gov.br APIs MCP

What this does

gov.br APIs MCP 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 needs the following environment variables to be set before it can run:

TRANSPARENCIA_API_KEY
DATAJUD_API_KEY
DADOSGOV_API_KEY
SERPRO_CPF_CLIENT_ID
SERPRO_CPF_CLIENT_SECRET
SERPRO_CNPJ_CLIENT_ID
SERPRO_CNPJ_CLIENT_SECRET
SERPRO_DATAVALID_CLIENT_ID
SERPRO_DATAVALID_CLIENT_SECRET
MEIAENTRADA_CODIGO_ACESSO
GOVBR_CATALOG_DIR
GOVBR_EXTRA_CATALOG_DIR
GOVBR_EXTRA_ALLOWED_HOSTS
XDG_CACHE_HOME

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

How do I install gov.br APIs MCP?

Run the Claude Code command in the install section to add gov.br APIs MCP 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 gov.br APIs MCP?

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 gov.br APIs MCP as well.

Does gov.br APIs MCP need an API key?

Yes. Before it can run, set these environment variables: TRANSPARENCIA_API_KEY, DATAJUD_API_KEY, DADOSGOV_API_KEY, SERPRO_CPF_CLIENT_ID, SERPRO_CPF_CLIENT_SECRET, SERPRO_CNPJ_CLIENT_ID, SERPRO_CNPJ_CLIENT_SECRET, SERPRO_DATAVALID_CLIENT_ID, SERPRO_DATAVALID_CLIENT_SECRET, MEIAENTRADA_CODIGO_ACESSO, GOVBR_CATALOG_DIR, GOVBR_EXTRA_CATALOG_DIR, GOVBR_EXTRA_ALLOWED_HOSTS, XDG_CACHE_HOME. They go in the env block of your MCP config.