NJ Reparations Council Report — MCP Documentation

What Is This?

How this server works and what it makes possible

The NJ Reparations Report, Made Interactive

This server takes the official NJ Reparations Council Report (June 2025) and makes it available through the Model Context Protocol (MCP) — an open standard that lets AI assistants like Claude, ChatGPT, and others access structured data in real time.

Instead of reading a 200+ page report, users can ask questions in plain language and get precise, sourced answers drawn directly from the Council’s findings and recommendations. Every response includes attribution.

For Policymakers & Advocates

Access all 103 policy recommendations by area
Get racial disparity data for briefings and proposals
Understand the historical throughline from slavery to today
Reference the wealth gap analysis and investment calculations
Find successful reparations examples from other jurisdictions

For Educators & Researchers

Search the full report for specific topics and data
Read historical spotlight stories for curriculum development
Explore NJ’s slavery history section by section
Access Council committee and member information
Find source statistics for research and citation

Get Started

Connect this report to your AI assistant in under a minute — pick your platform

All platforms connect to the same address:

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Claude ChatGPT

Claude

Works on claude.ai (Pro, Team, or Enterprise) and the Claude desktop app

Go to claude.ai and sign in
Click your name in the bottom left corner, then click Settings
Click Integrations in the left sidebar
Click Add Integration, then choose MCP
Paste this URL: https://rwjf-mcp.workingpaper.co/mcp/
Click Connect (if prompted for a password, ask your administrator)
Start a new chat and ask any question about the report — Claude will automatically look up the answer

Advanced: Claude Desktop app or Claude Code

Desktop app — add to your config file (~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "njrc-report": {
      "type": "streamable-http",
      "url": "https://rwjf-mcp.workingpaper.co/mcp/"
    }
  }
}

Claude Code CLI:

claude mcp add njrc-report   --transport streamable-http   https://rwjf-mcp.workingpaper.co/mcp/

ChatGPT

Requires ChatGPT Plus, Team, or Enterprise

Go to chatgpt.com and sign in
Click your profile picture in the top right, then click Settings
Click Connected apps in the left sidebar
Click Add connection
Paste this URL: https://rwjf-mcp.workingpaper.co/mcp/
Complete any prompts that appear
Start a new chat — the report tools will appear when you click the tools icon at the bottom of the chat

Advanced: OpenAI Responses API

import openai

client = openai.OpenAI()
resp = client.responses.create(
    model="gpt-4.1",
    input="What is the racial wealth gap in New Jersey?",
    tools=[{
        "type": "mcp",
        "server_label": "njrc-report",
        "server_url": "https://rwjf-mcp.workingpaper.co/mcp/",
        "require_approval": "never",
    }],
)

Google Gemini

The consumer Gemini app and website do not currently support connecting to custom MCP servers. This feature is only available through Google’s developer tools (Gemini CLI, AI Studio, and the Gemini API). We’ll update this page if Google adds MCP support for everyday users.

That’s it! Once connected, just type a question in plain English like “What does the report say about the racial wealth gap?” — the AI will automatically look up the answer from the report.

Example Questions

Try asking your AI assistant these questions

“What is the racial wealth gap in New Jersey and what does the report recommend to close it?”

Gets wealth data and economic justice policy recommendations

“Tell me about Colonel Tye and his role in the Revolutionary War.”

Retrieves the Colonel Tye spotlight from the slavery era section

“What policy recommendations does the report make for criminal justice reform?”

Returns the Public Safety and Justice policy area with all sub-recommendations

“What are some examples of successful reparations programs around the world?”

Lists reparations examples from Germany, Japan, California, Evanston, and more

“How did New Jersey’s gradual abolition differ from other northern states?”

Explores the colonial era section on NJ’s uniquely slow path to ending slavery

Report Structure

10 sections covering NJ’s history and path to reparative justice

Executive Summary Report Overview, Report Structure, Policy Recommendation Areas

Preface Slavery and the Two New Jerseys, Say the Word: Reparations, The New Jersey Reparations Council, For Such a Time as This

Introduction Why Reparations in New Jersey?, The History of Slavery Is the History of New Jersey, Black Harm Deserves Redress, Reparations as Human Rights, The Historical Movement for Reparations, Examples of Successful Reparations Programs, What Reparations Solve

New Jersey: Slave State of the North Slavery Takes Root in New Jersey, Labor Performed by the Enslaved, Sickness, Violence and the Law in the Era of Slavery, Clinging to Slavery: Gradual Abolition, The Complicity of Higher Education, Complicity of Faith Institutions and Religions of the Enslaved, Faith and Black Resistance, Seeking Freedom and the Underground Railroad, Democratic Exclusion, Last in the North: Abolition with Reparations to Enslavers

III

New Jersey and the Jim Crow Era Black Migration and Segregation, Racial Violence in New Jersey: Legal and Extralegal, Home Rule and Environmental Racism, Housing Discrimination: Redlining and More, Economic Stratification and Political Marginalization, Resistance in the Civil Rights Era

Two New Jerseys Wealth and Income Gaps, Homeownership, Affordable Housing and Segregation, School Segregation, Environmental Injustice, Health Disparities, Mental Health, Community Stress and Violence, Policing and Incarceration: From Rebellion to Today, How Two New Jerseys Become One

The Stories New Jersey Tells Itself Slavery in New Jersey: Our Self-Story, Public Education and Curriculum, Stories of Resistance and Repair, Telling the Truth

A Blueprint for Repair: Policy Proposals Democracy, Economic Justice, Social Programs and Well-Being, Health Equity, Desegregation, Higher Education, Environmental Justice, Public Safety and Justice, Public Education and Narrative, Faith Institutions, Accountability

VII

Conclusion The Future Is Ours to Make

VIII

Appendices Appendix A: NJ State Budget Payments to Enslavers (1806-1811), Appendix B: Calculations for Closing the Racial Wealth Gap

Policy Areas (103 Recommendations)

The Blueprint for Repair proposes transformative policies across 11 areas

Democracy

Structural remedies for historic racism and discrimination in New Jersey's democracy, addressing electoral harms, politi...

Economic Justice

A Paul Robeson Plan for Black New Jersey — comprehensive economic justice recommendations including direct payments to c...

Social Programs and Well-Being

Recommendations for social programs addressing basic needs, community development, and family preservation....

Health Equity

Recommendations addressing racial health disparities including universal coverage, workforce development, and targeted i...

Desegregation

Comprehensive desegregation recommendations addressing both school and housing segregation in New Jersey....

Higher Education

Recommendations to address the legacy of exclusion from higher education and make NJ colleges accessible and equitable f...

Environmental Justice

Recommendations to end environmental racism, transform urban centers, and ensure equitable access to clean, healthy envi...

Public Safety and Justice

Comprehensive criminal justice reform recommendations addressing policing, prosecution, incarceration, and youth justice...

Public Education and Narrative

Recommendations for truth-telling, memorialization, curriculum reform, and narrative change to confront NJ's history and...

Faith Institutions

Recommendations for religious institutions across the state to engage in reparative work....

Accountability

Recommendations for ongoing monitoring, research, and accountability to ensure reparations efforts are implemented and e...

Available Tools

MCP tools for querying the report

report.get_policy_recommendations

Get all policy recommendations, optionally filtered by area

report.get_key_statistics

Get key racial disparity statistics from the report

report.get_wealth_gap

Get detailed wealth gap data and closure calculations

report.get_spotlights

Get historical spotlight stories (Lockey White, Colonel Tye, Timbuctoo, etc.)

report.get_reparations_examples

Get examples of successful reparations programs worldwide

report.get_council_info

Get Council co-chairs, committees, and members

report.list_sections

List all major sections of the report

report.list_topics

List topics within a specific section

report.get_topic

Get full details for any topic by ID or code

report.search

Full-text search across the entire report

report.get_version_info

Document metadata and version information

report.get_usage_guide

Navigation guide for the report

Source & Attribution

Source: “For Such a Time as This: The Nowness of Reparations for Black People in New Jersey” — A Report from the New Jersey Reparations Council (June 2025).

Convened by: New Jersey Institute for Social Justice in partnership with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Co-Chairs: Khalil Gibran Muhammad (Princeton University) and Taja-Nia Henderson (Rutgers University).

Committees: 9 subject-matter committees with leading scholars, practitioners, and advocates.

All responses from this MCP server include attribution metadata. The full report is available at njisj.org.