How do I install Atlas?

Atlas supports both local and remote installation. For local use, install it via the provided package manager and add the configuration to your AI app. For remote access, add the server URL to your MCP configuration.

What AI apps work with Atlas?

Atlas uses the Model Context Protocol (MCP) and works with any MCP-compatible AI app, including Claude, ChatGPT / Codex, Gemini, Copilot, Cursor, and more.

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Atlas MCP Server

by RebuildingAmerica

Developer ToolsModerate6.3MCP RegistryLocalRemote

Free

Server data from the Official MCP Registry

Civic actor discovery: people, orgs, initiatives on social issues across America.

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Civic actor discovery: people, orgs, initiatives on social issues across America.

Remote endpoints: streamable-http: https://atlas.rebuildingus.org/mcp

Security Report

6.3

Moderate6.3Moderate Risk

This is a CLI tool for Atlas Scout, a web discovery and data extraction system. The code is well-structured with reasonable security practices, but has some concerns around subprocess spawning, environment variable handling, and API key exposure in error messages that warrant attention. The permissions align with its purpose as a developer tool. Supply chain analysis found 1 known vulnerability in dependencies.

4 files analyzed · 8 issues found

Security scores are indicators to help you make informed decisions, not guarantees. Always review permissions before connecting any MCP server.

Permissions Required

This plugin requests these system permissions. Most are normal for its category.

File System Read

Reads files on your machine. Normal for tools that analyze or process local data.

File System Write

Writes or modifies files on your machine. Check that this is expected for the tool.

HTTP Network Access

Connects to external APIs or services over the internet.

env_vars

Check that this permission is expected for this type of plugin.

process_spawn

Check that this permission is expected for this type of plugin.

system_info

Check that this permission is expected for this type of plugin.

How to Install & Connect

Available as Local & Remote

This plugin can run on your machine or connect to a hosted endpoint. during install.

Documentation

View on GitHub

From the project's GitHub README.

Atlas

A free, open-source directory helping people discover who's working on the issues that matter most — in every community across America.

What is Atlas?

Across the country, thousands of organizations and individuals are working on housing, labor, climate, democracy, justice, and more. But finding them isn't easy. Information is scattered, outdated, or buried in search results.

Atlas changes that. It's a searchable, public directory powered by an AI-driven discovery engine that continuously finds and organizes information about the people and groups doing meaningful work in communities everywhere. Every entry is traced back to public sources, so you can see exactly where the information comes from.

This is a nonprofit, open-source project. To learn more about our mission and goals, see the Product Vision.

Getting Started

Whether you're a developer, researcher, organizer, or just curious — welcome. Here's how to get involved:

Explore the project — Read the Product Vision to understand what we're building and why
Set up a development environment — Follow the Getting Started guide
Contribute — Check the Development Workflow for how we work together

For Developers

Quick Start

Prerequisites: Python 3.12+, Node.js 24+, and Make. See full prerequisites.

cd atlas
make setup
pnpm dev

Service	URL
Frontend	http://app.localhost:1355
API	http://api.localhost:1355
API Docs	http://api.localhost:1355/docs

[!TIP] We use Portless to manage local services. It eliminates port conflicts by providing stable, named URLs for each service. Ensure your local environment variables (e.g., in app/.env.local) are updated to point to these URLs.

Documentation

Contributor documentation still lives in docs/, and the new Mintlify docs project lives in mintlify/:

Section	Description
Getting Started	Installation, setup, and project orientation
Architecture	System design, data model, and pipeline
Development	Workflow, building features, and testing
Standards	Code style, commit conventions, and API design
Deployment	Production deployment and release process
Design	Product vision and system design documents

For the Mintlify API docs:

Config: mintlify/docs.json
API pages: mintlify/api-reference/
Local validation: pnpm docs:validate

Tech Stack

Backend: Python 3.12, FastAPI, SQLite (FTS5)
Frontend: TanStack Start (React + TypeScript)
AI: Anthropic Claude API for structured data extraction
DevOps: Docker Compose, Makefile, Turborepo

Contributing

Start with the Getting Started guide, then follow the Development Workflow for day-to-day practices. All commits must follow the Conventional Commits format, enforced automatically by git hooks.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

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How to Install & Connect

Documentation

Atlas

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