Public Data MCP: Recalls, Gov Contracts, ZIP Income, Leads

MCP server for AI agents (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, n8n). 7 tools over official US public data: product & vehicle recalls, federal contract winners, IRS income by ZIP, new Texas businesses, domain WHOIS/DNS/email intel and website tech stacks. Pay per tool call.

Connect

Server URL: https://intuitive-ytterbium--public-data-mcp.apify.actor/mcp Send your Apify API token as Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_TOKEN>.

Claude Desktop / Cursor / any Streamable-HTTP MCP client:

{"mcpServers": {"public-data": {"url": "https://intuitive-ytterbium--public-data-mcp.apify.actor/mcp",
  "headers": {"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN"}}}}

You can also add it through Apify's own MCP gateway at mcp.apify.com.

How to use

Example use cases

1. AI assistants (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor): ask about recalls, federal contracts or ZIP income in plain English.
2. Sales agents & n8n workflows: enrich prospect domains and find new Texas businesses from inside an agent.
3. Research copilots: pull official US public data with sources instead of guessing.

Steps: add the server URL above to your MCP client with your Apify token, then ask a question. Example tool call:

{"tool": "domain_lookup", "arguments": {"domains": ["apify.com", "stripe.com"]}}

Sample output (from a real run of the underlying lookup, trimmed):

{
 "domain": "apify.com",
 "registered": true,
 "registrar": "Amazon Registrar, Inc.",
 "createdAt": "2009-06-02T17:14:10Z",
 "expiresAt": "2035-06-02T17:14:10Z",
 "updatedAt": "2026-05-16T16:53:04Z",
 "status": [
  "client transfer prohibited"
 ],
 "nameservers": [
  "ns-1225.awsdns-25.org",
  "ns-1928.awsdns-49.co.uk",
  "ns-449.awsdns-56.com",
  "..."
 ],
 "daysToExpiry": 3151,
 "ageYears": 17.4,
 "a": [
  "3.170.42.68",
  "3.170.42.76",
  "3.170.42.100",
  "..."
 ],
 "aaaa": [
  "2600:9000:2870:0:9:a03e:6540:93a1",
  "2600:9000:2870:600:9:a03e:6540:93a1",
  "2600:9000:2870:2a00:9:a03e:6540:93a1",
  "..."
 ],
 "mx": [
  "aspmx.l.google.com",
  "alt1.aspmx.l.google.com",
  "alt2.aspmx.l.google.com",
  "..."
 ],
 "emailProvider": "Google Workspace"
}

Pricing: $0.01 per tool call, $0.03 per heavy tool call (contracts, ZIP income, Texas businesses). Only successful calls are charged.

Tools

Tool	What it answers	Price
search_recalls	Recent CPSC, FDA food/drug/device and USDA FSIS recalls matching brands, products, UPCs or keywords	$0.01
vehicle_recalls	NHTSA recalls for a make/model/year	$0.01
domain_lookup	Registrar, created/expiry, DNS, email provider, SPF/DMARC, SSL expiry for up to 25 domains	$0.01
website_tech_stack	CMS, ecommerce, analytics, pixels, chat, payments, CDN for up to 25 sites	$0.01
federal_contract_winners	Top federal contract recipients by NAICS/state from USAspending.gov	$0.03
zip_income	IRS SOI income stats for up to 50 ZIP codes	$0.03
texas_new_businesses	New Texas sales-tax permit holders by county/city/ZIP/NAICS	$0.03

Only successful tool calls are charged. No subscription, no per-result fees inside a call.

Example prompts

• "Any FDA or USDA recalls for Trader Joe's or anything with listeria in the last 30 days?"
• "Who won the most IT services (NAICS 541511) federal contracts in Texas this year?"
• "Give me 20 new restaurants that opened in Harris County this month."
• "What email provider and DMARC policy do these 10 prospect domains use?"
• "Compare average income in ZIPs 77459, 77002 and 78701."

Batch / scheduled use

Each tool also exists as a regular Actor by the same author (Recall Brand Watch, Gov Contract Competitor Intel, IRS SOI ZIP Income, Texas New Business Leads, Bulk Domain Intel, Website Tech Stack Detector) for big batches and schedules.

Notes

Official public sources only: saferproducts.gov, openFDA, USDA FSIS (best effort), NHTSA, USAspending.gov, IRS SOI, Texas Comptroller open data, RDAP/DNS. No personal data beyond what businesses publish. Not legal or financial advice.

Keywords: MCP server, Model Context Protocol, AI agent tools, Claude MCP, ChatGPT tools, LLM tools, recall API, government contracts API, ZIP code income API, B2B leads, WHOIS API, tech stack lookup.

FAQ

Do I need to run a batch Actor first? No. This is a standby MCP server. Point your client at the Server URL with your Apify token and call tools directly.

Certificate / hostname errors? Use the hyphenated hostname intuitive-ytterbium--public-data-mcp.apify.actor (hyphen in the username segment). An underscore there fails TLS.

Free trial? A free Apify account includes monthly free platform credit. Tool events are $0.01–$0.03 and only successful calls are charged.

Prefer Apify's MCP gateway? You can also add this Actor through mcp.apify.com (OAuth; no token pasted into the client config).