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Pipeworx census
by
Bruce Gutman
· GitHub ↗
· v1.0.0
· MIT-0
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Install in OpenClaw
/install pipeworx-census
Description
Access U.S. Census Bureau housing data including ACS, building permits, housing starts, homeownership rates, and available census datasets by geography.
Usage Guidance
This skill claims to provide U.S. Census housing data but calls a third‑party gateway (gateway.pipeworx.io) rather than an official Census endpoint. Before installing: verify the gateway's operator and trustworthiness (privacy policy, TLS cert, ownership), confirm what client data (request parameters, possibly user-supplied locations) will be sent to that gateway, and prefer skills that call official APIs directly or explicitly document the proxy. If you must use it, consider restricting network egress, monitoring outbound requests, or asking the publisher for the source code/manifest and justification for the gateway. If you need high assurance about data provenance or privacy, do not install until the gateway operator is validated.
Capability Analysis
Type: OpenClaw Skill
Name: pipeworx-census
Version: 1.0.0
The skill bundle provides a configuration for accessing US Census Bureau housing data via a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server hosted at gateway.pipeworx.io. The SKILL.md and _meta.json files contain only descriptive documentation and standard configuration metadata for tools like census_acs and census_building_permits, with no evidence of malicious code, prompt injection, or unauthorized data access.
Capability Assessment
Purpose & Capability
The name/description (Census housing data) align with the exposed functions (ACS, building permits, etc.), but the SKILL.md embeds a third‑party MCP server URL (https://gateway.pipeworx.io/census/mcp) rather than calling an official census.gov API directly. Using a proxy/gateway can be legitimate but should be explicitly documented and justified—its presence is the main coherence concern.
Instruction Scope
The SKILL.md only defines API-like endpoints and an mcpServers entry; it does not instruct the agent to read local files, environment variables, or other system state, nor to write files. There is no broad or vague instruction granting discretionary data collection.
Install Mechanism
This is an instruction-only skill with no install spec and no code files, so nothing is written to disk or installed during enablement.
Credentials
The skill declares no required environment variables, credentials, or config paths. That is proportionate to the stated purpose—but it increases reliance on the embedded MCP server as the only external dependency to inspect.
Persistence & Privilege
Defaults are used (not always: true). The skill can be invoked autonomously by the agent; combined with the third‑party gateway this increases the blast radius because calls may be issued without further user confirmation. This is expected platform behavior but worth noting.
How to Use
- Make sure OpenClaw is installed (local or Docker)
- Run the install command in chat:
/install pipeworx-census - After installation, invoke the skill by name or use
/pipeworx-census - Provide required inputs per the skill's parameter spec and get structured output
Version History
v1.0.0
Initial release
Metadata
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Pipeworx census?
Access U.S. Census Bureau housing data including ACS, building permits, housing starts, homeownership rates, and available census datasets by geography. It is an AI Agent Skill for Claude Code / OpenClaw, with 69 downloads so far.
How do I install Pipeworx census?
Run "/install pipeworx-census" in the OpenClaw or Claude Code chat to install it in one step — no extra setup required.
Is Pipeworx census free?
Yes, Pipeworx census is completely free, licensed under MIT-0. You can download, install and use it at no cost.
Which platforms does Pipeworx census support?
Pipeworx census is cross-platform and runs anywhere OpenClaw / Claude Code is available (cross-platform).
Who created Pipeworx census?
It is built and maintained by Bruce Gutman (@brucegutman); the current version is v1.0.0.
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