# Data Fcc [Health: Active]

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**Repository:** https://github.com/pipeworx-io/mcp-data-fcc  
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## Description
FCC Open Data (opendata.fcc.gov) Socrata MCP.

## Tools
Capabilities this server exposes over MCP:

- **datasets** — Search the FCC Open Data catalog of open datasets by keyword. Returns each dataset's resource_id, name, description, category and update date — pass the resource_id to query/metadata.
- **query** — Run a Socrata SoQL query against a FCC Open Data dataset by resource_id (e.g. "3xyp-aqkj"). Filter with where/select/group/order (SoQL clauses, without the leading $) plus limit/offset. Returns matching rows as JSON.
- **metadata** — Get a FCC Open Data dataset's schema + metadata (columns, types, row count, category, last-updated) by resource_id, e.g. "3xyp-aqkj".

## Claude Desktop Quick Installation
Install path detected from listing signals. Uses `npx` (confidence: high):

```json
"mcpServers": {
  "data-fcc": {
    "command": "npx",
    "args": ["-y","@pipeworx/mcp-data-fcc"],
    "env": {
      "PIPEWORX_API_KEY": "",
      "PIPEWORX_META_TOOLS": ""
    }
  }
}
```

**Requires environment variables:** `PIPEWORX_API_KEY`, `PIPEWORX_META_TOOLS` — the values above are empty placeholders; fill in real credentials before running (see the repository for what each one is for).

## Documentation

## What Data Fcc does

Data Fcc exposes the FCC Open Data catalog through the Model Context Protocol. The underlying catalog is hosted at opendata.fcc.gov and uses Socrata datasets. Agents can search for relevant datasets, inspect a dataset before querying it, and retrieve filtered or grouped records as JSON.

The integration is independent and unofficial. It is delivered through the Pipeworx gateway, which also provides shared gateway tools on the hosted pack endpoint when enabled or exposed by that connection.

## How it works

A typical workflow starts with `datasets`, using a keyword such as `broadband`. The result includes each dataset's `resource_id`, name, description, category, and update date. That identifier is then used with `metadata` to inspect available columns, their types, row count, category, and last-updated value.

After identifying the required fields, `query` sends a Socrata SoQL request for the selected FCC dataset. The tool accepts `where`, `select`, `group`, and `order` clauses without the leading `$`, along with `limit` and `offset`. Matching records are returned as JSON.

The hosted MCP endpoint is `https://gateway.pipeworx.io/data-fcc/mcp`. The full Pipeworx endpoint, `https://gateway.pipeworx.io/mcp`, exposes all gateway packs directly; either endpoint can use the gateway's `ask_pipeworx` routing capability when available.

## Setup and configuration

Add the hosted endpoint to an MCP client that supports remote MCP connections:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "data-fcc": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/data-fcc/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

For a local stdio connection, run the npm bridge with `npx`:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "data-fcc": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@pipeworx/mcp-data-fcc"]
    }
  }
}
```

The npm bridge forwards requests to the same hosted gateway and therefore requires network access. Anonymous use is capped at 50 calls per day. A free Pipeworx account and `PIPEWORX_API_KEY` raise the allowance to 200 calls per day. Set `PIPEWORX_META_TOOLS=1` to include gateway-wide tools alongside the pack's tools in the local bridge.

For clients or environments without MCP support, the gateway also accepts HTTP calls. For example, dataset search can be invoked with `POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/data_fcc_datasets` and a JSON body containing a `query` value.

## Tools and capabilities

- `datasets` searches the FCC Open Data catalog by keyword and returns identifiers and dataset details.
- `metadata` reports a dataset's schema, column types, row count, category, and last-update information.
- `query` runs SoQL filters, projections, grouping, ordering, pagination, and related clauses against a dataset.
- `ask_pipeworx` can route plain-language questions across the wider Pipeworx catalog when gateway meta-tools are enabled or available.

## Limitations and notes

The npm bridge has no offline mode because it forwards calls to the gateway. Anonymous requests have a daily limit, while keyed requests use a Pipeworx API key and are metered by the gateway. The pack endpoint lists its FCC tools together with shared Pipeworx meta-tools in hosted connections; the exact tool list is returned during MCP initialization. Behind an HTTPS proxy, Node's built-in `fetch` may require `NODE_USE_ENV_PROXY=1` on Node versions that support that setting.

_Full upstream README: https://allmcps.com/mcp/data-fcc/readme_