mcp-server-chart vs civic-ai-tools

Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.

	mcp-server-chart by antvis	civic-ai-tools by npstorey
Stars	★ 4,068	★ 30
30d uses	10,239	—
Score	84	44
Official	—	—
Categories	AI / LLM ToolsDeveloper ToolsProductivity	AI / LLM Toolsgovernment-dataDeveloper Tools
Language	TypeScript	Python
Last commit	this month	this month

mcp-server-chart · Summary

A TypeScript MCP server for generating 26+ visualization charts using AntV, supporting multiple chart types and deployment options.

civic-ai-tools · Summary

MCP server connecting AI assistants to government open data with anti-hallucination framework.

mcp-server-chart · Use cases

Data analysts creating visual reports from datasets
AI assistants generating custom charts based on user requests
Web applications embedding visualization capabilities via HTTP API

civic-ai-tools · Use cases

Journalists analyzing public service complaints and trends
Government workers accessing housing and health code violation data
Researchers comparing demographic and economic indicators across cities

mcp-server-chart · Install

Installation

Install globally:

npm install -g @antv/mcp-server-chart

For Desktop Apps (e.g., Claude Desktop, VSCode):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-server-chart": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@antv/mcp-server-chart"]
    }
  }
}

For Windows:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-server-chart": {
      "command": "cmd",
      "args": ["/c", "npx", "-y", "@antv/mcp-server-chart"]
    }
  }
}

civic-ai-tools · Install

Quick start (recommended)

Click the **"Open in GitHub Codespaces"** button in the repository
Wait for environment to build (everything installs automatically)
Open **Copilot Chat** in Agent mode and start asking questions

Local setup

git clone https://github.com/npstorey/civic-ai-tools.git
cd civic-ai-tools
cp .env.example .env
./scripts/setup.sh

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add this to your Claude Desktop config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "civic-ai-tools": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": ["run", "mcp/server.py"],
      "env": {
        "SOCRATA_APP_TOKEN": "YOUR_TOKEN_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

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