Opendatasoft MCP Server
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The Opendatasoft MCP Server provides tools for AI assistants like Claude to interact with the Opendatasoft Explore API, enabling them to search, query, and analyze open datasets. It uses the Model Context Protocol (MCP) to facilitate communication between the AI assistant and the Opendatasoft API.
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What is Opendatasoft MCP Server?
This server is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server designed to allow AI assistants, such as Claude, to interact with the Opendatasoft Explore API. It provides a set of tools for searching, querying, analyzing, and exporting open datasets available through Opendatasoft.
How to use Opendatasoft MCP Server?
To use this server, you need to install it from source, configure it with your Opendatasoft base URL and API key (if needed), and then configure your MCP-compatible client (e.g., Claude for Desktop) to use the server. Once configured, you can use the available tools through your AI assistant by asking questions or providing commands related to dataset discovery, querying, and analysis.
Key features of Opendatasoft MCP Server
Dataset Discovery: Search and browse datasets by keywords, publishers, and themes.
Dataset Exploration: View schemas, metadata, and sample records.
Data Querying: Execute ODSQL queries with filtering, sorting, and aggregation.
Data Analysis: Generate statistics, analyze fields, and visualize distributions.
Use cases of Opendatasoft MCP Server
Finding datasets related to specific topics.
Exploring the structure and content of a dataset.
Extracting specific data from a dataset based on certain criteria.
Generating summaries and statistics for datasets to gain insights.
FAQ from Opendatasoft MCP Server
What is ODSQL?
What is ODSQL?
ODSQL is the Opendatasoft Query Language used for filtering, aggregating, and sorting data in the Opendatasoft Explore API.
How do I configure the server?
How do I configure the server?
The server is configured using environment variables such as ODS_BASE_URL and ODS_API_KEY.
What tools are available?
What tools are available?
Available tools include catalog tools for dataset discovery, query tools for retrieving data, and analysis tools for generating statistics and summaries.
How do I use this with Claude?
How do I use this with Claude?
Configure Claude for Desktop to use this MCP server by adding it to your Claude for Desktop configuration file and restarting Claude.
Where can I find more information about ODSQL?
Where can I find more information about ODSQL?
For more details on ODSQL syntax, see the Opendatasoft documentation: https://help.opendatasoft.com/apis/ods-explore-v2/#section/Opendatasoft-Query-Language-(ODSQL).