# OpenGov Socrata

> Use this tool when you need to access and analyze public government datasets without requiring an API key, solving problems such as searching, querying, and retrieving data from various Socrata-powered portals. It takes dataset keywords, SQL-like queries, or metadata requests as inputs and returns relevant data, metadata, or portal statistics as outputs. Use it in contexts where you need to integrate public data into AI workflows, such as analyzing budgets, crime statistics, or transportation information.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/opengov-socrata  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/opengov-socrata

## Description

The OpenGov MCP Server enables Claude Desktop to access public datasets from Socrata-powered government data portals without requiring an API key. Developed by Scott Robbin, this TypeScript implementation provides a unified 'get_data' tool that supports searching datasets by keyword, viewing metadata, running SQL-like queries, and retrieving portal statistics. The server automatically adapts to different data portals (like Chicago, NYC, or San Francisco) through a configurable environment variable, making it ideal for users who need to analyze public government data such as budgets, crime statistics, or transportation information directly within their AI assistant workflows.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.65
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-02

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** search
- **Updated:** 2026-09-02

## Source

- **Source listing:** [PulseMCP](https://www.pulsemcp.com/servers/opengov-socrata)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/srobbin/opengov-mcp-server>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "opengov-socrata"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/opengov-socrata` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/opengov-socrata/pull`

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