this server.
WindsurfThe Windsurf tool exposed by this server.

How to install the Datapoint MCP MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "datapoint": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["--from", "git+https://github.com/impel-intelligence/datapoint-mcp.git", "datapoint-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

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

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
DATAPOINT_API_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
DATAPOINT_BASE_URLEndpoint or connection string the server talks to.Yes

Example prompts to try

  • Use Datapoint MCP to setup.
  • Use Datapoint MCP to upload media.
  • Use Datapoint MCP to plan survey.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Datapoint MCP to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 14 tools (setup, upload_media, plan_survey, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Datapoint MCP directly.