Nova Scotia Data Explorer

sevask/scotiasignal-frontend

Connects to Nova Scotia's open data infrastructure through the Socrata SODA API, letting you query provincial datasets without building your own API client. The server appears to be part of ScotiaSignal, a platform that tracks public sector procurement and contract data across Nova Scotia's government entities. You'd use this to pull structured data about tenders, contracts, vendor relationships, and procurement patterns programmatically. Useful if you're building tools that need access to provincial open data, whether for market intelligence, compliance tracking, or civic tech projects. Saves you from manually downloading CSVs or writing your own Socrata integration.

tools: 4
transport: HTTP
last updated: Feb 27, 2026

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Install

From registry metadata

$ npx add-mcp https://scotiasignal.ca/mcp --name nova-scotia-data-explorer

Run in your terminal. add-mcp asks which agents to add it to (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and more). Add -g to install it for every project.

Review the command, arguments and environment values before installing. MCP servers run with your local permissions.

Other ways

Claude Code

$ claude mcp add --transport http nova-scotia-data-explorer https://scotiasignal.ca/mcp

Run in your terminal. Add --scope user to make it available in every project.

Tools

Verified live · 4 tools

Verified live against the running server on Nov 6, 2026.

list_categoriesReturns 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.

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.

No parameters. Call it with no arguments.

search_datasetsSearch 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...5 params

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...

Parameters* required

categorystring

Filter by exact category name from list_categories (e.g. 'Health and Wellness', 'Lands, Forests and Wildlife', 'Crime and Justice', 'Population and Demographics')

limitinteger

Maximum number of results to return (1–50, default 10)default: 10

offsetinteger

Offset for pagination (default 0)default: 0

querystring

Free-text search query (e.g. 'population', 'fisheries', 'road network')

tagstring

Filter by an exact tag name from list_categories (e.g. 'population', 'fisheries')

get_dataset_metadataRetrieve 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...1 params

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...

Parameters* required

dataset_id*string

8-character Socrata dataset identifier (e.g. '3nka-59nz')

query_datasetRun 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 $l...3 params

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 $l...

Parameters* required

dataset_id*string

8-character Socrata dataset identifier (e.g. '3nka-59nz')

limitinteger

Max rows to return (1–1000, default 25). Ignored if $limit is in soql.default: 25

soqlstring

SoQL query string. Multiple clauses joined with '&'. String values in $where must use single quotes: field='value'. Do NOT URL-encode — pass the raw string.

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Details

Repository: github.com/sevask/scotiasignal-frontend
Website: scotiasignal.ca
Category: Data & Analytics
Transport: HTTP
Registry: MCP registry, active
Tools verified: Nov 6, 2026

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