In-depth architectural comparison of the Data Sonoma and Data Piercecounty 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 Sonoma
Developer Tools · Remote HTTP/SSE
Quality: 49/100 (Fair) | Auth: No auth required
Data Piercecounty
Developer Tools · Remote HTTP/SSE
Quality: 51/100 (Good) | Auth: No auth required
Verdict Summary: Choose Data Sonoma if you need specialized Developer Tools tools running via a hosted cloud SSE transport. Choose Data Piercecounty 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 Sonoma 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).
Search the Sonoma County 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.
query
Run a Socrata SoQL query against a Sonoma County Open Data dataset by resource_id (e.g. "3rsj-iche"). Filter with where/select/group/order (SoQL clauses, without the leading $) plus limit/offset. Returns matching rows as JSON.
metadata
Get a Sonoma County Open Data dataset's schema + metadata (columns, types, row count, category, last-updated) by resource_id, e.g. "3rsj-iche".
Data Piercecounty Tools (3)
datasets
Search the Pierce County 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.
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 Sonoma is categorized under Developer Tools and uses a remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport. In contrast, Data Piercecounty belongs to Developer Tools using remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport. Select Data Sonoma when you need capabilities focused on developer tools and Data Piercecounty when you require tools for developer tools.
Run a Socrata SoQL query against a Pierce County Open Data dataset by resource_id (e.g. "hmbh-c3hw"). Filter with where/select/group/order (SoQL clauses, without the leading $) plus limit/offset. Returns matching rows as JSON.
metadata
Get a Pierce County Open Data dataset's schema + metadata (columns, types, row count, category, last-updated) by resource_id, e.g. "hmbh-c3hw".