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Data Boston MCP Server

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DataBoston MCP — City of Boston open data (data.boston.gov, CKAN API).

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DataBoston MCP — City of Boston open data (data.boston.gov, CKAN API).

Remote endpoints: streamable-http: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/data-boston/mcp

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Valid MCP server (1 strong, 0 medium validity signals). No known CVEs in dependencies. Imported from the Official MCP Registry. Trust signals: trusted author (797/800 approved). 1 finding(s) downgraded by scanner intelligence.

33 tools verified · Open access · 1 issue found

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HTTP Network Access

Connects to external APIs or services over the internet.

How to Connect

Remote Plugin

No local installation needed. Your AI client connects to the remote endpoint directly.

Add this to your MCP configuration to connect:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "io-github-pipeworx-io-data-boston": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/data-boston/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Documentation

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From the project's GitHub README.

mcp-data-boston

DataBoston MCP — City of Boston open data (data.boston.gov, CKAN API).

Part of Pipeworx — an MCP gateway connecting AI agents to 1394+ live data sources.

Tools

ToolDescription
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.
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.
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).

Quick Start

Add to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, etc.):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "data-boston": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/data-boston/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Or connect to the full Pipeworx gateway for access to all 1394+ data sources:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Using with ask_pipeworx

Instead of calling tools directly, you can ask questions in plain English:

ask_pipeworx({ question: "your question about Data Boston data" })

The gateway picks the right tool and fills the arguments automatically.

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License

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