# Motley MCP server

Source: https://glimind.com/server/mcp-registry%2Fnyc.motley%2Fmcp
Registry id: `mcp-registry/nyc.motley/mcp`
Status: live (checked 2026-10-26T22:08:30.064Z)

## Measurements (30 days)

- Uptime: 100%
- Checks: 4936
- Outages (90 days): 1

## Install

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "motley-mcp-server": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.motley.nyc/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

Claude Code:

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

## Tools (21)

- `browse-schools`: Find NYC schools citywide by what a family wants — borough, community school district (1-32), grade band (pre-K/elementary/middle/high), school type (public/cha
- `compare-neighborhoods`: Compare 2–6 NYC neighborhoods side by side across the 9 family-fit metrics (Family Fit, Families, Affordability, Schools, Neighborhood Character, Transit, Safet
- `explain-admissions-method`: Explain one NYC admission entry point or method in full — the plain-English explainer, its typical deadline window, and, when the method asks a family for more 
- `explain-score`: Use this when a family asks how one of Motley's scores is computed — a neighborhood score (Family Fit, Schools, Safety / Peace of Mind, Affordability, Getting A
- `find-collections`: Use this when a family asks for lists of NYC schools or neighborhoods picked by a rule rather than a ranking: zoned schools that beat their district while servi
- `find-neighborhood`: Find which NYC neighborhood (NTA) an address or coordinate is in. Pass a NYC address the family gave (placed with NYC's official address directory; include the 
- `find-places`: Use this when a family asks what's in one NYC neighborhood, or where a kind of place is in it: a library, playgrounds, subway stations or bus stops, coffee, gro
- `find-school`: Use this to turn a school's name into its DBN — the official name, a common short form ('Brooklyn Tech', 'PS 321'), or a DBN to confirm. Returns candidate schoo
- `get-activities`: Get kids' activities and businesses in a neighborhood — classes, sports, arts, tutoring, etc. Use count_only for category breakdown, or limit/offset to page the
- `get-admissions-demand`: Use this when a family asks how a specific school admits students or how hard it is to get in. Returns the school's admission method in full (what it asks of a 
- `get-admissions-methods`: Get the full NYC school-admissions reference: every entry point from 3-K and Pre-K through Kindergarten, Gifted & Talented, and the 8 middle/high admission meth
- `get-admissions-timeline`: Use this when a family asks what's coming for their child — which NYC school applications (3-K, Pre-K, Kindergarten, Gifted & Talented, middle school, high scho
- `get-comparable`: Find neighborhoods most similar to a given one based on a 9-dimension score vector (family density, wealth, education, safety, transit, etc.). Returns similarit
- `get-neighborhood`: Get full details for a single NYC neighborhood including demographics, raw 0-100 scores, location, and a family-readable interpretation (labeled score bands + c
- `get-neighborhood-summary`: Get a decision-ready, family-readable summary of one NYC neighborhood: a one-paragraph fit verdict, what stands out and what to weigh among its Family Fit score
- `get-resources`: Get family resource counts for a neighborhood: recreation centers, playgrounds, libraries, hospitals, farmers markets, ADA subway stations.
- `get-safety`: Get safety and health environment indicators for a neighborhood: crime complaints, collisions, HPD violations, air quality, lead levels, asthma rates — plus a f
- `get-schools`: Get schools within a neighborhood — public, charter, and private. Includes each school's Motley ratings out of 100 (elementary and middle schools on grades 3-8 
- `get-zoned-school`: Use this when a family asks which elementary school is zoned for a specific NYC address, such as an apartment or building they name. NYC draws school zones buil
- `rank-neighborhoods`: Rank NYC's residential neighborhoods by what a family cares about — the same ranking as Best fit on motley.nyc. Pass ranked priority words, most important first
- `search-neighborhoods`: Search and filter NYC neighborhoods by borough, by name (typos and nicknames like 'Bed-Stuy' or 'UWS' included), or by a description of what a family wants near

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