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NYC 311 for VS Code

io.github.betanyc/nyc-311-mcp

NYC 311: how to report a problem, district numbers from BoardStat, the 311 calendar and alerts

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Install NYC 311 in VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "nyc-311-api-key",
      "description": "NYC_311_API_KEY",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "socrata-app-token",
      "description": "SOCRATA_APP_TOKEN",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "nyc-311-mcp-cache-dir",
      "description": "NYC_311_MCP_CACHE_DIR",
      "password": true
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "nyc-311-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@betanyc/nyc-311-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "NYC_311_API_KEY": "${input:nyc-311-api-key}",
        "SOCRATA_APP_TOKEN": "${input:socrata-app-token}",
        "NYC_311_MCP_CACHE_DIR": "${input:nyc-311-mcp-cache-dir}"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code prompts for each input the first time the server starts, so no secret is written to the file. VS Code docs

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