autario-mcp

MCP server for Autario — query 500+ curated public datasets from World Bank, IMF, and ECB directly inside Claude Desktop and any MCP-compatible AI agent.

No API key required. All data is free and openly licensed.

Install

npx autario-mcp

Claude Desktop setup

Add to ~/.config/claude/claude_desktop_config.json (Mac/Linux) or %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json (Windows):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "autario": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["autario-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude Desktop. The 4 tools are now available.

Tools

| Tool | Description | |---|---| | search_datasets | Search the catalog by keyword or category | | get_dataset_info | Full metadata for a dataset | | get_dataset_schema | Column names and types — call before querying | | query_dataset | Filter, sort, paginate rows |

Example usage in Claude

"Find GDP data for European countries since 2010 and compare growth rates"

Claude will automatically use search_datasets → get_dataset_schema → query_dataset to fetch and analyze the data.

Data sources

• World Bank — GDP, population, health, education, environment, energy (CC BY 4.0)
• IMF — GDP growth, inflation, government debt (WEO)
• ECB — EUR/USD exchange rate, key interest rates

Environment

| Variable | Default | Description | |---|---|---| | AUTARIO_API_URL | https://autario.com | Override API base URL |