City of Vancouver Open Data

Access 194+ datasets from the City of Vancouver open data portal. Search, fetch, and analyze city data on parking, transit, permits, demographics, and more v...

Security Scan

The skill is internally consistent: it queries the City of Vancouver Opendatasoft API, requires no credentials, and only writes a local cache file for the dataset catalogue.

Purpose & Capability

The name/description match the included code and documentation. The Python CLI calls the Opendatasoft API for Vancouver datasets and exposes search/list/info/fetch functionality; there are no unrelated credentials, binaries, or capabilities requested.

Instruction Scope

SKILL.md directs the agent to run the provided Python script for dataset operations. The script only performs HTTP requests to the opendata.vancouver.ca API and prints or exports results. The instructions and code do not read arbitrary host files, environment secrets, or send data to third-party endpoints.

Install Mechanism

There is no install spec (instruction-only plus a small included script). Nothing is downloaded or extracted at install time, so no high-risk install behavior is present.

Credentials

The skill declares no required environment variables and the script does not read secrets or external credentials. It only writes a small cache file next to the script and uses outbound HTTP to the official portal—proportional to its purpose.

Persistence & Privilege

always is false and the skill does not request elevated or persistent platform privileges. It creates a local .cache/catalog_cache.json next to the script (local, scoped), which is normal caching behavior.

Assessment

This skill appears to do what it claims: query Vancouver's open-data API and cache the dataset catalogue locally. Before installing or running it, be aware that it will make outbound HTTPS requests to opendata.vancouver.ca and will create a local .cache/catalog_cache.json file beside the script. No credentials are requested or stored. If you run the skill in an environment with restricted network access or sensitive data, consider reviewing the script (scripts/vancouver_data.py) yourself and ensure network access to opendata.vancouver.ca is acceptable. If you plan to allow autonomous agent invocation, remember the skill can make network calls when invoked.

Access and analyze 194+ open datasets from the City of Vancouver via the Opendatasoft API. Data covers parking, transit, permits, demographics, environment, infrastructure, and more.

Portal: https://opendata.vancouver.ca Platform: Opendatasoft

Quick Start

# Search for datasets
python3 scripts/vancouver_data.py search "parking"

# List all datasets
python3 scripts/vancouver_data.py list

# View dataset info
python3 scripts/vancouver_data.py info parking-tickets-2017-2019

# Fetch data
python3 scripts/vancouver_data.py fetch parking-tickets-2017-2019 --limit 5

# Fetch with filters
python3 scripts/vancouver_data.py fetch parking-tickets-2017-2019 --where "year='2019'" --limit 10

# Export as CSV
python3 scripts/vancouver_data.py fetch parking-tickets-2017-2019 --limit 100 --csv > tickets.csv

Commands Reference

Command	Description
search <query>	Search datasets by keyword
list	List all datasets
info <dataset-id>	Show dataset metadata and fields
fetch <dataset-id>	Fetch data rows (opts: --limit, --where, --select, --order, --csv)

Query Parameters

• --limit N — Max rows to return (default: 10)
• --where "condition" — SQL-like filter
• --select "col1,col2" — Choose specific columns
• --order "col DESC" — Sort results
• --csv — Output as CSV instead of JSON

Dataset IDs

Dataset IDs are URL-safe slugs (e.g., parking-tickets-2017-2019). Find them via search or list, or from the dataset URL: opendata.vancouver.ca/explore/dataset/{id}.

Data Sources

All data is sourced from the City of Vancouver's Open Data Portal (opendata.vancouver.ca). See references/datasets.md for a curated list of popular datasets.