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un-datacommons-mcp

Name: un-datacommons-mcp
Author: io.github.therealtimex

API key required

MCP server to query Data Commons indicators and observations (base or custom).

To add un-datacommons-mcp 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 needs 5 environment variables, listed below.

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Install

uvx un-datacommons-mcp@1.0.1

Environment variables

DC_API_KEYSet in your MCP config

DC_TYPESet in your MCP config

CUSTOM_DC_URLSet in your MCP config

DC_ROOT_TOPIC_DCIDSSet in your MCP config

DC_SEARCH_SCOPESet in your MCP config

Install with your client

Terminal

claude mcp add un-datacommons --env DC_API_KEY=<YOUR_DC_API_KEY> --env DC_TYPE=<YOUR_DC_TYPE> --env CUSTOM_DC_URL=<YOUR_CUSTOM_DC_URL> --env DC_ROOT_TOPIC_DCIDS=<YOUR_DC_ROOT_TOPIC_DCIDS> --env DC_SEARCH_SCOPE=<YOUR_DC_SEARCH_SCOPE> -- uvx un-datacommons-mcp@1.0.1

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

What this does

un-datacommons-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:

DC_API_KEY
DC_TYPE
CUSTOM_DC_URL
DC_ROOT_TOPIC_DCIDS
DC_SEARCH_SCOPE

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

Frequently asked questions

How do I install un-datacommons-mcp?

Run the Claude Code command in the install section to add un-datacommons-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 un-datacommons-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 un-datacommons-mcp as well.

Does un-datacommons-mcp need an API key?

Yes. Before it can run, set these environment variables: DC_API_KEY, DC_TYPE, CUSTOM_DC_URL, DC_ROOT_TOPIC_DCIDS, DC_SEARCH_SCOPE. They go in the env block of your MCP config.

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