Connect Nova Scotia Data Explorer and your agent gets 4 tools, among them get_dataset_metadata, list_categories, query_dataset. It answers at https://scotiasignal.ca/mcp over streamable HTTP, and it listed its tools to an anonymous client, so no sign-in was needed for that. Our probes reached it 6 of 6 times since 11 September 2026; the last check, on 20 October 2026, succeeded.
Query and explore Nova Scotia open datasets via the Socrata SODA API.
Description as the publisher wrote it.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
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 ex Inputs: dataset_id |
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. |
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%' — part Inputs: dataset_id, soql, limit |
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 ta Inputs: query, category, tag, limit, offset |
Every block below points at https://scotiasignal.ca/mcp. Pick your client and copy.
claude mcp add --transport http nova-scotia-data-explorer https://scotiasignal.ca/mcp
{
"mcpServers": {
"nova-scotia-data-explorer": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "mcp-remote", "https://scotiasignal.ca/mcp"]
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"nova-scotia-data-explorer": {
"url": "https://scotiasignal.ca/mcp"
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"nova-scotia-data-explorer": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://scotiasignal.ca/mcp"
}
}
}{
"context_servers": {
"nova-scotia-data-explorer": {
"url": "https://scotiasignal.ca/mcp"
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"nova-scotia-data-explorer": {
"serverUrl": "https://scotiasignal.ca/mcp"
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"nova-scotia-data-explorer": {
"url": "https://scotiasignal.ca/mcp"
}
}
}name: Nova Scotia Data Explorer
version: 0.0.1
schema: v1
mcpServers:
- name: Nova Scotia Data Explorer
type: streamable-http
url: https://scotiasignal.ca/mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"nova-scotia-data-explorer": {
"httpUrl": "https://scotiasignal.ca/mcp"
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"nova-scotia-data-explorer": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://scotiasignal.ca/mcp"
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"nova-scotia-data-explorer": {
"url": "https://scotiasignal.ca/mcp"
}
}
}goose://extension?url=https%3A%2F%2Fscotiasignal.ca%2Fmcp&type=streamable_http&id=nova-scotia-data-explorer&name=Nova%20Scotia%20Data%20Explorer
It answered our last check on 20 October 2026 in 910 ms. Over 6 checks since 11 September 2026 it answered 6. Status here comes from Neuronto's own probes, not from the publisher.
4, as returned by the server's own tools/list on 12 September 2026: get_dataset_metadata, list_categories, query_dataset, search_datasets.
It answered our last check on 20 October 2026 in 910 ms. Over 6 checks since 11 September 2026 it answered 6.
Put the server under mcpServers in ~/.cursor/mcp.json with the URL https://scotiasignal.ca/mcp. The exact JSON is above, with the same setup for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, VS Code, Windsurf, Zed, Gemini CLI and the rest.
It listed its tools to an anonymous client, so reading the tool list needs no key. Individual tools can still ask for credentials in their own inputs.
Publisher: io.github.sevask. Endpoint host: scotiasignal.ca. ARD identifier: urn:air:io.github.sevask:mcp:nova-scotia-data-explorer.
First indexed 10 September 2026. The tools are exactly what the server returned; nothing on this page
is inferred from its name. Ranking in Neuronto search is never for sale.