World Bank data API

What is world_bank_mcp_server?

world_bank_mcp_server is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that facilitates interaction with the open World Bank data API. It allows AI assistants, such as Claude Desktop, to access and analyze World Bank data indicators.

How to use world_bank_mcp_server?

To use world_bank_mcp_server, you can integrate it with Claude Desktop by adding a specific configuration to your claude_desktop_config.json file. Alternatively, you can install it automatically via Smithery using the provided npx command.

Key Features of world_bank_mcp_server

• List available countries: Retrieve a list of countries available in the World Bank open data API.
• List available indicators: Get a list of data indicators provided by the World Bank open data API.
• Analyze indicators: Perform analysis on various indicators, such as population segments and poverty numbers, for specific countries.
• Comprehensive logging: Includes robust logging for monitoring and debugging.

Use Cases of world_bank_mcp_server

This project is ideal for AI assistants and applications that require access to and analysis of World Bank open data. It can be used for:

• Economic analysis: AI assistants can fetch and analyze economic indicators for different countries.
• Research and reporting: Automate the retrieval of World Bank data for research papers or reports.
• Data-driven insights: Enable AI to provide insights based on global development data.

FAQ about world_bank_mcp_server

Q: What is the Model Context Protocol (MCP)? A: The Model Context Protocol is a standard that allows AI models to interact with external data sources and services.

Q: Which AI assistants are supported? A: The project explicitly mentions integration with Claude Desktop.

Q: Can I use this with other programming languages? A: The server itself is implemented in Python, but the MCP allows for integration with various AI clients regardless of their implementation language.

World Bank MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that enables interaction with the open World Bank data API. This server allows AI assistants to list indicators and analyse those indicators for the countries that are available with the World Bank.

Features

• List available countries in the World Bank open data API
• List available indicators in the World Bank open data API
• Analyse indicators, such as population segments, poverty numbers etc, for countries
• Comprehensive logging

Usage

With Claude Desktop

Add this to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "world_bank": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "--directory", 
        "path/to/world_bank_mcp_server",
        "run",
        "world_bank_mcp_server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Installing via Smithery

To install World Bank Data Server for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:

npx -y @smithery/cli install @anshumax/world_bank_mcp_server --client claude