How do I install Socrata?

Copy the http config for Cursor, Claude Desktop, Claude Code, or VS Code on this page. It uses the publisher's install, not a PlugMCP proxy.

Does Socrata need an API key?

The publisher lists these environment variables: SOCRATA_APP_TOKEN, SOCRATA_DEFAULT_DOMAIN, SOCRATA_DATAFRAME_DROP_ENABLED, SOCRATA_CLAMP_LIMITS, MCP_LOG_LEVEL, MCP_TRANSPORT_TYPE, MCP_HTTP_HOST, MCP_HTTP_PORT, MCP_HTTP_ENDPOINT_PATH, MCP_AUTH_MODE.

When was Socrata last checked?

Last checked 2026-11-09. Search and query government open-data portals (Socrata SODA API).

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Server URL

https://socrata.caseyjhand.com/mcp

Credentials from the publisher

SOCRATA_APP_TOKEN — Socrata app token (X-App-Token header). Without a token, requests share a throttled pool per source IP. Free to register at any Socrata portal.
SOCRATA_DEFAULT_DOMAIN — Default portal domain when domain is omitted from tool calls (e.g. data.seattle.gov, data.cityofnewyork.us).
SOCRATA_DATAFRAME_DROP_ENABLED — Set to true to enable socrata_dataframe_drop, which deletes staged DataCanvas data. Off, the tool is omitted from the tool list.
SOCRATA_CLAMP_LIMITS — Serve a limit above a tool's per-call cap at the cap, with a notice naming the offset that continues, instead of rejecting it. Set to false to restore each cap as the schema maximum.
MCP_LOG_LEVEL — Sets the minimum log level for output (e.g., 'debug', 'info', 'warn').

The Claude button above opens Claude with the name and URL filled in. You still confirm it there.

shClaude Code

1claude mcp add --transport http io.github.cyanheads-socrata-mcp-server https://socrata.caseyjhand.com/mcp

Run in a terminal.

jsonClaude Desktop

1{2  "mcpServers": {3    "io.github.cyanheads-socrata-mcp-server": {4      "command": "npx",5      "args": [6        "-y",7        "mcp-remote",8        "https://socrata.caseyjhand.com/mcp"9      ]10    }11  }12}

claude_desktop_config.json

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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 fetch the typed col
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 literals (year=2023
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 referenced by API field n
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-side substring match on
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. Meaningful when the server has a DataCanvas. Use after socrata_query_dataset spills a large result set to canvas.
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 columns stay VARCHAR — com

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