Aussie Data MCP server

Aussie Data MCP

An MCP server that lets Claude (or any MCP client) query Australian economic and transport data directly: ABS, RBA, and Sydney Opal tap data from Commute Pulse.

Ask things like "how has Sydney rent moved against the cash rate since 2022?" and the model pulls the real series instead of guessing.

Tools

Every tool returns compact JSON: named series with units, the latest value, the start value and the change over the window already worked out, plus notes on caveats. No API keys needed.

Use it with Claude Desktop

Add this to claudedesktopconfig.json (Settings > Developer > Edit Config):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "aussie-data": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "aussie-data-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Or from a local clone, point it at the build: "command": "node", "args": ["/path/to/aussie-data-mcp/dist/index.js"].

Develop

npm install
npm run smoke     # hits every live source and prints a summary
npm run inspect   # opens the MCP Inspector against the server

Responses are cached for 6 hours (memory + temp dir). Override with AUSSIEDATACACHETTLHOURS and AUSSIEDATACACHE_DIR.

Commute Pulse data is a bundled snapshot of that pipeline's outputs. After re-running it, refresh with npm run sync:commute.

Data and licences

• ABS data: ABS Data API, CC BY 4.0
• RBA data: RBA statistical tables, see the RBA's copyright terms
• Opal data: TfNSW Open Data - Opal Tap Data, CC BY 4.0

Code: MIT.