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Use Data.gov with your AI.

Connect your account once and let the AI you already use work with it, without building another integration. Access the official US Government open data catalog. Search thousands of datasets, organizations, and spatial data directly from your AI agent.

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Works with modern AI clients that support MCP, including ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, and more.

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Complete set · 8 capabilities

The complete Data.gov capability set.

These are the exact actions your AI can choose when you ask it to work with Data.gov.

Capability set01 / 02

01-04

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 8 available through Data.gov.

  1. 01

    Get harvest record transformed

    Retrieve transformed DCAT-US payload for a harvest record

  2. 02

    Get organizations

    Retrieve the complete list of publishing organizations

  3. 03

    Search locations

    Autocomplete search for location names to use with spatial filtering

  4. 04

    Get harvest record

    Retrieve metadata about how a dataset was ingested

Capability set02 / 02

05-08

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 8 available through Data.gov.

  1. 05

    Get harvest record raw

    Retrieve original unmodified source payload for a harvest record

  2. 06

    Get keywords

    Retrieve commonly used keywords and their dataset counts

  3. 07

    Get location geometry

    Retrieve the GeoJSON boundary for a specific location ID

  4. 08

    Search datasets

    Search the catalog using keywords, filters, and sorting

Observed, not estimated

956ms average. Fast in production.

Data.gov is checked daily against the live service.

Daily averagePeak 1135ms
Aug 29Today
Fastest day
833ms
Slowest day
1135ms
14-day trend
Improving-10%

Connect your client

One URL. Every client.

Activate the Connector, copy your link, and paste it into the client you already use. 8 capabilities arrive ready to run.

Preview access · not provider authentication

The vk_preview_* token belongs to Vinkius preview infrastructure. It lets Claude discover and display the capabilities of Data.gov, so you can see the experience inside your AI.

It does not authenticate your account with Data.gov. Actions requiring credentials or live account data may not run until you activate the Connector and authorize the service.

Data.gov Connector

You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_f564VZunubaqnMfft1dIIxySnAafP9NKhpaI9WS5/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

  1. 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
  3. 3Click Add and start a new chat — Data.gov capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "datagov-catalog-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_f564VZunubaqnMfft1dIIxySnAafP9NKhpaI9WS5/mcp"
    }
  }
}
  • Claude
  • ChatGPT
  • Cursor
  • VS Code
  • Windsurf
  • Claude Code
  • JetBrains
  • Cline

Step-by-step instructions for each client are in the guide. How to connect

FAQ

Questions Data.gov owners ask.

  • 01

    Can I search for datasets within a specific geographic area?

    Yes! Use search_locations to find a location ID, then get_location_geometry to get the GeoJSON. Finally, pass that to search_datasets with the spatial_geometry parameter.

  • 02

    How do I find datasets from a specific agency like NASA?

    Use the search_datasets capability and provide 'nasa' in the org_slug parameter. You can combine this with a search query q for more specific results.

  • 03

    What is the difference between raw and transformed harvest records?

    The get_harvest_record_raw capability returns the original metadata from the source agency, while get_harvest_record_transformed returns the data mapped to the standard DCAT-US schema used by Data.gov.

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