Abs MCP server

abs-mcp

mcp-name: io.ausdata/abs-mcp

Ask Claude about the Australian economy and get real, current numbers — not "I don't have access to that data." This MCP server gives Claude (and other MCP clients like Cursor) live access to the ABS Data API, with curated mappings for the 10 most-asked Australian economic indicators.

Hosted access? For cross-source queries, webhooks, an always-on REST API, and a uniform response envelope across all 9 sources, see ausdata.io — free tier available (500 calls/mo, no card).

Behind the scenes it wraps SDMX 2.1, but you never see SDMX codes — just plain-English filters like region: "nsw" and measure: "unemployment_rate". Five tools, ten curated dataflows (Labour Force, CPI, Wage Price Index, Job Vacancies, Average Weekly Earnings, GDP / National Accounts, quarterly + annual Estimated Resident Population, Building Approvals, Lending Indicators), and 1,200+ other ABS dataflows accessible via raw codes.

Companion to rba-mcp (Reserve Bank of Australia — cash rate, FX, lending rates), ato-mcp (Australian Taxation Office — postcode-level personal tax, company tax by industry, corporate tax transparency, ACNC charity register), and au-weather-mcp (Australian weather — 21 curated locations + postcode/place-name lookup, current observations, 16-day forecasts, 80yr historical archive). Install all four for the full AU macro / regulator / tax / climate stack.

What you can ask

Once installed, your LLM can answer questions like:

Every answer comes with the period, units, and a link back to the ABS source page. Comparisons and time-series queries work just as well — see Worked examples below.

Install

# After publish:
uvx --upgrade abs-mcp

# Local dev install:
uv pip install -e .

Claude Desktop

Add to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claudedesktopconfig.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "abs": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["--upgrade", "abs-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Shortened. The full README is on GitHub.