# sodabar

> sodabar — usmarhaider-sodabar. Use this tool when you need to access and query large civic datasets, and want to enable low-latency searches and inspections with built-in safeguards. Sodabar connects LLM clients to 30,000+ datasets from Socrata portals, providing a secure and reliable interface for data retrieval. It is ideal for applications requiring efficient data access, filtering, and querying with robust error handling and row limits.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/usmarhaider-sodabar  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/usmarhaider-sodabar

## Description

An MCP server that puts open data on tap, enabling LLM clients to search, inspect, and query 30,000+ civic datasets from Socrata portals with built-in guardrails like row caps and actionable error messages.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.69
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-03

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** ai-ml
- **Updated:** 2026-09-03

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/ckf5lmg780)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/UsmarHaider/sodabar>

## 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": "usmarhaider-sodabar"
    }
  }
}
```

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

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