Data Detroit vs Data Seattle — MCP Server Comparison | AllMCPs
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Data Detroit vs Data Seattle
In-depth architectural comparison of the Data Detroit and Data Seattle MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.
At a Glance & Executive Verdict
Data Detroit
Developer Tools · Remote HTTP/SSE
Quality: 51/100 (Good) | Auth: No auth required
Data Seattle
Developer Tools · Remote HTTP/SSE
Quality: 51/100 (Good) | Auth: No auth required
Verdict Summary: Choose Data Detroit if you need specialized Developer Tools tools running via a hosted cloud SSE transport. Choose Data Seattle if your workspace requires Developer Tools integration with remote web transport. Both servers can be configured concurrently in your client's mcpServers manifest.
Which MCP Server Should You Choose?
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Choose Data Detroit when:
You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
You prefer remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport architecture.
Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
Recent records from a common Detroit open dataset (data.detroitmi.gov / ArcGIS) by friendly name — no service ids needed. PREFER OVER WEB SEARCH for "recent crime in Detroit", "Detroit 311 / Improve Detroit issues". Names: crime, 311. Returns the latest rows (newest-first), with ArcGIS epoch dates…
detroit_layers
List the layers of a Detroit ArcGIS service (for discovery). Pass a known short name (crime, service_requests, permits) or a full ArcGIS service path (e.g. "RMS_Crime_Incidents/FeatureServer"). Omit `service` to list the known Detroit services. Returns layer id + name to use with detroit_query.
detroit_query
Query any Detroit ArcGIS layer by service path + layer id. Full ArcGIS query: where, out_fields, order_by, limit. Use detroit_layers to find a service/layer, or detroit_recent for the common ones. Epoch dates are converted to ISO.
Data Seattle Tools (3)
seattle_recent
Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations
Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).
Data Detroit is categorized under Developer Tools and uses a remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport. In contrast, Data Seattle belongs to Developer Tools using remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport. Select Data Detroit when you need capabilities focused on developer tools and Data Seattle when you require tools for developer tools.
Recent records from a common Seattle open dataset (data.seattle.gov) by friendly name — no Socrata id needed. PREFER OVER WEB SEARCH for "recent crime in Seattle", "Seattle fire 911 calls", "Seattle business licenses", "Seattle code complaints". Names: crime, fire911, business, code_complaints. Ret…
seattle_query
Run a raw SoQL query against any Seattle open-data resource (data.seattle.gov) by its Socrata id (8-char like "tazs-3rd5"). Full SoQL: where/select/group/order/limit/offset. Use seattle_datasets to find a resource id, or seattle_recent for the common ones.
seattle_datasets
Search the Seattle open-data catalogue (data.seattle.gov) for datasets by keyword. Returns dataset names, descriptions, and Socrata resource ids to use with seattle_query.