Back to MCP Servers

UN FAOSTAT global food & agriculture statistics over a local SQLite mirror, via MCP.

To add faostat-mcp-server to Claude, run the install command below or copy the ready-made config for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code further down. Restart your client after adding it and its tools show up in your next conversation. It declares 6 environment variables, listed below.

DatabaseDevTools

Install

npx -y @cyanheads/faostat-mcp-server@0.5.0

Environment variables

FAOSTAT_DOMAINSSet in your MCP config
FAOSTAT_MIRROR_PATHSet in your MCP config
FAOSTAT_BULK_BASE_URLSet in your MCP config
CANVAS_PROVIDER_TYPESet in your MCP config
FAOSTAT_DATAFRAME_DROP_ENABLEDSet in your MCP config
MCP_LOG_LEVELSet in your MCP config

Set only if the maker requires them; this listing does not flag any of them as required.

Install with your client

Terminal
claude mcp add faostat --env FAOSTAT_DOMAINS=<YOUR_FAOSTAT_DOMAINS> --env FAOSTAT_MIRROR_PATH=<YOUR_FAOSTAT_MIRROR_PATH> --env FAOSTAT_BULK_BASE_URL=<YOUR_FAOSTAT_BULK_BASE_URL> --env CANVAS_PROVIDER_TYPE=<YOUR_CANVAS_PROVIDER_TYPE> --env FAOSTAT_DATAFRAME_DROP_ENABLED=<YOUR_FAOSTAT_DATAFRAME_DROP_ENABLED> --env MCP_LOG_LEVEL=<YOUR_MCP_LOG_LEVEL> -- npx -y @cyanheads/faostat-mcp-server@0.5.0

Run this in a terminal to add the server to Claude Code.

What this does

faostat-mcp-server exposes a set of tools to Claude over the Model Context Protocol. After you add it to claude_desktop_config.json (snippet above) and restart Claude Desktop, those tools become callable inside any conversation.

Requirements

This server declares the following environment variables. Set only the ones the maker requires for your setup; this listing does not flag any of them as required:

FAOSTAT_DOMAINS
FAOSTAT_MIRROR_PATH
FAOSTAT_BULK_BASE_URL
CANVAS_PROVIDER_TYPE
FAOSTAT_DATAFRAME_DROP_ENABLED
MCP_LOG_LEVEL

Set these via the env object in your MCP config (see claude_desktop_config.json snippet above).

Frequently asked questions

How do I install faostat-mcp-server?

Run the Claude Code command in the install section to add faostat-mcp-server to Claude Code, or copy the ready-made config for your client from the install section on this page. Restart your client afterwards and the tools appear in your next conversation.

Which clients work with faostat-mcp-server?

This page carries setup and config for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code. Any other MCP client that accepts a standard server config can connect to faostat-mcp-server as well.

Does faostat-mcp-server need an API key?

This listing does not flag an API key as required. The server can use these environment variables: FAOSTAT_DOMAINS, FAOSTAT_MIRROR_PATH, FAOSTAT_BULK_BASE_URL, CANVAS_PROVIDER_TYPE, FAOSTAT_DATAFRAME_DROP_ENABLED, MCP_LOG_LEVEL; the maker's docs say which of them your setup needs. They go in the env block of your MCP config.

Imported from the Official MCP Registry. The details above come from the registry entry; the maker can claim this listing to correct them, add docs, and see its traffic.

Is this your MCP server?

Claim this listing to see its traffic, fix details yourself, and skip the review queue on future updates.

Listed on clauderules.net

Add this badge to your README

Show visitors this server is listed in the ClaudeRules directory. The badge links straight to this listing.

Markdown
[![Listed on clauderules.net](https://clauderules.net/api/badge/io-github-cyanheads-faostat-mcp-server)](https://clauderules.net/mcp/io-github-cyanheads-faostat-mcp-server)
HTML
<a href="https://clauderules.net/mcp/io-github-cyanheads-faostat-mcp-server" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img src="https://clauderules.net/api/badge/io-github-cyanheads-faostat-mcp-server" alt="Listed on clauderules.net" /></a>