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Environment variable CENSUS_API_KEY

No value of this variable is held in this registry. The registry knows only the name the source states.

Entries naming CENSUS_API_KEY as an ordinary environment variable

Entries naming CENSUS_API_KEY as an ordinary environment variable
Census (ACS by ZIP)io.github.mcpwright/census-mcpU.S.
U.S. Government Open Dataio.github.lzinga/us-gov-open-data-mcpOpen data from 40+ U.S.
civic-library-mcp in namespace io.githubio.github.adriancisnerosspeed-hub/civic-library-mcpUS civic & property data: geocoding, census tracts, Opportunity Zones, FEMA flood zones.
mcp-sam-gov in namespace io.githubio.github.cliwant/mcp-sam-govKeyless-first MCP: 153 tools for US federal + state/local (SLED) contracting, spending & regulation
census-mcp-server in namespace io.githubio.github.cyanheads/census-mcp-serverQuery U.S.
MCP server in namespace io.githubio.github.geowire/geowirePlace search, directions, isochrones & area analysis across 10 map providers.

Start of the description from the source registry (first sentence, at most 160 characters), untranslated and unverified

Entries naming CENSUS_API_KEY as a secret required variable

No entry.

What the sources write about this name

What the sources write about this name
Census (ACS by ZIP)Free Census API key (get one at https://api.census.gov/data/key_signup.html). Required for the one-time bulk download of the ACS dataset.
U.S. Government Open DataCensus Bureau API key
civic-library-mcp in namespace io.githubFree Census API key (https://api.census.gov/data/key_signup.html). Required only for the get_tract_demographics tool; all other tools work with no key.
mcp-sam-gov in namespace io.githubRequired only for census_business_patterns (the Census Data API has no keyless tier); every other tool works without it.
census-mcp-server in namespace io.githubCensus Bureau API key from api.census.gov/data/key_signup.html. Required for census_query_data and census_compare_geographies; variable search and geography resolution work without it.
MCP server in namespace io.githubOptional (free). Enables US Census demographics (population, median age, household income) for area analysis.

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Version of the extraction rule: 1.1. The names are formed by splitting the stored original data at the separator this registry set when reading it in. Counted across the 41,867 published entries.

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