Spatial Enrichment in CARTO Workflows

Prerequisites: Load carto-create-workflow for the development process — it covers both access paths (the MCP server's workflow tools such as create_workflow, validate_workflow, and run_workflow when attached; the carto workflows CLI otherwise; routing signals in carto-basics/references/access-paths.md). There is no direct enrichment MCP tool — enrichment always runs as a Workflow, so route through those workflow tools.

This skill covers the universal pattern for enriching spatial data with demographics, risk scores, or any variable from a spatial features dataset.

Instructions

Follow the 5-step universal enrichment pattern. Each step maps to one or more workflow components.

Step 1: Load source data

Load the business entities (stores, points, polygons) that need enrichment.

• Points or polygons from a table: use a ReadTable source node
• Custom geometry: use native.tablefromgeojson to inline a GeoJSON polygon