Data Ny vs Data Oakland
A side-by-side look at the Data Ny and Data Oakland MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Data Ny for data platforms work as a local process; choose Data Oakland for data platforms as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Data Ny when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Data Platforms domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
Choose Data Oakland when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Data Platforms domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You want tools like
datasets, query, metadata.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Data Platforms | Data Platforms |
| Quality signal | 41/100 · Fair | 52/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 1 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 3 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | 3 |
| Full listing | View Data Ny | View Data Oakland |
Tools & capabilities
Data Ny tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Data Oakland tools 3
datasetsSearch the Oakland 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.queryRun a Socrata SoQL query against a Oakland Open Data dataset by resource_id (e.g. "ym6k-rx7a"). Filter with where/select/group/order (SoQL clauses, without the leading $) plus limit/offset. Returns matching rows as JSON.metadataGet a Oakland Open Data dataset's schema + metadata (columns, types, row count, category, last-updated) by resource_id, e.g. "ym6k-rx7a".
Ready-to-paste client configs
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
Data Ny
{
"mcpServers": {
"data-ny": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-data-ny"
]
}
}
}
Data Oakland
{
"mcpServers": {
"data-oakland": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-data-oakland"
]
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Data Ny is categorized under Data Platforms and uses a local stdio subprocess. Data Oakland belongs to Data Platforms and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Data Ny for data platforms work and Data Oakland for data platforms.
Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client.
Data Ny has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Data Oakland has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.
Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add data-ny and data-oakland as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Data Ny has a quality signal of 41/100 (Fair) with 3 views, 0 installs and 1 GitHub stars. Data Oakland has 52/100 (Good) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.