Query, search, and download public datasets from the City of Raleigh Open Data portal. Access 200+ datasets — crime reports, food inspections, building permits, bike lanes, parks, zoning, traffic, budgets, and more.

Why Install This Skill

When your agent loads this skill, it becomes a Raleigh civic data specialist. That means:

Discover datasets — catalog, search, and browse 200+ datasets
Query with filters — SQL-like WHERE clauses on city data
Download in multiple formats — CSV, GeoJSON, JSON
Understand schema — inspect field names, types, and sample data before querying
No API key required — all data is publicly available

What You Get

Directory	Purpose
`SKILL.md`	Complete command reference with examples
`scripts/raleigh`	Python CLI for the ArcGIS REST API
`references/`	Dataset catalog and category reference

Quick Start

raleigh search "food inspection"
raleigh info "Food Inspections" --json
raleigh query "Food Inspections" --where "SCORE < 70"
raleigh download "Raleigh Dog Parks" -f csv -o dog_parks.csv

Triggers

Load this for any City of Raleigh data — crime, food inspections, permits, zoning, traffic, parks, or budgets.

Requirements

Python 3.8+ with requests library. No API key required.