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The public record layer for AI — Data for Super Intelligence. Endpoint: api.opendistrict.org/mcp (legacy mcp.opendistrict.org/mcp). Free API key required — set Authorization: Bearer $OD_API_KEY (mint after signup or sign in).

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1. Install below (Cursor one-click, or paste JSON into Claude Desktop / VS Code).
2. Mint a free API key and set Authorization: Bearer $OD_API_KEY with scopes data:read, query:run, and vectors:search.
3. Call catalog, then run_sql on indexed catalog sources (see /datasets/ — Federal Register, NWS weather alerts, Company filings, GLEIF LEI, CISA KEV).

Client configs

Streamable HTTP (JSON-RPC 2.0). Server returns protocol version 2025-06-18. Include Authorization: Bearer $OD_API_KEY on every call.

One-click install (review the server URL in Cursor before accepting). Or add to .cursor/mcp.json / Settings → MCP.

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "opendistrict": {
      "url": "https://api.opendistrict.org/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer $OD_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json · Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "opendistrict": {
      "url": "https://api.opendistrict.org/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer $OD_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code MCP: user-level mcp.json (Command Palette → “MCP: Open User Configuration”) or project .vscode/mcp.json. Same shape as Cursor.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "opendistrict": {
      "url": "https://api.opendistrict.org/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer $OD_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

ChatGPT developer mode and other Streamable HTTP clients: URL plus optional Bearer header for private data. Discovery: /.well-known/mcp-server.

URL: https://api.opendistrict.org/mcp
Authorization: Bearer $OD_API_KEY
Transport: HTTP (Streamable MCP)

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Example query (Federal Register)

tool: run_sql
sql: SELECT event_type, created_at, source_id
     FROM events
     WHERE event_type = 'gov.document'
     LIMIT 20

Endpoint

https://api.opendistrict.org/mcp