LFX Data Copilot MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides access to Linux Foundation project data and analytics through natural language queries.

Installation

From npm (Recommended)

npm install -g @jreyero/lfx-mcp-server

From source (Development)

git clone https://github.com/CrowdDotDev/lfx-data-copilot.git
cd lfx-data-copilot/mcp-package
npm install -g .

Setup

1. Get your API key from the LFX Data Copilot dashboard
2. Set environment variable:

   export LFX_API_KEY="your-api-key-here"

Optional Environment Variables

• LFX_API_URL: Override the API endpoint (default: https://report-builder.onrender.com)
• LFX_DEBUG: Enable debug logging
• NODE_ENV: Set to 'development' for local development

Usage

Claude Desktop

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "lfx-data-copilot": {
      "command": "lfx-mcp-server",
      "env": {
        "LFX_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor IDE

Add to your .cursor/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "lfx-data-copilot": {
      "command": "lfx-mcp-server",
      "env": {
        "LFX_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Available Tools

• query_data - Generate SQL queries from natural language
• get_data - Execute queries and return actual data
• explain_models - Get detailed schema information

Available Resources

• lfx://models - Browse available data models

Environment Variables

• LFX_API_KEY (required) - Your API key for accessing LFX data
• LFX_API_URL (optional) - Custom API URL (auto-detects localhost vs production)
• NODE_ENV=development or LFX_DEV=true - Forces localhost connection
• LFX_DEBUG=true - Shows connection info for debugging

Development vs Production

For Development (connects to localhost:3000):

export LFX_API_KEY="QvVZohsfghXxcfEaymVurFVMYPQYdjxjxHmwOsTkrmYOAaLYRtNrBFkGnbSegClR"
export NODE_ENV="development"
lfx-mcp-server

For Production (connects to Render.com):

export LFX_API_KEY="production-api-key"
lfx-mcp-server

Examples

Ask Claude or Cursor:

• "How many projects are in the Linux Foundation?"
• "Show me the top 10 funded projects"
• "What data models are available?"
• "Explain the structure of the projects model"