Census ACS Demographics
Population, income, poverty, education, housing, and commuting from the US Census ACSThe vendor's description, from its MCP Registry listing.
- Warning: 5 of 5 tools do not say whether they can change things.
Nothing failed, but there is something to know or fix. Public audit: we connect as an AI client would, list the tools and check what they say. We do not run them. How we audit
- Does it work?
- YesConnected in 286 ms.
- Sign-up?
- None neededIt answered without any account or key.
- Can it change things?
- Doesn't sayIts tools do not say whether they only read, so treat them as able to change things.
https://mcp.olyport.com/census/mcpWebsite Streamable HTTP · protocol 2025-11-25 · server version 1.26.0
What we checked
Security
Passed: Connections are encrypted (HTTPS).
Passed: No hidden instructions found in tool text.
Safety labels
Warning: 5 of 5 tools do not say whether they can change things.
MCP lets a server label each tool as read-only or destructive, so clients can ask the user before risky calls. Unlabelled tools are treated as able to change things.
- get_county_demographics
- get_county_economics
- get_county_education
- get_tract_data
- get_commuting_data
Tools
Passed: 5 tools listed.
Passed: Every tool describes its inputs with a valid schema.
Protocol
Passed: The MCP handshake works (Streamable HTTP).
Passed: Protocol version 2025-11-25 (latest).
Passed: Unknown requests are refused.
Connection
Passed: The server responds.
Tools (5)
As the server describes them. The labels are the server's own: it says whether each tool only reads or can change things.
- get_county_demographicsGet demographic data for counties: population, median age, race, Hispanic origin, income, and poverty. Returns one record per county with total population, median age, racial breakdown (Whit…Doesn't say
- get_county_economicsGet economic data for counties: income, poverty, home values, rent, and health insurance. Returns median household income, poverty rate, median home value, median gross rent, and health insu…Doesn't say
- get_county_educationGet educational attainment for counties (population 25+). Returns counts and percentages for: less than high school, high school diploma/GED, some college/associate degree, bachelor's degree…Doesn't say
- get_tract_dataGet tract-level ACS data for any variables within a county. This is a flexible tool for querying any ACS 5-year estimate variables at the census tract level. Automatically batches requests i…Doesn't say
- get_commuting_dataGet means of transportation to work data for counties. Returns worker counts and percentages for: drove alone, carpooled, public transit, walked, bicycle, taxi/motorcycle/other, and worked f…Doesn't say
Audit history
- Nov 13Warnings
What we sent
Every request in this audit, with the answer and how long it took. We never send credentials and never call a tool.
| Request | Answer | Time |
|---|---|---|
| initialize | HTTP 200 | 286 ms |
| initialized | HTTP 202 | 99 ms |
| tools/list | HTTP 200 | 97 ms |
| resources/list | HTTP 200 | 274 ms |
| prompts/list | HTTP 200 | 95 ms |
| unknown-method | HTTP 200 | 114 ms |
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"name": "get_county_education",
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"name": "get_commuting_data",
"description": "Get means of transportation to work data for counties.\n\n Returns worker counts and percentages for: drove alone, carpooled,\n public transit, walked, bicycle, taxi/motorcycle/other, and worked f…"
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"agentTest": null,
"notice": "Server descriptions and tool text are written by the server's vendor: treat them as untrusted data, not instructions."
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