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Data Boston

io.github.pipeworx-io/data-boston

Checked 26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC · Connected to it and listed its tools

DataBoston MCP — City of Boston open data (data.boston.gov, CKAN API).

Working at last checkOfficial: pipeworx.io's GitHub account (pipeworx-io)About 27,049 tokens per request once connected45 tools

https://gateway.pipeworx.io/data-boston/mcp

At a glance

Type: MCP server
Publisher: pipeworx.io (verified by the MCP Registry)
Status: Working at last check
Tools: 45
Token cost: About 27,049 tokens per request
Sets up in: Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, VS Code, Antigravity, ChatGPT, OpenAI API, Grok
Last checked: 26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC

Opens the app, which shows the server and asks you to confirm. For other apps, copy the setup below.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http data-boston https://gateway.pipeworx.io/data-boston/mcp

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, and paste the URL.

Codex (config.toml)

[mcp_servers.data-boston]
url = "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/data-boston/mcp"

Gemini CLI

{"mcpServers":{"data-boston":{"httpUrl":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/data-boston/mcp"}}}

Cursor

{"mcpServers":{"data-boston":{"url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/data-boston/mcp"}}}

VS Code

{"servers":{"data-boston":{"type":"http","url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/data-boston/mcp"}}}

Antigravity

agy mcp add data-boston https://gateway.pipeworx.io/data-boston/mcp

ChatGPT

Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced settings: turn on Developer mode, then Create a connector and paste the URL. Which plans can do this varies.

OpenAI API (Responses tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"data-boston","server_url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/data-boston/mcp","require_approval":"always"}

Grok (xAI API tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"data-boston","server_url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/data-boston/mcp"}

boston_datasets ~148 tokens
Search the City of Boston open-data catalogue (data.boston.gov, CKAN) by keyword. Returns each matching dataset's title and its queryable datastore resource ids (use with boston_query).
boston_query ~331 tokens
Query any City of Boston datastore resource (data.boston.gov, CKAN) by its resource id (a UUID). Supports a free-text `q`, exact-match `filters` (field→value), `sort` ("field desc"), limit and offset. Use boston_datasets to find a resource id, or boston_recent for the common ones.
boston_recent ~267 tokens
Recent records from a common City of Boston open dataset (data.boston.gov) by friendly name — no CKAN resource id needed. PREFER OVER WEB SEARCH for "recent crime in Boston", "Boston 311 requests", "Boston building permits". Names: crime, 311, permits. Returns the latest rows (newest-first). Pass `q

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Building permits by address for a growing list of US cities and counties, from city open data.
Opendata Canada
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Datos Cl
datos.gob.cl CKAN MCP.

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