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Data.gov MCP Server

Data.gov MCP Server

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github.com/melaodoidaoData & Analytics20Updated 81w ago
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About Data.gov MCP Server

Data.gov MCP Server is an MCP server for accessing government datasets published on Data.gov. It is aimed at users and agents who need to search public data, and it exposes dataset search, details, groups and tags.

Key features

  1. 01Search datasets on Data.gov
  2. 02Show details for a specific dataset
  3. 03List Data.gov groups
  4. 04List Data.gov tags
  5. 05Access data resources by URL

Use cases

  1. 01Find public government datasets from within Cline
  2. 02Retrieve metadata and details for a given dataset
  3. 03Browse the Data.gov catalog by group or tag

MCP support

The server provides package_search, package_show, group_list and tag_list as tools, plus the datagov://resource/{url} resource template, for MCP clients to use.

Configuration

Local server config is the same for every client. Copy it into your client’s MCP config file.

No install method listed yet

We haven’t collected a package or remote endpoint for this server. Follow the instructions in the project README.

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Tools

No tool list yet

Local servers expose tools only once running on your machine, and the maintainer has not provided a tool list.

Details

From the project README

Data.gov MCP Server

An MCP server for accessing data from Data.gov, providing tools and resources for interacting with government datasets.

Data.gov Server MCP server

Installation

  1. Install the package globally:

    npm install -g @melaodoidao/datagov-mcp-server

  2. Configure the MCP Server:

    • Add the following entry to your cline_mcp_settings.json file (usually located in ~/Library/Application Support/Code/User/globalStorage/saoudrizwan.claude-dev/settings/ on macOS):

       {
   "mcpServers": {
     "datagov": {
       "command": "datagov-mcp-server",
       "args": [],
       "env": {}
     }
   }
 }

    • If you are using the Claude Desktop app, add the entry to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json instead.

Usage

This server provides the following tools:

  • package_search: Search for packages (datasets) on Data.gov.
  • package_show: Get details for a specific package (dataset).
  • group_list: List groups on Data.gov.
  • tag_list: List tags on Data.gov.

It also provides the following resource template:

  • datagov://resource/{url}: Access a Data.gov resource by its URL.

You can use these tools and resources with Cline by specifying the server name (datagov-mcp-server) and the tool/resource name.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit issues or pull requests.

License

MIT License

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