Switzerland Farm Subsidies MCP

Swiss direct payment system (Direktzahlungen) based on the Direct Payments Ordinance (DZV, SR 910.13) and Federal Office for Agriculture (BLW) directives. Covers all 7 payment categories, OELN ecological proof of performance, zone-differentiated payment rates, and Agate portal application guidance.

Jurisdiction: Switzerland (CH)

Payment Categories

| Category | German Name | Description | |----------|-------------|-------------| | Kulturlandschaft | Kulturlandschaftsbeitraege | Upland, slope, and alpine grazing payments | | Versorgungssicherheit | Versorgungssicherheitsbeitraege | Food supply security (arable, grassland, base payments) | | Biodiversitaet | Biodiversitaetsbeitraege | Biodiversity promotion areas (BFF), quality levels I/II | | Landschaftsqualitaet | Landschaftsqualitaetsbeitraege | Landscape quality projects (cantonal programmes) | | Produktionssystem | Produktionssystembeitraege | Organic, extenso, GMO-free, animal welfare | | Ressourceneffizienz | Ressourceneffizienzbeitraege | Resource efficiency (precision farming, soil protection) | | Uebergang | Uebergangsbeitraege | Transitional payments (AP 14-17 to AP 22+) |

Quick Start

npx (stdio)

npx -y @ansvar/ch-farm-subsidies-mcp

Claude Desktop

Add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ch-farm-subsidies": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@ansvar/ch-farm-subsidies-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

claude mcp add ch-farm-subsidies -- npx -y @ansvar/ch-farm-subsidies-mcp

Streamable HTTP (remote)

https://mcp.ansvar.eu/ch-farm-subsidies/mcp

No authentication required.

Docker

docker run -p 3000:3000 ghcr.io/ansvar-systems/ch-farm-subsidies-mcp:latest

The HTTP server exposes /mcp (Streamable HTTP) and /health (health check).

Tools

| Tool | Description | |------|-------------| | about | Server metadata: name, version, coverage, data sources, links | | list_sources | All data sources with authority, URL, license, freshness | | check_data_freshness | Staleness status, last ingest date, refresh command | | search_schemes | FTS5 search across all direct payment schemes | | get_scheme_details | Full details for a specific scheme: requirements, rates, legal basis | | get_payment_rates | CHF rates per unit (ha, GVE, NST), filterable by altitude zone | | check_eligibility | Eligible schemes for a farm based on land type, zone, farm type | | list_scheme_options | All options within a payment category, or all categories | | get_oeln_requirements | OELN ecological requirements (all 12 or a specific one) | | search_application_guidance | Agate portal guidance: deadlines, process, documents, common mistakes |

See TOOLS.md for full parameter documentation and examples.

Data

• 20 direct payment schemes across 7 categories
• 80 zone-differentiated payment rates
• 12 OELN ecological requirements
• 8 application guidance entries
• FTS5 full-text search with tiered fallback (phrase, AND, prefix, stemmed, OR, LIKE)

See COVERAGE.md for full coverage details and known gaps.

Sources

| Source | Authority | URL | |--------|-----------|-----| | Direktzahlungsverordnung (DZV, SR 910.13) | BLW | fedlex.admin.ch | | BLW Weisungen und Erlaeuterungen | BLW | blw.admin.ch | | Agrarbericht | BLW | agrarbericht.ch | | Agate-Portal | BLW / Kantone | agate.ch |

All sources are official Swiss federal publications, freely reusable.

Legal

• Disclaimer: DISCLAIMER.md -- not legal advice, verify with cantonal authorities
• Privacy: PRIVACY.md -- no personal data collected
• Security: SECURITY.md -- responsible disclosure

Development

npm ci
npm run build
npm test
npm run lint
npm run dev          # stdio watch mode
npm run start:http   # HTTP server on port 3000

License

Apache-2.0 -- see LICENSE.

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