Query U.S. Census Bureau data, variables, and geography via MCP. STDIO or Streamable HTTP.
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
Local
claude mcp add census -- npx -y @cyanheads/census-mcp-server~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.census]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@cyanheads/census-mcp-server"]
# codex mcp add census -- npx -y @cyanheads/census-mcp-server~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"census": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@cyanheads/census-mcp-server"
]
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"census": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@cyanheads/census-mcp-server"
]
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"census": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@cyanheads/census-mcp-server"
]
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"census": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@cyanheads/census-mcp-server"
]
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"census": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@cyanheads/census-mcp-server"
]
}
}
}Remote
claude mcp add --transport http census https://census.caseyjhand.com/mcp~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.census]
url = "https://census.caseyjhand.com/mcp"
# codex mcp add census --url https://census.caseyjhand.com/mcp~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"census": {
"url": "https://census.caseyjhand.com/mcp"
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"census": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://census.caseyjhand.com/mcp"
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"census": {
"httpUrl": "https://census.caseyjhand.com/mcp"
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json · Customize › Connectors › Add custom connector
{
"mcpServers": {
"census": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-remote",
"https://census.caseyjhand.com/mcp"
]
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"census": {
"url": "https://census.caseyjhand.com/mcp"
}
}
}