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American Default Research

by americandefault.org · remote · no sign-in to list tools · v1.0.1 · published by org.americandefault

Read-only MCP for U.S. household distress: 96 indicators, ADI composite, 3,144 counties.

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6 tools: 6 only read.

Scanned Oct 21, 2026

No check matched anything in the tool definitions. No finding is not a safety guarantee. How the checks work.

claude mcp add --transport http research https://mcp.americandefault.org/mcp

Tools

Open a tool for its reasons and full description. Descriptions are the publisher's own words, shown as they are.

6 tools

Only reads 6Claude Code: allow
  • get_adi_compositeFetch the latest quarterly reading of the American Distress Index (ADI) composite.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "get_adi_composite" says "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Fetch the latest quarterly reading of the American Distress Index (ADI) composite. Returns the composite score (0-100), band (1-5) with its label and the literal reading gloss, the composite's own rank in history, and the five-domain breakdown (Delinquency, Default & Legal, Debt Burden, Labor, Safety Net & Buffer) with domain scores and member component percentiles. Updated quarterly.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Get ADI composite
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
  • get_county_scorecardFetch a county's County Distress Index (CDI) scorecard by 5-digit FIPS code.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "get_county_scorecard" says "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Fetch a county's County Distress Index (CDI) scorecard by 5-digit FIPS code. Returns composite score (0-100), score label, national + state rank, 5-domain breakdown (Delinquency, Default & Legal, Debt Burden, Labor, Safety Net & Buffer), key findings, and pre-baked APA / MLA / Chicago / news-copy citations. Accepts 4-digit FIPS with implicit leading zero. 3,144 counties available.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Get county scorecard
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
  • get_cross_correlationsFetch statistically-validated leading/lagging relationships for an indicator.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "get_cross_correlations" says "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Fetch statistically-validated leading/lagging relationships for an indicator. Source: the five-filter leading-indicator scanner (cross-correlation → first-differenced CCF → multi-crisis validation → Granger causality → out-of-sample validation). Returns two lists: `as_leader` (pairs where this indicator precedes its follower) and `as_follower` (pairs where another indicator precedes this one). Only fully-validated pairs are included — partial matches are not surfaced. Most of the 103 indicators return empty lists; only a handful of pairs clear the full gauntlet.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Get cross-correlations
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
  • get_indicatorFetch a compact snapshot of an American Default economic indicator by slug.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "get_indicator" says "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Fetch a compact snapshot of an American Default economic indicator by slug. Returns latest value, unit, frequency, direction, pre-computed aggregates (period averages, extremes, sustained runs), editorial prose (when available), and canonical APA / MLA / Chicago / news-copy citations. Raw historical series is NOT included — use https://americandefault.org/api/indicators/{slug}.json for the full data. Slug examples: 'the-buffer' (personal savings rate), 'mortgage-delinquency', 'initial-unemployment-claims-sa'.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Get indicator
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
  • get_indicator_v2Fetch an explicitly versioned compact indicator snapshot.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "get_indicator_v2" says "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Fetch an explicitly versioned compact indicator snapshot. Returns the latest value and canonical citation plus `trend_suppressed` and `series_breaks` comparison-safety fields. Callers must pass `response_version='v2'`; unsupported versions fail closed. The legacy `get_indicator` tool remains pinned to its original v1 shape.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Get indicator (v2)
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
  • search_indicatorsSearch the 103-indicator registry by keyword.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "search_indicators" says "search": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Search the 103-indicator registry by keyword. Returns ranked matches (up to `limit`, default 10, max 50) with slug, branded name, underlying name, category, and canonical URL. Scoring is substring+prefix over slug, branded_name, name, and category — e.g. query 'savings' returns both The Buffer (personal saving rate) and The Safety Net (emergency savings survey). Use this when you want to discover which slug corresponds to a concept before calling `get_indicator`.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Search indicators
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false

This is not a safety rating, and no finding is not a safety guarantee. The groups and findings come from fixed checks of the tool definitions the server returned on the date shown, not from its code or what it does when called. How the checks work.

Install

Pinned to version 1.0.1. Values in angle brackets are yours to fill in.

claude mcp add --transport http research https://mcp.americandefault.org/mcp

Run in a terminal.

Claude Code permissions

Allow the reads, ask before a change, deny the deletes. Paste into .claude/settings.json.

.claude/settings.json
{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "mcp__research__get_indicator",
      "mcp__research__get_indicator_v2",
      "mcp__research__get_county_scorecard",
      "mcp__research__get_adi_composite",
      "mcp__research__search_indicators",
      "mcp__research__get_cross_correlations"
    ],
    "ask": [],
    "deny": []
  }
}

Tools that only read are allowed, tools that change things ask first, tools that delete or cancel are denied. It assumes the server is installed as research. Review it before you use it.