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Districtapi MCP Server

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US public school districts and schools by address — enrollment, demographics, boundaries

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US public school districts and schools by address — enrollment, demographics, boundaries

Security Report

5.2
Moderate5.2Moderate Risk

Well-structured MCP server with proper authentication and input validation. The server correctly implements path traversal protection via allowlist validation on all identifiable parameters. API key is properly sourced from environment variables. Minor code quality observations around error handling breadth, but no security vulnerabilities identified. Supply chain analysis found 5 known vulnerabilities in dependencies (0 critical, 5 high severity). Package verification found 1 issue.

4 files analyzed · 9 issues found

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Permissions Required

This plugin requests these system permissions. Most are normal for its category.

HTTP Network Access

Connects to external APIs or services over the internet.

env_vars

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What You'll Need

Set these up before or after installing:

API key from https://districtapi.dev (free tier: 500 requests/month)Required

Environment variable: DISTRICTAPI_KEY

How to Install

Add this to your MCP configuration file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "dev-districtapi-districtapi-mcp": {
      "env": {
        "DISTRICTAPI_KEY": "your-districtapi-key-here"
      },
      "args": [
        "districtapi-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}

Documentation

View on GitHub

From the project's GitHub README.

districtapi-mcp

mcp-name: dev.districtapi/districtapi-mcp

MCP server for districtapi.dev — US school district and school data for AI agents.

Expose school district lookups as tools to any MCP-compatible AI assistant (Claude, Cursor, Copilot, etc.).

Installation

pip install districtapi-mcp

Or run directly with uvx (no install needed):

uvx districtapi-mcp

Configuration

Claude Desktop

Add to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "districtapi": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["districtapi-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "DISTRICTAPI_KEY": "your_api_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor / other MCP clients

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "districtapi": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["districtapi-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "DISTRICTAPI_KEY": "your_api_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Get a free API key at districtapi.dev.

Available Tools

ToolDescription
lookup_district_by_addressFind the district serving a US street address
get_districtGet full district profile by NCES LEA ID
search_districtsSearch districts by name and/or state
get_district_schoolsList all schools in a district
get_schoolGet full school profile by NCES school ID
find_schools_near_addressFind schools within a radius of an address

Example

Once configured, you can ask your AI assistant:

"What school district serves 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, Austin TX, and how many students are enrolled?"

The assistant will call lookup_district_by_address and return the full district profile.

Links

License

MIT

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