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census mcp server MCP

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io.github.cyanheads/census-mcp-server

Query U.S. Census Bureau data, variables, and geography via MCP.

transport:streamable-http runtime:npm tools:8

Target client

run in your project directory

claude mcp add --transport http census-mcp-server https://census.caseyjhand.com/mcp

setup guides: Claude Code Claude Desktop Cursor VS Code Zed Windsurf Cline Gemini CLI Grok ChatGPT Claude.ai LangChain

Adds it for this project only. Append --scope user to make it available everywhere. Claude Code docs

census_list_datasets

census list datasets

census_list_geographies

census list geographies

census_search_variables

census search variables

census_get_variable

census get variable

census_list_predicate_values

census list predicate values

census_resolve_geography

census resolve geography

census_query_data

census query data

census_compare_geographies

census compare geographies

All 8 tools, one page each

1 resource you attach as context

Mutating and Read-only are read off each tool's name, not its schema — a hint, not a guarantee. Check the server's own documentation before granting access.