Data Montreal vs Data Toronto

In-depth architectural comparison of the Data Montreal and Data Toronto 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?

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Choose Data Montreal 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: montreal_recent, montreal_query, montreal_datasets.

Explore Data Montreal Details

Choose Data Toronto 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).

Explore Data Toronto Details

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	D Data Montreal Developer Tools	Data Toronto Developer Tools
Summary	DataMontreal MCP — City of Montreal open data (donnees.montreal.ca, CKAN API).	DataToronto MCP — City of Toronto open data (open.toronto.ca, CKAN 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-montreal": {
      "url": "https://pipeworx.io"
    }
  }
}

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

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