Motley MCP MCP server

An official MCP server by Motley that exposes NYC neighborhood and school data as tools for AI assistants. It allows users to search, compare, and rank neighborhoods, get school profiles, check safety indicators, and understand admissions methods using structured data from Motley's sourced feeds.

Endpoint and access

No sign-in: your client connects and lists tools immediately, with no account or key.

No sign-inEndpoint checked 2026-10-05Operated by Motley

MCP endpoint (Streamable HTTP)

https://mcp.motley.nyc/mcp

Vendor documentation

What you can do with it

Search and filter NYC neighborhoods by borough or name
Compare multiple neighborhoods side by side across family-fit metrics
Get detailed profiles for schools including quality ratings and grade levels
Explain NYC school admissions methods and competitiveness

Tools advertised by the last live check:

search-neighborhoods
get-neighborhood
get-neighborhood-summary
get-schools
browse-schools
get-resources
get-activities
get-safety
get-comparable
find-neighborhood
rank-neighborhoods
compare-neighborhoods
get-admissions-methods
explain-admissions-method
get-admissions-demand

Connect from your client

Each snippet registers the same endpoint; pick the client you use.

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Claude Code

Run this once in a terminal. It registers a Streamable HTTP server. Use --scope project to write .mcp.json for the repo.

Claude Code configuration

claude mcp add --transport http motley-mcp https://mcp.motley.nyc/mcp

Codex

Run this once. Codex stores MCP servers in ~/.codex/config.toml (or .codex/config.toml in a trusted project).

Codex configuration

codex mcp add motley-mcp --url https://mcp.motley.nyc/mcp

Cursor

Merge this server into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, then enable motley-mcp in your MCP settings.

Cursor configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "motley-mcp": {
      "url": "https://mcp.motley.nyc/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Cline

Merge this into cline_mcp_settings.json (Cline → MCP Servers → Configure). The type must be streamableHttp for a remote HTTP server.

Cline configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "motley-mcp": {
      "type": "streamableHttp",
      "url": "https://mcp.motley.nyc/mcp",
      "disabled": false
    }
  }
}

VS Code

Merge this server into .vscode/mcp.json. Use MCP: List Servers to start motley-mcp and inspect its tools.

VS Code configuration

{
  "servers": {
    "motley-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.motley.nyc/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Gemini CLI

Run this once. It writes .gemini/settings.json in the current project; pass --scope user for ~/.gemini/settings.json.

Gemini CLI configuration

gemini mcp add --transport http motley-mcp https://mcp.motley.nyc/mcp

Claude Desktop

Merge this into claude_desktop_config.json (macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\), then restart Claude Desktop.

Claude Desktop configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "motley-mcp": {
      "url": "https://mcp.motley.nyc/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

Merge this into ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json, then refresh MCP in Cascade. Windsurf remote servers use serverUrl, not url.

Windsurf configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "motley-mcp": {
      "serverUrl": "https://mcp.motley.nyc/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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