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Spicy Regs MCP Server

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Endpoint https://mcp.spicy-regs.dev/mcp

Pro · Max · Team · Enterpriseweb & desktop

  1. Open Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector.
  2. Name it Spicy Regs.
  3. Set the URL to the endpoint above.
  4. Leave authentication as None — the dataset is public.
  5. Save, then toggle the connector on in any conversation.

Remote HTTP:

claude mcp add --transport http spicy-regs https://mcp.spicy-regs.dev/mcp

Local stdio via uvx (no remote dependency):

claude mcp add spicy-regs -- uvx --from "spicy-regs @ git+https://github.com/civictechdc/spicy-regs" spicy-regs-mcp

Add to your MCP config, then enable it under Settings → MCP.

~/.cursor/mcp.json (global) · .cursor/mcp.json (per-project)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "spicy-regs": { "url": "https://mcp.spicy-regs.dev/mcp" }
  }
}

Add a workspace MCP config (Copilot Agent mode required).

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "spicy-regs": { "type": "http", "url": "https://mcp.spicy-regs.dev/mcp" }
  }
}

Add to the Cascade MCP config, then refresh the server list.

~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "spicy-regs": { "serverUrl": "https://mcp.spicy-regs.dev/mcp" }
  }
}

Most clients accept a remote streamable-HTTP URL:

https://mcp.spicy-regs.dev/mcp

Or run it locally over stdio with uvx:

uvx --from "spicy-regs @ git+https://github.com/civictechdc/spicy-regs" spicy-regs-mcp

Tools exposed

Three read-only tools, querying parquet on Cloudflare R2 via DuckDB.

list_sources
List the logical tables available in the dataset.
describe_table(table)
Return the column schema for one table.
query_sql(sql, max_rows=25)
Run a read-only SQL query against the views below (always LIMIT while exploring).

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