Socrata MCP Server

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Add it to any MCP client that supports remote servers.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "socrata-mcp-server": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://socrata.caseyjhand.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

6 tools

• socrata_find_datasets

  Search for datasets across all Socrata-powered government open-data portals, or scope to one portal with the domain parameter. Returns dataset IDs, names, domains, update timestamps, and column_names — the API field names SoQL takes, not display labels. Use socrata_get_dataset to

• socrata_get_dataset

  Fetch full metadata and column schema for a Socrata dataset by ID. Returns field names, data types, descriptions, row count, and licensing. Always call this before writing a socrata_query_dataset — the column types determine correct WHERE clause syntax: Number columns accept bare

• socrata_query_dataset

  Execute a SoQL query against any dataset on any Socrata portal. Use the search parameter for quick full-text lookup, or combine select/where/group/having/order for full analytical control. Returns rows plus the assembled SoQL string so you can learn the pattern. Columns are refer

• socrata_list_portals

  List known Socrata-powered government open-data portals with their domain, organization name, and approximate dataset count. The catalog is a curated list of 39 well-known portals; dataset counts are fetched from the Discovery API and cached for ~24 hours. Filtering is client-sid

• socrata_dataframe_describe

  List registered tables in a DataCanvas session — schema, row count, and column names. Shows what datasets are available for SQL queries via socrata_dataframe_query. Only meaningful when CANVAS_PROVIDER_TYPE=duckdb is set. Use after socrata_query_dataset spills a large result set

• socrata_dataframe_query

  Run SELECT-only SQL against a DataCanvas table populated by socrata_query_dataset. Columns SODA types as number (including aggregate aliases like count(*) as n) are staged as DOUBLE, so numeric comparisons work without a cast (year > 2020, amount < 500). Text and timestamp column

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