MCP server

American Default Research Official

org.americandefault/research

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

Read-only MCP for U.S. household distress: 96 indicators, ADI composite, 3,144 counties.

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At a glance

Type

MCP server

Publisher

americandefault.org (verified by the MCP Registry)

Status

Working at last check

Tools

6

Token cost

About 1,471 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

Connect it to your agent

Add to CursorAdd to VS CodeVS Code Insiders

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 research https://mcp.americandefault.org/mcp

Claude Desktop

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

Codex (config.toml)

[mcp_servers.research]
url = "https://mcp.americandefault.org/mcp"

Gemini CLI

{"mcpServers":{"research":{"httpUrl":"https://mcp.americandefault.org/mcp"}}}

Cursor

{"mcpServers":{"research":{"url":"https://mcp.americandefault.org/mcp"}}}

VS Code

{"servers":{"research":{"type":"http","url":"https://mcp.americandefault.org/mcp"}}}

Antigravity

agy mcp add research https://mcp.americandefault.org/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":"research","server_url":"https://mcp.americandefault.org/mcp","require_approval":"always"}

Grok (xAI API tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"research","server_url":"https://mcp.americandefault.org/mcp"}

Tools

• get_adi_composite ~149 tokens
  Fetch the latest quarterly reading of the American Distress Index (ADI) composite. Returns the composite score (0-100), band (1-5) with its label and the literal reading gloss, the composite's own rank in history, and the five-domain breakdown (Delinquency, Default & Legal, Debt Burden, Labor, Safet
• get_county_scorecard ~216 tokens
  Fetch a county's County Distress Index (CDI) scorecard by 5-digit FIPS code. Returns composite score (0-100), score label, national + state rank, 5-domain breakdown (Delinquency, Default & Legal, Debt Burden, Labor, Safety Net & Buffer), key findings, and pre-baked APA / MLA / Chicago / news-copy ci
• get_cross_correlations ~293 tokens
  Fetch statistically-validated leading/lagging relationships for an indicator. Source: the five-filter leading-indicator scanner (cross-correlation → first-differenced CCF → multi-crisis validation → Granger causality → out-of-sample validation). Returns two lists: `as_leader` (pairs where this indic
• get_indicator ~273 tokens
  Fetch a compact snapshot of an American Default economic indicator by slug. Returns latest value, unit, frequency, direction, pre-computed aggregates (period averages, extremes, sustained runs), editorial prose (when available), and canonical APA / MLA / Chicago / news-copy citations. Raw historical
• get_indicator_v2 ~242 tokens
  Fetch an explicitly versioned compact indicator snapshot. Returns the latest value and canonical citation plus `trend_suppressed` and `series_breaks` comparison-safety fields. Callers must pass `response_version='v2'`; unsupported versions fail closed. The legacy `get_indicator` tool remains pinned
• search_indicators ~298 tokens
  Search the 103-indicator registry by keyword. Returns ranked matches (up to `limit`, default 10, max 50) with slug, branded name, underlying name, category, and canonical URL. Scoring is substring+prefix over slug, branded_name, name, and category — e.g. query 'savings' returns both The Buffer (pers

Browse

• Forms and surveys
• Legal research
• News

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