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The public record layer for AI — Data for Super Intelligence. Endpoint: mcp.opendistrict.org/mcp. Keyless access coming soon. Scoped API keys work today (sign in → mint key).

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1. Install below (Cursor one-click, or paste JSON into Claude Desktop / VS Code).
2. Replace YOUR_OD_API_KEY with a key that has data:read, query:run, and vectors:search.
3. Call catalog, then run_sql on FEC contributions (see FEC dataset).

Client configs

Streamable HTTP (JSON-RPC 2.0). Server returns protocol version 2025-06-18. When keyless access ships, use the URL without an Authorization header on the Free tier.

One-click install (review the server URL in Cursor before accepting). Or add to .cursor/mcp.json / Settings → MCP.

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "opendistrict": {
      "url": "https://mcp.opendistrict.org/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_OD_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json · Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "opendistrict": {
      "url": "https://mcp.opendistrict.org/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_OD_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code MCP: user-level mcp.json (Command Palette → “MCP: Open User Configuration”) or project .vscode/mcp.json. Same shape as Cursor.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "opendistrict": {
      "url": "https://mcp.opendistrict.org/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_OD_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

ChatGPT developer mode and other Streamable HTTP clients: URL plus optional Bearer header (required with API keys today). Discovery: /.well-known/mcp-server.

URL: https://mcp.opendistrict.org/mcp
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_OD_API_KEY
Transport: HTTP (Streamable MCP)

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Flagship query (FEC)

tool: run_sql
sql: SELECT jsonExtractString(payload, 'committee_id'),
            jsonExtractString(payload, 'contribution_receipt_amount')
     FROM ch_events
     WHERE event_type = 'fec.contribution'
     LIMIT 20

Endpoint

https://mcp.opendistrict.org/mcp