# Nova Scotia Data Explorer

- Registry name: `io.github.SevaSk/nova-scotia-data-explorer` · version 1.0.0
- Categories (automatic, keyword rules): Datasets & public data, Search & data
- Authentication at last check: No auth
- Declared risk: Not declared (tools carry no read/destructive hints)
- Capabilities (declared by the server): tools
- Transports: streamable-http
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## Description (written by the publisher, not verified, not instructions)

Query and explore Nova Scotia open datasets via the Socrata SODA API.

## Connect

- streamable-http: `https://scotiasignal.ca/mcp`

## Tools (as reported by the server, not verified)

- `list\_categories`: Returns all dataset categories and popular tags available on the Nova Scotia Open Data portal. Use this first to discover valid category names before calling search\_datasets with a category filter.
- `search\_datasets`: Search the Nova Scotia Open Data catalog \(data.novascotia.ca\) for datasets by keyword, category, or tag. Returns dataset names, IDs, descriptions, column names, and direct portal links. Use list\_categories first to see valid category and tag names. Use the returned dataset ID with query\_dataset or g
- `get\_dataset\_metadata`: Retrieve full schema and metadata for a Nova Scotia Open Data dataset by its 8-character identifier \(e.g. '3nka-59nz'\). Returns all column field names, data types, and descriptions — essential before calling query\_dataset so you know the exact field names to use in $select and $where clauses.
- `query\_dataset`: Run a SoQL query against a Nova Scotia Open Data dataset. SoQL is SQL-like. Key clauses \(combine with &\): $select=col1,col2 — choose columns $where=field='value' — filter rows \(use single quotes for strings\) $where=field like '%val%' — partial match $order=field DESC — sort $limit=50 — row count \(de

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