Connect Open Data DC to Claude.
Give Claude live, read-only access to your Open Data DC data — turn it into insights and answers straight from the chat.
- Reads other data
- Generates insights from Open Data DC
- Connects via the official API
Paste your Open Data DC API key to connect — it's encrypted and never shown to the AI.
How to connect Open Data DC to Claude.
Three steps, no pipeline to build and no data to export.
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In Claude, open Settings → Connectors and add Menza as an MCP server.
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Authorise the Open Data DC connection so Menza can read your Open Data DC data on your behalf.
Paste your Open Data DC API key to connect — it's encrypted and never shown to the AI.
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Ask Claude to work with your Open Data DC data — it queries Menza live and answers in the chat.
See Open Data DC working with Claude.
Menza working with Open Data DC.
Ask in Claude and Menza reads your live Open Data DC data to answer in seconds — read-only, so nothing in Open Data DC is ever changed.
ClaudeOpen Data DC connected via MenzaWhat's happening in my Open Data DC data right now — anything I should know?
Read live Open Data DC data311 pothole requests in Ward 5 are up 62% month-on-month — the largest rise of any ward.
The increase concentrates along two corridors; most other request categories in the ward are flat.
I'm reading this live through the official Open Data DC API via Menza — read-only, so nothing in Open Data DC is ever changed.
Put Menza between Claude and Open Data DC.
Is my Open Data DC data secure?
Your credentials are encrypted at rest and never exposed to the AI. Menza reads your data through the provider's official API using the access you grant, and you stay in control of what it can do — read-only by default, with any actions gated behind your approval.
Read our privacy policy- Encrypted in transit and at rest
- Scoped access — you choose what Menza can see
- Read-only by default; any action needs your approval
- Credentials are encrypted and never shown to the AI
- Revoke access at any time
Open Data DC + Claude questions, answered.
How do I connect Open Data DC to Claude?
Add Menza as an MCP server in Claude, authorise the Open Data DC connection once, then ask Claude to work with your Open Data DC data. Menza handles the Open Data DC API calls for you — there's nothing to export and no pipeline to maintain.
What can Claude do with my Open Data DC data through Menza?
Menza turns your Open Data DC data into live insights and answers — reading it directly through the API. It's read-only: Menza never writes back to Open Data DC, so nothing there is ever changed.
Is my Open Data DC data safe?
Yes. Your Open Data DC credentials are encrypted at rest and never shown to the AI. Menza only accesses what you grant it and is read-only by default, with any actions gated behind your approval.