Can I use US Census as a CLI?

Yes. KosmoKrator exposes a US Census CLI through kosmo integrations:call and the provider shortcut command. Commands can return JSON for scripts, CI, and coding agents.

Can I expose US Census through MCP?

Yes. The KosmoKrator MCP gateway can expose selected US Census tools to clients such as Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, and other MCP-compatible tools.

Where are US Census credentials stored?

US Census credentials are configured in KosmoKrator's local integration settings and reused by CLI, Lua, and MCP gateway surfaces.

Can I deny write access for US Census MCP tools?

Yes. Start the gateway with --write=deny for read-only clients, or use ask/allow only for trusted workspaces.

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US Census CLI for AI Agents

Use the US Census CLI from KosmoKrator to call US Census tools headlessly, return JSON, inspect schemas, and automate workflows from coding agents, scripts, and CI.

US Census CLI Setup

US Census can be configured headlessly with `kosmokrator integrations:configure us-census`.

Install, configure, and verify

# Install KosmoKrator first if it is not available on PATH.
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OpenCompanyApp/kosmokrator/main/install.sh | bash

# Configure and verify this integration.
kosmokrator integrations:configure us-census --enable --read allow --write ask --json
kosmokrator integrations:doctor us-census --json
kosmokrator integrations:status --json

Credentials

Authentication type: API key api_key. Configure credentials once, then reuse the same stored profile from scripts, coding CLIs, Lua, and MCP.

Key	Env var	Type	Required	Label
`api_key`	`US_CENSUS_API_KEY`	Secret `secret`	no	API Key

Command Patterns

The generic command is stable across every integration. The provider shortcut is shorter for humans.

Generic CLI call

kosmo integrations:call us-census.us_census_list_datasets '{}' --json

Provider shortcut

kosmo integrations:us-census us_census_list_datasets '{}' --json

Discovery

These commands return structured output for coding agents that need to inspect capabilities before choosing a function.

Discovery commands

kosmo integrations:docs us-census --json
kosmo integrations:docs us-census.us_census_list_datasets --json
kosmo integrations:schema us-census.us_census_list_datasets --json
kosmo integrations:search "US Census" --json
kosmo integrations:list --json

Automation Contexts

The same configured command surface works in these environments. The command does not change unless the host wrapper, credentials, or permissions change.

CI Run integration calls from CI jobs with JSON output, explicit credentials, and predictable exit status. Cron Jobs Schedule repeatable integration workflows from cron while keeping credentials in KosmoKrator config. Shell Scripts Call integration functions from shell scripts with stable JSON input and output. Headless Automation Use KosmoKrator as a non-interactive integration runtime for local automations and wrappers. Coding Agents Let coding agents discover schemas and execute integration functions through CLI commands or MCP.

CLI Functions

Every function below can be called headlessly. Commands are highlighted, copyable, and scroll horizontally when payloads are long.

`us-census.us_census_list_datasets`

List and search Census API datasets.

Read read

Parameters: none

Generic call

kosmo integrations:call us-census.us_census_list_datasets '{}' --json

Shortcut

kosmo integrations:us-census us_census_list_datasets '{}' --json

`us-census.us_census_dataset_metadata`

Get root metadata for one Census API dataset.

Read read

Parameters: none

Generic call

kosmo integrations:call us-census.us_census_dataset_metadata '{}' --json

Shortcut

kosmo integrations:us-census us_census_dataset_metadata '{}' --json

`us-census.us_census_variables`

List or search dataset variables.

Read read

Parameters: none

Generic call

kosmo integrations:call us-census.us_census_variables '{}' --json

Shortcut

kosmo integrations:us-census us_census_variables '{}' --json

`us-census.us_census_groups`

List or search dataset variable groups.

Read read

Parameters: none

Generic call

kosmo integrations:call us-census.us_census_groups '{}' --json

Shortcut

kosmo integrations:us-census us_census_groups '{}' --json

`us-census.us_census_geographies`

List supported geographies for a dataset.

Read read

Parameters: none

Generic call

kosmo integrations:call us-census.us_census_geographies '{}' --json

Shortcut

kosmo integrations:us-census us_census_geographies '{}' --json

`us-census.us_census_examples`

Get example queries for a dataset.

Read read

Parameters: none

Generic call

kosmo integrations:call us-census.us_census_examples '{}' --json

Shortcut

kosmo integrations:us-census us_census_examples '{}' --json

`us-census.us_census_data_query`

Query a Census dataset and normalize rows into records.

Read read

Parameters: none

Generic call

kosmo integrations:call us-census.us_census_data_query '{}' --json

Shortcut

kosmo integrations:us-census us_census_data_query '{}' --json

`us-census.us_census_data_query_url`

Build a Census data query URL for sharing or inspection.

Read read

Parameters: none

Generic call

kosmo integrations:call us-census.us_census_data_query_url '{}' --json

Shortcut

kosmo integrations:us-census us_census_data_query_url '{}' --json

Function Schemas

Use these parameter tables when building CLI payloads without calling integrations:schema first.

us-census.us_census_list_datasets 0 parameters

Schema command

kosmo integrations:schema us-census.us_census_list_datasets --json

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
No parameters.

us-census.us_census_dataset_metadata 0 parameters

Schema command

kosmo integrations:schema us-census.us_census_dataset_metadata --json

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
No parameters.

us-census.us_census_variables 0 parameters

Schema command

kosmo integrations:schema us-census.us_census_variables --json

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
No parameters.

us-census.us_census_groups 0 parameters

Schema command

kosmo integrations:schema us-census.us_census_groups --json

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
No parameters.

us-census.us_census_geographies 0 parameters

Schema command

kosmo integrations:schema us-census.us_census_geographies --json

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
No parameters.

us-census.us_census_examples 0 parameters

Schema command

kosmo integrations:schema us-census.us_census_examples --json

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
No parameters.

us-census.us_census_data_query 0 parameters

Schema command

kosmo integrations:schema us-census.us_census_data_query --json

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
No parameters.

us-census.us_census_data_query_url 0 parameters

Schema command

kosmo integrations:schema us-census.us_census_data_query_url --json

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
No parameters.

Permissions

Headless calls still follow the integration read/write permission policy. Configure read/write defaults with integrations:configure. Add --force only for trusted automation that should bypass that policy.