Fcc Broadband MCP Server

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Fcc Broadband MCP Server is answering right now. Last checked 11 min ago. 89 installs a week from npm. It exposes 9 tools. Last commit 2 Jul 2026.

FCC broadband availability, coverage analysis, and digital divide data for US geographies.

Installs per day peak 48 · avg 15 · +7% w/w

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Uptime history 41 hours of history · worst hour 75%

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91 of 91 checks

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381 ms

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Connect this server

Endpoint below is the one we actually reach during checks — not the one copied from a README. Last verified 11 min ago.

Claude Code Claude Desktop Codex Cursor VS Code

run in your terminal

claude mcp add fcc-broadband-mcp-server --transport http https://fcc-broadband.caseyjhand.com/mcp

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "fcc-broadband-mcp-server": {
      "url": "https://fcc-broadband.caseyjhand.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.fcc-broadband-mcp-server]
url = "https://fcc-broadband.caseyjhand.com/mcp"

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "fcc-broadband-mcp-server": {
      "url": "https://fcc-broadband.caseyjhand.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "fcc-broadband-mcp-server": {
      "url": "https://fcc-broadband.caseyjhand.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Available tools 9

Read directly from the server with tools/list, grouped by what they act on. If a tool disappears, we record the date.

fcc

fcc_compare_areas

Compares broadband coverage metrics across multiple geographies of the same type and returns a ranked table sorted by unserved or underserved population. Answers "which counties in this state have the worst broadband access?" and drives BEAD funding prioritization. Provide up to 50 geography IDs, or set compare_all_states=true for all 50 states + DC. Data is from FCC Form 477 (as of June 2021).

fcc_find_underserved

Finds geographic areas with limited or no broadband coverage at a given speed threshold, ranked by unserved population. The core tool for BEAD program analysis and broadband equity research. Accepts a state abbreviation to narrow scope or runs nationwide. Defaults to rural areas where underservice is most concentrated. Data is from FCC Form 477 (as of June 2021).

fcc_geocode_block

Converts a latitude/longitude coordinate to a 15-digit census block FIPS code, plus county FIPS, county name, state FIPS, state code, and state name. This is the required prerequisite for fcc_search_availability since the broadband dataset is indexed by census block, not address. Uses the FCC public Geo API — no authentication required.

fcc_get_coverage_summary

Returns a broadband coverage summary for a geography — population with zero, one, two, or three-plus providers at a given speed threshold, split by urban/rural and tribal/non-tribal segments. The primary tool for digital divide and equity analysis. Supports state, county, congressional district, census place, CBSA (metro area), tribal area, and national level. Data is from FCC Form 477 (as of June 2021). Use 100 Mbps as the speed threshold for BEAD program policy analysis.

fcc_get_provider

Returns a national-level coverage profile for a specific holding company (by hoconum): states served, technologies deployed, and the number of locations covered at each download speed tier. Use fcc_search_providers to find valid hoconum values. Data is from FCC Form 477 (as of June 2021).

fcc_list_downloads

Lists downloadable BDC data files for a specific as-of date — fixed availability by state and provider, mobile coverage, and challenge data — with file metadata (provider, state, technology, record count). Download URLs are included for each file. Requires FCC BDC API credentials (FCC_BDC_USERNAME and FCC_BDC_HASH_VALUE). Use fcc_list_filing_periods first to determine valid as_of_date values (BDC dates start June 2022).

fcc_list_filing_periods

Returns available data vintages: Form 477 filing periods (hardcoded Jun 2015 – Jun 2021, always available) and BDC as-of dates from the authenticated API (Jun 2022 onward, requires credentials). Call this before fcc_list_downloads to determine valid as_of_date values. Note: there is a data gap between June 2021 (last Form 477) and June 2022 (first BDC filing period).

fcc_search_availability

Queries broadband providers and advertised speeds at a census block from FCC Form 477 data (as of June 2021). Answers "which ISPs serve this location and what speeds do they offer?" — the core tool for address-level broadband lookup. Requires a 15-digit census block FIPS code; use fcc_geocode_block to convert coordinates first. Data reflects ISP-reported availability at the block level, which may overstate actual coverage for some addresses.

fcc_search_providers

Searches for ISPs by holding company name, filtered by state and technology type. Returns a deduplicated list of matching providers with hoconum identifiers for follow-up calls to fcc_get_provider. Answers "which ISPs serve Washington with fiber?" and "find all Comcast entities." Geographic filtering is state-level; sub-state granularity requires cross-referencing block data. Data is from FCC Form 477 (as of June 2021).

Endpoints

URL	Transport	State	Latency	Checked
https://fcc-broadband.caseyjhand.com/mcp	streamable-http	answering	444 ms	11 min ago

Fcc Broadband MCP Server — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

What can Fcc Broadband MCP Server do?

It exposes 9 tools, read directly from the server on our last check. Among them: fcc_compare_areas, fcc_find_underserved, fcc_geocode_block, fcc_get_coverage_summary, fcc_get_provider, fcc_list_downloads and 3 more. The full list with descriptions is on this page — we take it from the server itself via tools/list, not from a README. How MCP servers expose tools in the first place →

Is Fcc Broadband MCP Server working right now?

We send a real MCP handshake every 15 minutes. Over the last 24 hours 91 of 91 checks got a reply (100.0%), average response time 381 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.

How do I connect Fcc Broadband MCP Server?

Copy the ready config from this page — we generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each with the file path that client actually reads. It is a remote server, so there is nothing to install — the client connects to the address.

Does Fcc Broadband MCP Server need an API key?

No. Fcc Broadband MCP Server completed a full MCP handshake with us as an anonymous client and listed its tools without asking for anything. All 9 of them are readable on this page. This is what we observed, not what the docs claim.

How fast is Fcc Broadband MCP Server?

It answers our handshake in 381 ms on average, which is faster than 36% of all working MCP servers we measure. The comparison comes from our own checks across the whole registry, every 15 minutes.

How many people use Fcc Broadband MCP Server?

The npm package @cyanheads/fcc-broadband-mcp-server was installed 89 times in the last week. Week over week that is +7%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.

Is Fcc Broadband MCP Server open source?

Yes — written in TypeScript, 1 stars on GitHub and 4 open issues. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.