Data Providence

Name: Data Providence
Author: pipeworx-io

by pipeworx-iocommunityv0.1.0

Provides MCP access to Providence Open Data (data.providenceri.gov) through Socrata. It lets clients search datasets, run SoQL queries against a dataset by resource_id, and retrieve dataset schema/metadata.

From the registry: Providence Open Data (data.providenceri.gov) Socrata MCP.

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Install & configure

Install in your client

Paste into the AI you're chatting with — it will figure out the rest

Please install the `data-providence` MCP server into my current AI client (that's you).

Canonical MCP server config (HTTP transport):
- url: `https://gateway.pipeworx.io/data-providence/mcp`

Note: README provides a direct HTTP MCP endpoint for the Data Providence server. It also mentions an alternative full Pipeworx gateway URL (https://gateway.pipeworx.io/mcp), but the server-specific endpoint is the canonical config for this server. No authentication or additional headers are documented.

Add this MCP server to my current client's config in the correct format for you. If you need secrets or credentials I haven't provided, ASK me — do not invent values or leave raw placeholders. After adding it, tell me how to verify the server is connected.

Note: README provides a direct HTTP MCP endpoint for the Data Providence server. It also mentions an alternative full Pipeworx gateway URL (https://gateway.pipeworx.io/mcp), but the server-specific endpoint is the canonical config for this server. No authentication or additional headers are documented.

Tools (3)

datasets

Search the Providence Open Data catalog of open datasets by keyword and return each dataset's resource_id, name, description, category, and update date.

query

Run a Socrata SoQL query against a Providence Open Data dataset by resource_id and return matching rows as JSON.

metadata

Get a Providence Open Data dataset's schema and metadata, including columns, types, row count, category, and last-updated date, by resource_id.