Zurich Opendata MCP server
City of Zurich weather, air quality, parking, geodata, Gemeinderat, tourism
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Zurich Opendata tools (26)
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get_beschluesse_by_departementDeprecated: alter Name von ``zurich_strb_by_department`` — bitte das neue Tool verwenden. Dieser Alias verhält sich identisch und wird mit der nächsten Major-Version entfernt.
get_stadtratsbeschluss_detailDeprecated: alter Name von ``zurich_strb_detail`` — bitte das neue Tool verwenden. Dieser Alias verhält sich identisch und wird mit der nächsten Major-Version entfernt.
search_stadtratsbeschluesseDeprecated: alter Name von ``zurich_strb_search`` — bitte das neue Tool verwenden. Dieser Alias verhält sich identisch und wird mit der nächsten Major-Version entfernt.
zurich_air_qualityLiefert stündlich aktualisierte Luftqualitätsmessungen aus Zürich.
zurich_analyze_datasetsAnalysiert Datensätze umfassend: Relevanz, Aktualität und Datenstruktur.
zurich_catalog_statsGibt einen Überblick über den gesamten Open-Data-Katalog der Stadt Zürich.
zurich_datastore_queryFragt tabellarische Daten direkt aus dem CKAN DataStore ab.
zurich_datastore_sqlFührt eine SQL-Abfrage auf dem CKAN DataStore aus.
zurich_find_school_dataFindet Datensätze, die für das Schulamt und die Volksschule relevant sind.
zurich_geo_featuresRuft Geodaten aus dem WFS-Geoportal der Stadt Zürich als GeoJSON ab.
zurich_geo_layersListet alle verfügbaren WFS-Layer des Geoportals der Stadt Zürich auf.
zurich_get_datasetRuft vollständige Metadaten und Ressourcen eines Datensatzes ab.
zurich_list_categoriesListet alle Datenkategorien (Gruppen) im Katalog auf oder zeigt Details einer Kategorie.
zurich_list_tagsDurchsucht verfügbare Tags im Open-Data-Katalog.
zurich_parking_liveRuft Echtzeit-Parkplatz-Belegungsdaten für die Stadt Zürich ab.
zurich_parliament_membersSucht Mitglieder des Gemeinderats der Stadt Zürich.
zurich_parliament_searchDurchsucht die Geschäfte des Gemeinderats der Stadt Zürich (Paris API).
zurich_pedestrian_trafficLiefert stündliche Passantenfrequenzen an der Zürcher Bahnhofstrasse.
zurich_search_datasetsDurchsucht den Open-Data-Katalog der Stadt Zürich nach Datensätzen.
zurich_strb_by_departmentGibt alle öffentlichen Stadtratsbeschlüsse eines Departements zurück.
zurich_strb_detailGibt die Metadaten eines einzelnen Stadtratsbeschlusses anhand der Beschlussnummer zurück.
zurich_strb_searchDurchsucht die öffentlichen Stadtratsbeschlüsse (STRB) der Stadt Zürich per Volltext.
zurich_tourismSucht Attraktionen, Restaurants, Hotels und Events über die Zürich Tourismus API.
zurich_vbz_passengersFragt Fahrgastzahlen der Verkehrsbetriebe Zürich (VBZ) ab.
zurich_water_weatherLiefert Echtzeit-Wetterdaten der Wasserschutzpolizei Zürich.
zurich_weather_liveLiefert stündlich aktualisierte Wetterdaten der UGZ-Messstationen Zürich.
Public scan report
scanner v0.1.10 · 2026-10-16 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it
- Code scan28 source files scanned25/25
- –Live reliabilityno gateway calls yet and no remote to proben/a
- –Tool poisoningtools not inspected (local package is not executed); not countedn/a
- Auth qualitylocal package, no credentials required12/15
- Maintenancelast push 1 days ago15/15
- Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner; GitHub account older than a year8/10
How Zurich Opendata compares
Against every graded Maps and travel MCP server, from our own scans and uptime checks. Updated after each scan run.
- Safety score
- 92/100
- higher than 95% of 681 Maps and travel servers
- Tools
- 26
- the typical Maps and travel server has 6
- Tools that change things
- 0%
- typical: 0%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break
- GitHub stars
- 8
- more than 90% of 324 Maps and travel servers
- Downloads a week
- 59
- more than 50% of 150 Maps and travel servers with a package
What its tools let an agent do: 26 read
Release history: 2 versions in the registry since 2026-07-31, latest 2026-09-20, typically one every 50 days.
Install Zurich Opendata in Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code
claude mcp add zurich-opendata-mcp -- uvx zurich-opendata-mcp
What the publisher says
From the Zurich Opendata repository's README, as published. We do not edit it. Read it on GitHub
🇨🇭 Part of the Swiss Public Data MCP Portfolio
🏙️ Zurich Open Data MCP Server
🌐 English | Deutsch
An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server providing AI-powered access to Open Data from the City of Zurich, Switzerland.
Enables Claude, ChatGPT, and other MCP-compatible AI assistants to directly query 900+ datasets, geodata, parliamentary proceedings, council resolutions, tourism data, linked data, and real-time environmental and mobility information from the City of Zurich. 23 Tools (+3 deprecated aliases), 5 Resources, 6 APIs.
Demo
✨ Features
CKAN Open Data (data.stadt-zuerich.ch)
- zurichsearchdatasets – Full-text search with Solr syntax across 900+ datasets
- zurichgetdataset – Complete metadata and download URLs for a dataset
- zurichdatastorequery – Query tabular data directly (filters, sorting)
- zurichdatastoresql – SQL queries on the DataStore
- zurichlistcategories – Browse 19 thematic categories
- zurichlisttags – Tag-based thematic search
Real-Time Environmental Data
- zurichweatherlive – 🌤️ Current weather (temperature, humidity, pressure, rain) from 4 UGZ stations
- zurichairquality – 🌬️ Live air quality (NO₂, O₃, PM10, PM2.5) with WHO thresholds
- zurichwaterweather – 🌊 Lake Zurich data (water temperature, level, wind) every 10 min
Real-Time Mobility Data
- zurichpedestriantraffic – 🚶 Pedestrian counts on Bahnhofstrasse (3 locations, hourly)
- zurichvbzpassengers – 🚊 VBZ public transit ridership (800,000+ records, all lines/stops)
- zurichparkinglive – 🅿️ Real-time occupancy of 36 parking garages (ParkenDD)
Geoportal (WFS Geodata)
- zurichgeolayers – 📍 List 14 available geodata layers
- zurichgeofeatures – 📍 Fetch GeoJSON features (schools, districts, playgrounds, climate data, etc.)
City Parliament (Paris API)
- zurichparliamentsearch – 🏛️ Search parliamentary proceedings (interpellations, motions, postulates)
- zurichparliamentmembers – 🏛️ Search council members (party, commissions, mandates)
Zurich Tourism
- zurichtourism** – 🏨 Attractions, restaurants, hotels, events (Schema.org data, 4 languages)
Linked Data (SPARQL)
- zurichsparql – 📊 SPARQL queries on the statistical linked data endpoint (endpoint not productive yet — the tool is not registered by default; opt in with the environment variable ZURICHOPENDATAENABLESPARQL=1)
Stadtratsbeschlüsse (Council Resolutions)
- zurichstrbsearch – 📜 Full-text search of public council resolutions (title, department, date range)
- zurichstrbbydepartment** – 📜 List all resolutions of a department (e.g. SSD, FD, PRD)
- zurichstrbdetail – 📜 Single resolution by NNNN/YYYY number
(The former names searchstadtratsbeschluesse, getbeschluessebydepartement and getstadtratsbeschlussdetail remain available as deprecated aliases until the next major release.)
Shortened. The full README is on GitHub.
Nothing above is checked by us. What we check is on the safety report.
Zurich Opendata: common questions
- Is Zurich Opendata MCP server safe?
- Yes, by our scan: it is graded A (92/100). Read the Zurich Opendata safety report
- How do I install Zurich Opendata?
- It runs on your machine. Copy the Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop config from the install section.
- Does Zurich Opendata need an API key?
- Not as far as the registry entry and our scan can tell: no credentials are declared or required.
- Is Zurich Opendata maintained?
- The last commit was 20 days ago (2026-10-15). The latest release is v0.8.0.
- What can I use instead of Zurich Opendata?
- Servers from other publishers that do the same job: Weather Data MCP Server, Weather MCP Server and Open Meteo MCP server. Compare all Zurich Opendata alternatives.
- How does Zurich Opendata compare with other Maps and travel MCP servers?
- safety score 92/100 (higher than 95% of 681 Maps and travel servers); tools 26 (the typical Maps and travel server has 6); tools that change things 0% (typical: 0%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break). Full comparison.
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