INDIVIDUAL MCP TOOL

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.

civictech.guidenone authenticationAvailability not checked

LIVE ENDPOINT

https://civictech.guide/api/mcp

No auth detected

Connect to this endpoint to inspect the live schema for get_project and invoke it with your own arguments.

Indexed input schema

{}

Risk classification

Inferred read-only · medium confidence · heuristic, not a guarantee.

A tool name or description suggests retrieving external content.

Parent server

civictech.guide

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.

Related tools

search_projects — Full-text and faceted search over the Civic Tech Field Guide directory (~12,000 curated projects using technology for the common good).
list_categories — List directory category names and how many projects each contains — useful for discovering values to pass to search_projects.