The full upstream README, mirrored here for reference. Install config, tool schemas, adoption signals, and an original overview live on the Motley MCP Server listing page.
Live NYC family intelligence for AI assistants.
Motley exposes the same sourced NYC family-data behind https://motley.nyc as MCP tools. Assistants can query structured data for NYC neighborhoods, schools, admissions, safety, health, family resources, kids' activities, and neighborhood comparisons.
Transport: Streamable HTTP Auth: none required Website/docs: https://motley.nyc/mcp
For MCP clients that only support stdio, use mcp-remote:
This repository is intended to be the public metadata home for listing Motley in MCP catalogs and registries.
Official MCP Registry server name:
Remote registry record lives in server.json.
Smithery/static server card candidate lives in .well-known/mcp/server-card.json and can also be deployed to:
Motley currently exposes 14 tools:
search-neighborhoods — Search and filter NYC neighborhoods by borough or name. Returns NTA codes, names, boroughs, and centroid coordinates.get-neighborhood — Get full details for a single NYC neighborhood including demographics, raw 0-100 scores, location, and a family-readable interpretation (labeled score bands + cached editorial blurbs). Use the nta_code from search-neighborhoods.get-neighborhood-summary — Get a decision-ready, family-readable summary of one NYC neighborhood: a one-paragraph fit verdict, labeled score bands (e.g. 'Peace of Mind: strong (78/100)'), and cached editorial blurbs — with raw scores still available. The interpretation-first front door; start here when a family wants an answer, not a data dump.get-schools — Get schools within a neighborhood — public, charter, and private. Includes quality ratings, grade levels, contact info. Use count_only for a quick summary, or limit/offset to page the full list (the response reports total/returned).get-resources — Get family resource counts for a neighborhood: recreation centers, playgrounds, libraries, hospitals, farmers markets, ADA subway stations.get-activities — Get kids' activities and businesses in a neighborhood — classes, sports, arts, tutoring, etc. from Foursquare data. Use count_only for category breakdown, or limit/offset to page the full list (reports total/returned). Each place's last_refreshed is when we last verified it with Foursquare.get-safety — Get safety and health environment indicators for a neighborhood: crime complaints, collisions, HPD violations, air quality, lead levels, asthma rates — plus a family-readable interpretation of the Peace of Mind and Air & Water Quality scores.get-comparable — Find neighborhoods most similar to a given one based on a 9-dimension score vector (family density, wealth, education, safety, transit, etc.). Returns similarity scores.find-neighborhood — Find which NYC neighborhood (NTA) an address or coordinate is in. Pass a NYC address (geocoded via OpenStreetMap) OR lat+lng. Returns the NTA code, name, borough, and a decision-ready family-fit summary. Use this to turn a real-world location into a neighborhood you can pass to the other tools.rank-neighborhoods — Rank NYC neighborhoods by what a family cares about. Pass per-metric weights (family density, schools, affordability, neighborhood character, transit, safety, air & water quality) and/or ranked priority keywords; optionally scope to one borough. Returns the top neighborhoods with a fit score and the metric breakdown — a deterministic weighted sort (the per-child Smart Match stays in the Motley app).compare-neighborhoods — Compare 2–6 NYC neighborhoods side by side across the 9 family-fit metrics (Family Fit, Families, Affordability, Schools, Neighborhood Character, Transit, Safety, Health, Activities). Pass an array of NTA codes; returns a per-metric matrix with each neighborhood's band and the per-metric leader.get-admissions-methods — Get the full NYC school-admissions reference: every entry point from 3-K and Pre-K through Kindergarten, Gifted & Talented, and the 8 middle/high admission methods (SHSAT, audition, screened, Ed-Opt, limited unscreened, unscreened, zoned, charter lottery) — each with its typical application window. The methods carry a live program count; optional band/governance filters narrow that count. Knowledge only.explain-admissions-method — Explain one NYC admission entry point or method in full — the plain-English explainer plus its typical deadline window. Pass a method key (shsat, audition, screened, ed_opt, limited_unscreened, unscreened, zoned, charter_lottery) or an early entry point (three-k, pre-k, kindergarten, gifted-talented).get-admissions-demand — Get how competitive admission to one specific school is, program by program: seats vs. applicants, applicants-per-seat, offer/fill rate, and a family-readable competitiveness tier (Accessible / Competitive / Highly Competitive). Pass a school DBN (from get-schools). Sourced from MySchools — present mostly for screened/choice high-school programs; zoned, charter-lottery, and private schools usually have none.Maintained by Motley / HypnoLabs.