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Active·★ 31·MIT·Updated 2026-05-28
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Open-source platform connecting AI assistants to government open data — MCP server, curated civic MCP directory, and anti-hallucination framework for all 559 Socrata portals

Civic AI Tools connects AI assistants (GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code) to public datasets using the Model Context Protocol (MCP). It allows users to query NYC Open Data and Google Data Commons in plain English, generate visualizations, and compare statistics across cities. Built for civic technologists, government workers, journalists, and students.

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$ Install
$ git clone https://github.com/npstorey/civic-ai-tools.git && cd civic-ai-tools && cp .env.example .env && ./scripts/setup.sh
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01

Features

01Connect AI assistants to public data via MCP
02Query NYC Open Data (311, inspections, housing, etc.)
03Query Google Data Commons (population, income, demographics)
04Generate visualizations and dashboards
05Compare statistics across cities and time periods
02

Compatibility

VS Code + Copilot
VS Code + Copilot
Verified via docs
Cursor
Cursor
Verified via docs
Claude Code
Claude Code
Verified via docs
03

Quick start

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$ git clone https://github.com/npstorey/civic-ai-tools.git
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$ cd civic-ai-tools
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$ cp .env.example .env
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$ ./scripts/setup.sh
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Use cases

↳Ask questions about NYC 311 complaints, restaurant inspections, or housing violations in plain English
↳Pull population, income, and demographic data from Google Data Commons
↳Generate interactive dashboards and visualizations from live civic datasets
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Comments

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  • P
    Parker WhiteMay 20, 2026

    Data quality from official sources is more reliable than scraped alternatives.

  • E
    Ellis WhiteApr 12, 2026

    Good for public interest technology projects that need authoritative data.

  • Riley Chen
    Riley ChenApr 7, 2026

    Government open data via MCP makes civic AI applications significantly easier to build.

  • R
    Rowan LeeFeb 28, 2026

    MCP integration makes the data composable with other agent capabilities.

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