🚀 Quick Start - Government Data MCP

🚀 Quick Start - Government Data MCP

What This Does

This MCP server lets AI assistants (like me) fetch real government data from Census Bureau APIs automatically. No more manual script running!

âś… Setup Status

  • Dependencies installed
  • API key configured
  • Client tested and working
  • Server code ready

🎯 Next Step: Configure Cursor

See CURSOR_SETUP.md for detailed instructions.

TL;DR:

  1. Add MCP server config to Cursor settings
  2. Restart Cursor
  3. Ask me to fetch data - I’ll do it automatically!

🧪 Test It Works

cd /Users/nickjackolaisen/Documents/GitHub/BI/mcp-servers/government-data
python3 test_client.py

Should see: âś… Test complete! Client is working.

đź“ť Example Usage

Once configured in Cursor, you can ask:

  • “Fetch business startup data for 2023”
  • “Get population data for California”
  • “Create a stats page about job creation”

I’ll automatically:

  1. Call the MCP tools
  2. Get real data
  3. Create content with that data

🎉 That’s It!

The hard part is done. Just configure Cursor and you’re ready to go!