An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that enables MCP clients like Claude Desktop to access Socrata Open Data APIs. This integration allows Claude Desktop to search for, retrieve, and analyze…
opengov-mcp-server is an MCP project maintained in the srobbin/opengov-mcp-server repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that enables MCP clients like Claude Desktop to access Socrata Open Data APIs. This integration allows Claude Desktop to…”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.
The documented npm package is opengov-mcp-server. The configuration below comes from the maintainer’s example; adapt its paths and account values to your environment.
The example declares DATA_PORTAL_URL. Secret-looking values have been replaced with placeholders. Required and optional labels are shown only when the documentation states them.
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{
"mcpServers": {
"opengov": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"opengov-mcp-server@latest"
],
"env": {
"DATA_PORTAL_URL": "https://data.cityofchicago.org"
}
}
}
}From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| DATA_PORTAL_URL | Declared in the maintainer’s client configuration. | Check documentation |
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