Govdata Mcp

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About Govdata Mcp

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that lets AI agents search, explore, and fetch open datasets from official government data portals. One unified tool interface across the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia, with per-portal quirks (API migrations, auth walls

Config

Add this server to your MCP-compatible client using the configuration below.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "govdata": {
      "command": "govdata-mcp",
      "env": {
        "DATAGOV_API_KEY": "your-api-data-gov-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

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Overview

What is Govdata Mcp?

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that lets AI agents search, explore, and fetch open datasets from official government data portals. It provides one unified tool interface across the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia, automatically handling per-portal quirks such as API migrations, authentication walls, bilingual metadata, and stale DataStore flags.

How to use Govdata Mcp?

The README does not provide installation, configuration, or invocation instructions. A user would typically add the server to an MCP host/client and then call the exposed tools to search or fetch datasets. No specific commands or config keys are mentioned.

Key features of Govdata Mcp

Unified interface for four national government data portals
Searches, explores, and fetches open datasets
Absorbs per-portal quirks (API changes, auth, bilingual metadata)
Supports United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia
Built on the Model Context Protocol (MCP)

Use cases of Govdata Mcp

An AI assistant answering queries with up‑to‑date government statistics
A research agent fetching datasets from multiple English‑speaking countries through a single tool
A data pipeline that programmatically discovers and retrieves open data from official portals

FAQ from Govdata Mcp

Which government data portals does it support?

The server supports the official open data portals of the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia.

How does it handle differences between portals?

Per‑portal quirks (e.g., API migrations, authentication walls, bilingual metadata, stale DataStore flags) are absorbed behind a common adapter, so the user sees a single consistent interface.

Does the server handle authentication?

The README notes that “auth walls” are one of the quirks absorbed by the adapter, but does not detail specific authentication methods or requirements for the user.

Where does the data live?

Data is fetched live from the government portals. The server does not store or cache datasets locally.

What is the Model Context Protocol (MCP)?

MCP is a protocol that allows AI agents to interact with external tools and data sources. This server implements the MCP standard to expose government data search and retrieval capabilities.

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