DC Hub Backend

Flask backend powering dchub.cloud — real-time data center, power, and gas intelligence for AI agents and humans.

🔍 Looking for the MCP server? This repo is the Flask backend. The standalone MCP server is at azmartone67/dchub-mcp-server (live at https://dchub.cloud/mcp).

What this powers

DC Hub is the live data layer for data-center infrastructure — every API, MCP tool call, market brief, and AI integration on dchub.cloud runs through this Flask backend.

• 24,500+ data center facilities across 170+ countries (search, profile, score, alternatives)
• 300+ markets scored daily by the DC Hub Power Index (DCPI — BUILD / CAUTION / AVOID)
• DC Hub Gas Index (DCGI) — per-state natural-gas suitability for siting
• Live ISO grid telemetry — PJM, ERCOT, CAISO, MISO, SPP, NYISO, ISO-NE (fuel mix, carbon intensity, demand, prices, queue depth)
• 1,600+ tracked M&A transactions + hyperscaler capex tracker
• Site factors — fiber routes, water-stress, tax incentives, transmission & substations
• 127,000+ substations with voltage class + capacity estimates
• NEPA filings for upcoming federal energy + data center projects

Architecture

                    ┌──────────────────────────────────────┐
                    │   Cloudflare Pages (dchub-frontend)  │
                    │   Static HTML + worker for routing   │
                    └────────────┬─────────────────────────┘
                                 │ proxies /api/*, /mcp, /admin/*
                                 ▼
   ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
   │   THIS REPO — Flask backend on Railway (2 replicas)         │
   │   + Render failover at dchub-backend-render.onrender.com    │
   │                                                              │
   │   • 350+ blueprints, 58 surface registrations on boot       │
   │   • Neon Postgres (primary) + Redis cache                    │
   │   • Brain v2 layers (Layer 4 HTML fixes, Layer 5 PR writer) │
   │   • 30+ scheduled crons (data ingest, demote, nudge, etc.)  │
   └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
                                 │
                                 ├──> Neon Postgres (primary DB)
                                 ├──> Cloudflare R2 (asset storage)
                                 ├──> Resend (transactional email)
                                 ├──> Stripe (billing, webhooks)
                                 ├──> Anthropic Claude API (brain reasoning)
                                 └──> dchub-mcp-server (Streamable HTTP MCP)

MCP integration

The MCP server at https://dchub.cloud/mcp exposes 92 tools for AI agents (tools/list is the canonical, always-current catalog). See the standalone repo: azmartone67/dchub-mcp-server.

MCP catalog listings:

• Glama — ownership verified
• Smithery
• Cursor Directory
• Official MCP Registry

Example MCP queries an AI agent can run:

"What's the current grid headroom in PJM?"
"Show me AWS data center construction pipeline in Ohio"
"Compare ERCOT vs PJM capacity prices over the last 30 days"
"Find data centers within 50km of Northern Virginia substations >230kV"
"Get the DC Hub Power Index verdict for Ashburn vs. Phoenix"
"Get fiber routes between Ashburn and Atlanta"

API access

• Public API: https://dchub.cloud/api/v1/ — free tier with no signup
• Free dev key: https://dchub.cloud/signup for higher rate limits
• Paid tiers: https://dchub.cloud/pricing ($9 Starter, $49 Developer, $99 Pro, Enterprise)
• OpenAPI spec: https://dchub.cloud/openapi.json

Used by

Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Cline, Perplexity, Gemini, Copilot, DeepSeek, Mistral — see /cited-by for live AI-citation tracking.

Local development

This is a private operational repo — not designed for external contribution. If you're looking to integrate DC Hub data into your AI app:

1. Via MCP: configure your client with https://dchub.cloud/mcp (Streamable HTTP transport)
2. Via REST: see https://dchub.cloud/openapi.json
3. Via embed: see https://dchub.cloud/widget-example.html

For partnership / data licensing / press, contact: jonathan@dchub.cloud

License

• Code: proprietary (operational backend)
• Data: CC-BY-4.0 (cite "DC Hub, dchub.cloud" in any derivative)

Backend for the DC Hub data intelligence platform · Built by @azmartone67 · Live since 2025