INDIVIDUAL MCP TOOL

list_topics

List all available Census data topics with variable counts.

prairiecloud.ionone authenticationAvailability not checked

Input schema

{}

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

No write-capable action terms were found; this is not proof that invocation has no side effects.

CONNECT WITH APPROVAL

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

Codex

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.prairiecloud-io]
url = "https://mcp.prairiecloud.io/mcp"
enabled = true

Claude Code

.mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "prairiecloud-io": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.prairiecloud.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector

Name: prairiecloud-io
Remote MCP URL: https://mcp.prairiecloud.io/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": {
    "prairiecloud-io": {
      "url": "https://mcp.prairiecloud.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Visual Studio Code

.vscode/mcp.json

Add to Visual Studio Code

{
  "servers": {
    "prairiecloud-io": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.prairiecloud.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Generic MCP

Client-specific MCP configuration

{
  "name": "prairiecloud-io",
  "transport": "streamable-http",
  "url": "https://mcp.prairiecloud.io/mcp"
}

MCP Inspector

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

get_census_data — Retrieve U.S.
compare_geographies — Compare Census data across multiple geographies side-by-side.
get_timeseries — Get historical Census data for a variable and geography across multiple years.
search_variables — Search for available Census variables by keyword.
search_geographies — Search for U.S.
list_datasets — List available Census datasets with their vintage ranges.
geocode — Find all Census geographies containing a location (address or coordinates).