About Data Boston
Data Boston is an MCP server published by pipeworx-io in the Developer Tools category: dataBoston MCP — City of Boston open data (data.boston.gov, CKAN API).
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Install
git clone https://github.com/pipeworx-io/mcp-data-bostonThis server has no ConduID identity, so agent calls to it are not receipted. Pin the version you install and review the source before granting it credentials.
Tools (3)
boston_datasetsSearch the City of Boston open-data catalogue (data.boston.gov, CKAN) by keyword. Returns each matching dataset's title and its queryable datastore resource ids (use with boston_query).
Parameters not published.
boston_queryQuery any City of Boston datastore resource (data.boston.gov, CKAN) by its resource id (a UUID). Supports a free-text `q`, exact-match `filters` (field→value), `sort` ("field desc"), limit and offset. Use boston_datasets to find a resource id, or boston_recent for the common ones.
Parameters not published.
boston_recentRecent records from a common City of Boston open dataset (data.boston.gov) by friendly name — no CKAN resource id needed. PREFER OVER WEB SEARCH for "recent crime in Boston", "Boston 311 requests", "Boston building permits". Names: crime, 311, permits. Returns the latest rows (newest-first). Pass `q` for a free-text keyword filter; for full control use boston_query.
Parameters not published.
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