Connect Open Data DC to Claude.
Connecting Open Data DC to Claude through Menza lets you put questions to your washington, dc government datasets covering property and land, 311 service requests, crime, boundaries, and transportation directly in Claude. Menza reads it live through the official Open Data DC API, so Claude answers from current numbers, not a stale copy. Turn it into insights and answers in seconds — no exports, no dashboards — and it's read-only, so nothing in Open Data DC is ever changed.
- 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. or book a demo
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.
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.