census-geo-mcp 1.0.0

package/README.md

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+# Census Geo MCP
+
+Census Bureau geocoding API: address to coordinates and census geography. No key required.
+
+This file is self contained. It reads public data only and never writes to the machine. All output is bounded and honest about what could not be fetched.
+
+## Tools
+
+
+* `geocode`  Geocode a street address.
+* `coordinates`  Reverse geocode coordinates.
+
+## Usage
+
+```bash
+npm install
+npm run build
+node dist/index.js
+```
+
+Data comes from the public Census Geo API.

package/dist/api.js

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+const UA = 'mrfentmen-census-geo-mcp/1.0';
+const BASE = 'https://geocoding.geo.census.gov/geocoder/locations';
+export async function geocode(args) {
+    const addr = String(args.address).trim();
+    if (!addr)
+        throw new Error('Provide a street address.');
+    const res = await fetch(`${BASE}/onelineaddress?address=${encodeURIComponent(addr)}&benchmark=Public_AR_Current&format=json`, {
+        headers: { 'User-Agent': UA, Accept: 'application/json' },
+        signal: AbortSignal.timeout(25000),
+    });
+    if (!res.ok)
+        throw new Error(`Census geocoder returned ${res.status}`);
+    const d = (await res.json());
+    const matches = d.result?.addressMatches ?? [];
+    if (!matches.length)
+        return `No address match for "${args.address}".`;
+    const m = matches[0];
+    const block = m.geographies?.['Census Blocks']?.[0];
+    return `Address match for "${args.address}":\nMatched: ${m.matchedAddress ?? '?'}\nCoordinates: ${m.coordinates?.y ?? '?'}, ${m.coordinates?.x ?? '?'}\nFIPS block: ${block?.GEOID ?? '?'} (state ${block?.STATE ?? '?'}, county ${block?.COUNTY ?? '?'}, tract ${block?.TRACT ?? '?'}, block ${block?.BLOCK ?? '?'})`;
+}
+export async function coordinates(args) {
+    const x = Number(args.x), y = Number(args.y);
+    if (!Number.isFinite(x) || !Number.isFinite(y))
+        throw new Error('Provide valid x (lon) and y (lat).');
+    const res = await fetch(`${BASE}/coordinates?x=${x}&y=${y}&benchmark=Public_AR_Current&format=json`, {
+        headers: { 'User-Agent': UA, Accept: 'application/json' },
+        signal: AbortSignal.timeout(25000),
+    });
+    if (!res.ok)
+        throw new Error(`Census geocoder returned ${res.status}`);
+    const d = (await res.json());
+    const block = d.result?.geographies?.['Census Blocks']?.[0];
+    if (!block?.GEOID)
+        throw new Error(`No census geography for ${x},${y}.`);
+    return `Census geography for ${x},${y}:\nFIPS block: ${block.GEOID}\nState: ${block.STATE ?? '?'} | County: ${block.COUNTY ?? '?'} | Tract: ${block.TRACT ?? '?'} | Block: ${block.BLOCK ?? '?'}`;
+}

package/dist/index.js

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+import { StdioServerTransport } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/stdio.js";
+import { createServer } from "./server.js";
+const main = async () => { const server = createServer(); await server.connect(new StdioServerTransport()); };
+main().catch((error) => { console.error("Fatal error:", error); process.exit(1); });

package/dist/server.js

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+import { McpServer } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/mcp.js";
+import { z } from "zod";
+import { coordinates } from "./api.js";
+import { geocode } from "./api.js";
+const text = (value) => ({ content: [{ type: "text", text: value }] });
+const textError = (t) => ({ content: [{ type: "text", text: t }], isError: true });
+const READ_ONLY = { readOnlyHint: true, openWorldHint: true };
+const error = (e) => `Error: ${e instanceof Error ? e.message : String(e)}`;
+export function createServer() {
+    const server = new McpServer({ name: "census-geo-mcp", version: "1.0.0" });
+    server.registerTool("geocode", {
+        title: "Geocode",
+        description: "Geocode a street address.",
+        inputSchema: z.object({ address: z.string().describe("Street address.") }),
+        annotations: READ_ONLY,
+    }, async (args) => {
+        try {
+            return text(await geocode(args));
+        }
+        catch (e) {
+            return textError(error(e));
+        }
+    });
+    server.registerTool("coordinates", {
+        title: "Coordinates",
+        description: "Reverse geocode coordinates.",
+        inputSchema: z.object({ x: z.number().describe("Longitude."), y: z.number().describe("Latitude.") }),
+        annotations: READ_ONLY,
+    }, async (args) => {
+        try {
+            return text(await coordinates(args));
+        }
+        catch (e) {
+            return textError(error(e));
+        }
+    });
+    return server;
+}

package/package.json

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+{
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "type": "module",
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "https://github.com/mrfentmen/census-geo-mcp.git"
+  },
+  "bin": {
+    "census-geo-mcp": "./dist/index.js"
+  },
+  "main": "./dist/index.js",
+  "files": [
+    "dist",
+    "server.json",
+    "README.md"
+  ],
+  "scripts": {
+    "build": "tsc -p tsconfig.json",
+    "start": "node dist/index.js",
+    "dev": "npm run build && node dist/index.js"
+  },
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "dependencies": {
+    "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk": "^1.0.4",
+    "zod": "^3.23.8"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "@types/node": "^22.0.0",
+    "typescript": "^5.6.0"
+  },
+  "name": "census-geo-mcp",
+  "description": "Census Bureau geocoding API: address to coordinates and census geography.",
+  "keywords": [
+    "mcp",
+    "census",
+    "geocoding",
+    "address",
+    "fips"
+  ],
+  "engines": {
+    "node": ">=20"
+  },
+  "mcpName": "io.github.mrfentmen/census-geo-mcp"
+}

package/server.json

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+{
+  "$schema": "https://static.modelcontextprotocol.io/schemas/2025-12-11/server.schema.json",
+  "name": "io.github.mrfentmen/census-geo-mcp",
+  "description": "Census Bureau geocoding API: address to coordinates and census geography.",
+  "repository": {
+    "url": "https://github.com/mrfentmen/census-geo-mcp",
+    "source": "github"
+  },
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "packages": [
+    {
+      "registryType": "npm",
+      "identifier": "census-geo-mcp",
+      "version": "1.0.0",
+      "transport": {
+        "type": "stdio"
+      }
+    }
+  ]
+}