Data Collection

civictech.guide

Provides search and retrieval of civic tech projects from a curated directory.

1 endpoint3 known toolsFirst detected July 30, 2026Last detected July 30, 2026

ENDPOINT 1

https://civictech.guide/api/mcp

No auth detected

MCP server metadata

Name: civic-tech-field-guide
Version: 1.0.0

Capabilities

tools

Server instructions

Search and read the Civic Tech Field Guide directory of civic/democracy technology projects.

Known tools 3

search_projects

Full-text and faceted search over the Civic Tech Field Guide directory (~12,000 curated projects using technology for the common good).

Inferred read-only

get_project

Fetch full details for a single project by its slug (as returned by search_projects), including description, org/project type, open-source status, categories, tags, and social links.

Inferred read-only

list_categories

List directory category names and how many projects each contains — useful for discovering values to pass to search_projects.

Inferred read-only

CONNECT WITH APPROVAL

Client installation

Review this server and its permissions before adding it. Secret placeholders must be set locally.

Codex

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.civic-tech-field-guide]
url = "https://civictech.guide/api/mcp"
enabled = true

Claude Code

.mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "civic-tech-field-guide": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://civictech.guide/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector

Name: civic-tech-field-guide
Remote MCP URL: https://civictech.guide/api/mcp

Add this remote URL as a custom connector in Claude Desktop. Availability depends on the user plan and workspace policy.

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "civic-tech-field-guide": {
      "url": "https://civictech.guide/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Visual Studio Code

.vscode/mcp.json

Add to Visual Studio Code

{
  "servers": {
    "civic-tech-field-guide": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://civictech.guide/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Generic MCP

Client-specific MCP configuration

{
  "name": "civic-tech-field-guide",
  "transport": "streamable-http",
  "url": "https://civictech.guide/api/mcp"
}

MCP Inspector

Run the official MCP Inspector locally and enter the indexed Streamable HTTP endpoint.

TRUST AND VERIFICATION EVIDENCE

Loading Trust v2 evidence…

Checking the associated registrable domain. The BuiltWith key remains server-side.

Indexed

Evidence is source-attributed and does not guarantee that a third-party server is safe. Risk labels are conservative metadata heuristics.