# Data Novascotia [Health: Active]

**Category:** 📊 Data Platforms  
**Repository:** https://github.com/pipeworx-io/mcp-data-novascotia  
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## Description
Nova Scotia Open Data (data.novascotia.ca) Socrata MCP.

## Tools
Capabilities this server exposes over MCP:

- **datasets** — Search the Nova Scotia 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 Nova Scotia Open Data dataset by resource_id (e.g. "3nka-59nz"). Filter with where/select/group/order (SoQL clauses, without the leading $) plus limit/offset. Returns matching rows as JSON.
- **metadata** — Get a Nova Scotia Open Data dataset's schema + metadata (columns, types, row count, category, last-updated) by resource_id, e.g. "3nka-59nz".

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

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

## Documentation

## What Data Novascotia MCP server does

The Data Novascotia MCP server gives MCP-compatible agents access to datasets published in Nova Scotia’s Open Data catalog at data.novascotia.ca. It is designed for workflows that begin with finding a relevant dataset, continue with examining its fields, and finish by retrieving selected records.

The service works with Socrata datasets. Search results include each dataset’s resource ID, name, description, category, and update date. The resource ID is then used to request metadata or execute a query against that specific dataset.

## How it works

The Data Novascotia MCP server exposes three pack-specific tools. `datasets` searches the catalog by keyword. `metadata` returns a dataset’s schema and related details, including columns, data types, row count, category, and last-updated information. `query` sends a Socrata SoQL request and returns matching rows as JSON.

Queries can include `where`, `select`, `group`, and `order` clauses, along with `limit` and `offset`. The SoQL clause values are supplied without the leading dollar sign. A typical workflow is to search for a subject, use the returned resource ID to inspect the schema, and then construct a query using the available column names and types.

## Setup and configuration

The Data Novascotia MCP server can be connected through the Pipeworx hosted endpoint:

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

It can also run locally over standard input and output with no Pipeworx account:

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

Run `npx -y @pipeworx/mcp-data-novascotia` directly to verify that the local process starts. The hosted service also exposes HTTP tool calls, including `POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/data_novascotia_datasets` with a JSON `query` value.

## Tools and capabilities

- `datasets`: Find Nova Scotia Open Data datasets by keyword.
- `metadata`: Inspect schema, column types, row count, category, and update information.
- `query`: Run filtered, selected, grouped, ordered, paginated SoQL queries.
- Return dataset search results and query rows as structured JSON.

## Limitations and notes

The hosted pack endpoint lists the three Data Novascotia tools together with shared Pipeworx meta-tools. Its exact tool list can change, and the connection’s `initialize` response is authoritative. The local package exposes only the pack-specific tools and does not provide the gateway’s shared routing tools.

The hosted endpoint and the full Pipeworx gateway use the same underlying gateway; they differ in which tools are listed directly. The `ask_pipeworx` meta-tool can route questions across the wider catalog when using a gateway connection. The standalone package does not provide that routing. No environment variables are documented for this server, and the project is licensed under MIT.

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