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NYC Checkbook for Cursor

io.github.betanyc/nyc-checkbook-mcp

NYC Checkbook data: city spending, contracts, budget, payroll, and revenue from Checkbook NYC

client:Cursor transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install NYC Checkbook in Cursor

~/.cursor/mcp.json · windows: %USERPROFILE%\.cursor\mcp.json

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nyc-checkbook-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@betanyc/nyc-checkbook-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CHECKBOOK_ENABLE_SMART_SEARCH": "<CHECKBOOK_ENABLE_SMART_SEARCH>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Use .cursor/mcp.json in a project root instead to scope it to that project. Cursor merges both. Cursor docs

NYC Checkbook in other clients

NYC Checkbook MCP server