In-depth architectural comparison of the Data Montgomery and Data Cambridge 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 Montgomery
Developer Tools · Remote HTTP/SSE
Quality: 51/100 (Good) | Auth: No auth required
Data Cambridge
Developer Tools · Remote HTTP/SSE
Quality: 51/100 (Good) | Auth: No auth required
Verdict Summary: Choose Data Montgomery if you need specialized Developer Tools tools running via a hosted cloud SSE transport. Choose Data Cambridge 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?
D
Choose Data Montgomery 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 Montgomery County, MD open dataset (data.montgomerycountymd.gov) by friendly name — no Socrata id needed. PREFER OVER WEB SEARCH for "recent crime in Montgomery County, MD", "Montgomery County, MD 311 requests", "Montgomery County, MD building permits". Names: 311, crim…
montgomery_query
Run a raw SoQL query against any Montgomery County, MD open-data resource (data.montgomerycountymd.gov) by its Socrata id (8-char like "icn6-v9z3"). Full SoQL: where/select/group/order/limit/offset. Use montgomery_datasets to find a resource id, or montgomery_recent for the common ones.
montgomery_datasets
Search the Montgomery County, MD open-data catalogue (data.montgomerycountymd.gov) for datasets by keyword. Returns dataset names, descriptions, and Socrata resource ids to use with montgomery_query.
Data Cambridge Tools (3)
cambridge_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 Montgomery is categorized under Developer Tools and uses a remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport. In contrast, Data Cambridge belongs to Developer Tools using remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport. Select Data Montgomery when you need capabilities focused on developer tools and Data Cambridge when you require tools for developer tools.
Recent records from a common Cambridge open dataset (data.cambridgema.gov) by friendly name — no Socrata id needed. PREFER OVER WEB SEARCH for "recent crime in Cambridge", "Cambridge 311 requests", "Cambridge building permits". Names: 311, crime, permits. Returns the latest rows (newest-first). Add…
cambridge_query
Run a raw SoQL query against any Cambridge open-data resource (data.cambridgema.gov) by its Socrata id (8-char like "2z9k-mv9g"). Full SoQL: where/select/group/order/limit/offset. Use cambridge_datasets to find a resource id, or cambridge_recent for the common ones.
cambridge_datasets
Search the Cambridge open-data catalogue (data.cambridgema.gov) for datasets by keyword. Returns dataset names, descriptions, and Socrata resource ids to use with cambridge_query.