fcc-broadband-mcp-server

This community MCP server provides tools to access FCC broadband availability data, including Form 477 and Broadband Data Collection records. It allows agents to geocode coordinates to census blocks, search for ISP availability and advertised speeds, compare coverage across geographies, and analyze digital divide metrics for equity research.

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What you can do with it

Geocode lat/lon to census block FIPS codes
Search ISPs and speeds at a specific census block
Compare broadband coverage across multiple geographies
Identify underserved areas by unserved population

Source and maintenance

Community listingRegistry 0.3.0

mcp-registry: io.github.cyanheads/fcc-broadband-mcp-server@0.3.0 Source repository

Maintenance checked: Oct 31, 2026, 10:27 PM UTC

Packages and installation

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@cyanheads/fcc-broadband-mcp-server 0.3.0

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@cyanheads/fcc-broadband-mcp-server package definition

{
  "version": "0.3.0",
  "transport": "stdio",
  "identifier": "@cyanheads/fcc-broadband-mcp-server",
  "runtimeHint": "npx",
  "registryType": "npm",
  "registryBaseUrl": "https://registry.npmjs.org",
  "environmentVariables": [
    {
      "name": "FCC_BDC_USERNAME",
      "format": "string",
      "description": "FCC account email for BDC API. Required for fcc_list_downloads and BDC filing periods."
    },
    {
      "name": "FCC_BDC_HASH_VALUE",
      "format": "string",
      "description": "API token hash from broadbandmap.fcc.gov Manage API Access page."
    },
    {
      "name": "FCC_OPENDATA_APP_TOKEN",
      "format": "string",
      "description": "Socrata app token for FCC Open Data. Increases rate limits; not required."
    },
    {
      "name": "FCC_MIRROR_ENABLED",
      "format": "string",
      "default": "false",
      "description": "Serve Form 477 queries from a local SQLite mirror when its coverage allows (bootstrap with `bun run mirror:init`). Default: false."
    },
    {
      "name": "FCC_MIRROR_PATH",
      "format": "string",
      "default": "data/fcc-mirror",
      "description": "Directory holding the Form 477 mirror SQLite files."
    },
    {
      "name": "MCP_LOG_LEVEL",
      "format": "string",
      "default": "info",
      "description": "Sets the minimum log level for output (e.g., 'debug', 'info', 'warn')."
    }
  ]
}

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Cursor

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Cursor configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "fcc-broadband-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cyanheads/fcc-broadband-mcp-server@0.3.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "FCC_BDC_USERNAME": "<YOUR_FCC_BDC_USERNAME>",
        "FCC_BDC_HASH_VALUE": "<YOUR_FCC_BDC_HASH_VALUE>",
        "FCC_OPENDATA_APP_TOKEN": "<YOUR_FCC_OPENDATA_APP_TOKEN>",
        "FCC_MIRROR_ENABLED": "<YOUR_FCC_MIRROR_ENABLED>",
        "FCC_MIRROR_PATH": "<YOUR_FCC_MIRROR_PATH>",
        "MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "<YOUR_MCP_LOG_LEVEL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cline

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Cline configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "fcc-broadband-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cyanheads/fcc-broadband-mcp-server@0.3.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "FCC_BDC_USERNAME": "<YOUR_FCC_BDC_USERNAME>",
        "FCC_BDC_HASH_VALUE": "<YOUR_FCC_BDC_HASH_VALUE>",
        "FCC_OPENDATA_APP_TOKEN": "<YOUR_FCC_OPENDATA_APP_TOKEN>",
        "FCC_MIRROR_ENABLED": "<YOUR_FCC_MIRROR_ENABLED>",
        "FCC_MIRROR_PATH": "<YOUR_FCC_MIRROR_PATH>",
        "MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "<YOUR_MCP_LOG_LEVEL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

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VS Code configuration

{
  "servers": {
    "fcc-broadband-mcp-server": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cyanheads/fcc-broadband-mcp-server@0.3.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "FCC_BDC_USERNAME": "<YOUR_FCC_BDC_USERNAME>",
        "FCC_BDC_HASH_VALUE": "<YOUR_FCC_BDC_HASH_VALUE>",
        "FCC_OPENDATA_APP_TOKEN": "<YOUR_FCC_OPENDATA_APP_TOKEN>",
        "FCC_MIRROR_ENABLED": "<YOUR_FCC_MIRROR_ENABLED>",
        "FCC_MIRROR_PATH": "<YOUR_FCC_MIRROR_PATH>",
        "MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "<YOUR_MCP_LOG_LEVEL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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Claude Desktop configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "fcc-broadband-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cyanheads/fcc-broadband-mcp-server@0.3.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "FCC_BDC_USERNAME": "<YOUR_FCC_BDC_USERNAME>",
        "FCC_BDC_HASH_VALUE": "<YOUR_FCC_BDC_HASH_VALUE>",
        "FCC_OPENDATA_APP_TOKEN": "<YOUR_FCC_OPENDATA_APP_TOKEN>",
        "FCC_MIRROR_ENABLED": "<YOUR_FCC_MIRROR_ENABLED>",
        "FCC_MIRROR_PATH": "<YOUR_FCC_MIRROR_PATH>",
        "MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "<YOUR_MCP_LOG_LEVEL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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