NYC Council legislation: bills, hearings, votes and members, from a local index or live Legistar
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claude mcp add nyc-council-mcp -e LEGISTAR_TOKEN=<LEGISTAR_TOKEN> -e LEGISTAR_DB_PATH=<LEGISTAR_DB_PATH> -- npx -y @betanyc/[email protected]{
"mcpServers": {
"nyc-council-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@betanyc/[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"LEGISTAR_TOKEN": "<LEGISTAR_TOKEN>",
"LEGISTAR_DB_PATH": "<LEGISTAR_DB_PATH>"
}
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"nyc-council-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@betanyc/[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"LEGISTAR_TOKEN": "<LEGISTAR_TOKEN>",
"LEGISTAR_DB_PATH": "<LEGISTAR_DB_PATH>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"nyc-council-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@betanyc/[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"LEGISTAR_TOKEN": "<LEGISTAR_TOKEN>",
"LEGISTAR_DB_PATH": "<LEGISTAR_DB_PATH>"
}
}
}
}Replace the values in angle brackets with your own. Keys stay on your machine; we never see them.
Tools
This server runs locally, so its tools are listed by your MCP client once it starts.
Environment variables
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
LEGISTAR_TOKENOptional, secret | Free Legistar API token for the live tools. Set this, LEGISTAR_DB_PATH, or both |
LEGISTAR_DB_PATHOptional | Path to a legistar.db built with the index subcommand, for the fast local tools |
Details
| Package | @betanyc/[email protected] (NPM, stdio) |
| First published | 9 Nov 2026 |
| Last updated | 9 Nov 2026 |
| Registry name | io.github.BetaNYC/nyc-council-mcp |
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