Data La vs Data Seattle

In-depth architectural comparison of the Data La 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.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose Data La 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).

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Choose Data Seattle 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).
• Primary tools included: seattle_recent, seattle_query, seattle_datasets.

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Data La Developer Tools	D Data Seattle Developer Tools
Summary	DataLA MCP — Los Angeles open data (data.lacity.org, Socrata SODA API).	DataSeattle MCP — Seattle open data (data.seattle.gov, Socrata SODA API).
Category & Scope	Developer Tools	Developer Tools
Quality signal

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

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).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "data-la": {
      "url": "https://pipeworx.io"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "data-seattle": {
      "url": "https://pipeworx.io"
    }
  }
}

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