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TownBrief - Massachusetts Local Government Intelligence MCP Server

com.townbrief/townbrief
answering

TownBrief - Massachusetts Local Government Intelligence is answering right now. Last checked 1 min ago.

MA local gov meetings, transcripts, articles, bylaws, calendars for 351 towns.

The linked repository no longer exists on GitHub — it was deleted or made private.

Uptime history 41 hours of history
41 hours agonow
100.0%
Uptime 24h
184 of 184 checks
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Tools
hidden behind auth
370 ms
Response time
average over 24h
API key or OAuth
Access
streamable-http

Connect this server

Endpoint below is the one we actually reach during checks — not the one copied from a README. Last verified 1 min ago.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add townbrief --transport http https://api.townbrief.com/mcp
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "townbrief": {
      "url": "https://api.townbrief.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.townbrief]
url = "https://api.townbrief.com/mcp"
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "townbrief": {
      "url": "https://api.townbrief.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "townbrief": {
      "url": "https://api.townbrief.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

This endpoint answered with an authorization challenge — the server is running, but you need an API key or OAuth to use it.

This endpoint answered with an authorization challenge — the server is running, but you need an API key or OAuth to use it.

Endpoints

URLTransportStateLatencyChecked
https://api.townbrief.com/mcp streamable-http needs key 365 ms 1 min ago
https://api.townbrief.com/sse sse needs key 358 ms 1 min ago

TownBrief - Massachusetts Local Government Intelligence — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no tool list for TownBrief - Massachusetts Local Government Intelligence?
The server answered our handshake with an authorization challenge, so it is running — but it will not describe its tools to an anonymous client. To see them you need to connect with your own credentials. We record it as alive, not as broken: 100.0% of checks in the last 24 hours got a reply.
Is TownBrief - Massachusetts Local Government Intelligence working right now?
We send a real MCP handshake every 15 minutes. Over the last 24 hours 184 of 184 checks got a reply (100.0%), average response time 370 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.
Is TownBrief - Massachusetts Local Government Intelligence still maintained?
The linked repository no longer exists on GitHub — it was deleted or made private. We show this because it changes what you can expect: an unmaintained server may keep answering for months and then stop without warning.
How do I connect TownBrief - Massachusetts Local Government Intelligence?
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. You will need your own key or an OAuth login: it refuses anonymous clients.
Does TownBrief - Massachusetts Local Government Intelligence need an API key?
Yes. Every time we knock, TownBrief - Massachusetts Local Government Intelligence answers with an authorization challenge instead of its tool list — that is how we know it is running and gated rather than broken. Bring your own credentials and it will talk.
How fast is TownBrief - Massachusetts Local Government Intelligence?
It answers our handshake in 370 ms on average, which is faster than 37% of all working MCP servers we measure. The comparison comes from our own checks across the whole registry, every 15 minutes.