Skip to content

NYC Checkbook for Zed

io.github.betanyc/nyc-checkbook-mcp

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

client:Zed transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install NYC Checkbook in Zed

~/.config/zed/settings.json · windows: %APPDATA%\Zed\settings.json

Held in this page only — never stored, logged, or sent anywhere but back to your screen.

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

Merge this into your existing settings object — do not replace the file. Zed docs

NYC Checkbook in other clients