# `io.github.cyanheads/socrata-mcp-server` on anlyon.dev

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- Version: 0.3.0 (active)
- Publisher: io.github.cyanheads (GitHub account)
- Runs: remote (streamable-http), local (npm)
- Sign-in to list tools: none
- Repository: https://github.com/cyanheads/socrata-mcp-server
- Metadata from the official MCP Registry, synced 2026-10-21T18:28:53.733Z

Title and description, as the publisher wrote them:

```untrusted-server-text
Search and query government open-data portals (Socrata SODA API).
```

Scanned 2026-10-21T19:17:19.819Z over streamable-http.

**6 tools: 2 change things and 4 only read.**

| Group | Class | Tools | Claude Code |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Deletes or cancels | destructive | 0 | deny |
| Can't be undone | irreversible | 0 | ask |
| Changes things | write | 2 | ask |
| Only reads | read | 4 | allow |

## Findings

- **warn** Annotations that disagree with the tool in `socrata_query_dataset` ([annotation-conflict](https://anlyon.dev/methodology#annotation-conflict))

```untrusted-server-text
The server marks "socrata_query_dataset" read-only (readOnlyHint: true), and its own name, description or input give the class "write".

annotations: {"readOnlyHint":true,"idempotentHint":true,"openWorldHint":false}; The name "socrata_query_dataset" says "query": a word for reading.
```

- **warn** Annotations that disagree with the tool in `socrata_dataframe_query` ([annotation-conflict](https://anlyon.dev/methodology#annotation-conflict))

```untrusted-server-text
The server marks "socrata_dataframe_query" read-only (readOnlyHint: true), and its own name, description or input give the class "write".

annotations: {"readOnlyHint":true,"idempotentHint":true}; The name "socrata_dataframe_query" says "query": a word for reading.
```


## Changes things (2)

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

### `socrata_dataframe_query`

- The name "socrata_dataframe_query" says "query": a word for reading.
- The description's first verb is "run": a word for a change.
- The input takes a statement or command to run (input.sql), which can change anything it can reach.
- The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.
- Findings: warn annotation-conflict

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Run SELECT-only SQL against a DataCanvas table populated by socrata_query_dataset. Columns SODA types as number (including aggregate aliases like count(*) as n) are staged as DOUBLE, so numeric comparisons work without a cast (year > 2020, amount < 500). Text and timestamp columns stay VARCHAR — compare times with CAST(date AS TIMESTAMP). Only works when CANVAS_PROVIDER_TYPE=duckdb is set. Use socrata_dataframe_describe to see registered tables and their schemas.
```

### `socrata_query_dataset`

- The name "socrata_query_dataset" says "query": a word for reading.
- The description's first verb is "execute": a word for a change.
- The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.
- Findings: warn annotation-conflict

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Execute a SoQL query against any dataset on any Socrata portal. Use the search parameter for quick full-text lookup, or combine select/where/group/having/order for full analytical control. Returns rows plus the assembled SoQL string so you can learn the pattern. Columns are referenced by API field name (field_name from socrata_get_dataset, e.g. cuisine_description), never the display label. All SODA 2.1 row values are strings even for numeric columns — check data_type from socrata_get_dataset to determine correct WHERE quoting: Number columns use bare literals (year=2023), Text columns use single-quoted strings (year='2023'). To enumerate distinct values, use select="col, count(*) as n" with group="col" and order="n DESC". When CANVAS_PROVIDER_TYPE=duckdb and rows fill limit, up to 50,000 matching rows spill to a DataCanvas table whatever the limit: list its columns with socrata_dataframe_describe, then run SQL with socrata_dataframe_query.
```

## Only reads (4)

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

### `socrata_dataframe_describe`

- The name "socrata_dataframe_describe" says "describe": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List registered tables in a DataCanvas session — schema, row count, and column names. Shows what datasets are available for SQL queries via socrata_dataframe_query. Only meaningful when CANVAS_PROVIDER_TYPE=duckdb is set. Use after socrata_query_dataset spills a large result set to canvas.
```

### `socrata_find_datasets`

- The name "socrata_find_datasets" says "find": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Search for datasets across all Socrata-powered government open-data portals, or scope to one portal with the domain parameter. Returns dataset IDs, names, domains, update timestamps, and column_names — the API field names SoQL takes, not display labels. Use socrata_get_dataset to fetch the typed column schema before writing queries — column_names carry no type information.
```

### `socrata_get_dataset`

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

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Fetch full metadata and column schema for a Socrata dataset by ID. Returns field names, data types, descriptions, row count, and licensing. Always call this before writing a socrata_query_dataset — the column types determine correct WHERE clause syntax: Number columns accept bare literals (year=2023) while Text columns require single-quoted strings (year='2023').
```

### `socrata_list_portals`

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

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List known Socrata-powered government open-data portals with their domain, organization name, and approximate dataset count. The catalog is a curated list of 39 well-known portals; dataset counts are fetched from the Discovery API and cached for ~24 hours. Filtering is client-side substring match on the query parameter. Use this first when you do not know which portal to target, then pass the domain to socrata_find_datasets.
```

## Claude Code permissions

For `.claude/settings.json`, assuming the server is installed as `socrata`:

```json
{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "mcp__socrata__socrata_find_datasets",
      "mcp__socrata__socrata_get_dataset",
      "mcp__socrata__socrata_list_portals",
      "mcp__socrata__socrata_dataframe_describe"
    ],
    "ask": [
      "mcp__socrata__socrata_query_dataset",
      "mcp__socrata__socrata_dataframe_query"
    ],
    "deny": []
  }
}
```