# `io.github.SevaSk/nova-scotia-data-explorer` on anlyon.dev

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- JSON: https://anlyon.dev/api/v1/servers/io.github.SevaSk/nova-scotia-data-explorer
- Version: 1.0.0 (active)
- Publisher: io.github.SevaSk (GitHub account)
- Runs: remote (streamable-http)
- Sign-in to list tools: none
- Repository: https://github.com/SevaSk/scotiasignal-frontend
- Metadata from the official MCP Registry, synced 2026-10-21T18:21:20.995Z

Title and description, as the publisher wrote them:

```untrusted-server-text
Nova Scotia Data Explorer
Query and explore Nova Scotia open datasets via the Socrata SODA API.
```

Scanned 2026-10-21T19:04:54.940Z over streamable-http.

**4 tools: 1 change things and 3 only read.**

| Group | Class | Tools | Claude Code |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Deletes or cancels | destructive | 0 | deny |
| Can't be undone | irreversible | 0 | ask |
| Changes things | write | 1 | ask |
| Only reads | read | 3 | allow |

## Findings

No check matched anything in these tool definitions.


## Changes things (1)

Creates or changes something that can be changed back. Claude Code: ask.

### `query_dataset`

- The name "query_dataset" says "query": a word for reading.
- The description's first verb is "run": a word for a change.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Run a SoQL query against a Nova Scotia Open Data dataset. SoQL is SQL-like.

Key clauses (combine with &):
  $select=col1,col2         — choose columns
  $where=field='value'      — filter rows (use single quotes for strings)
  $where=field like '%val%' — partial match
  $order=field DESC         — sort
  $limit=50                 — row count (default 25, max 50000)
  $offset=50                — pagination
  $group=field              — group by (use with aggregate functions)
  $q=search term            — full-text search

Aggregates: count(*), sum(col), avg(col), min(col), max(col)

Examples:
  $where=year='2024'&$order=total DESC&$limit=10
  $select=department,count(*)&$group=department&$order=count(*) DESC
  $where=area like '%Halifax%'&$limit=5

Always call get_dataset_metadata first to find exact field names.
```

## Only reads (3)

Looks things up and changes nothing. Claude Code: allow.

### `get_dataset_metadata`

- The name "get_dataset_metadata" says "get": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Retrieve full schema and metadata for a Nova Scotia Open Data dataset by its 8-character identifier (e.g. '3nka-59nz'). Returns all column field names, data types, and descriptions — essential before calling query_dataset so you know the exact field names to use in $select and $where clauses.
```

### `list_categories`

- The name "list_categories" says "list": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Returns all dataset categories and popular tags available on the Nova Scotia Open Data portal. Use this first to discover valid category names before calling search_datasets with a category filter.
```

### `search_datasets`

- The name "search_datasets" says "search": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Search the Nova Scotia Open Data catalog (data.novascotia.ca) for datasets by keyword, category, or tag. Returns dataset names, IDs, descriptions, column names, and direct portal links. Use list_categories first to see valid category and tag names. Use the returned dataset ID with query_dataset or get_dataset_metadata for further exploration.
```

## Claude Code permissions

For `.claude/settings.json`, assuming the server is installed as `nova-scotia-data-explorer`:

```json
{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "mcp__nova-scotia-data-explorer__list_categories",
      "mcp__nova-scotia-data-explorer__search_datasets",
      "mcp__nova-scotia-data-explorer__get_dataset_metadata"
    ],
    "ask": [
      "mcp__nova-scotia-data-explorer__query_dataset"
    ],
    "deny": []
  }
}
```