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IMF Data MCP Server

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fetch_gfsmab_data

Retrieve time series data from the IMF's GFSMAB database for specified countries, indicators, units, and date ranges to support economic analysis.

Instructions

Retrieves compact format time series data from the GFSMAB database based on the input parameters. Args: freq (str): Frequency (e.g., "A" for annual). country (str): Country code, multiple country codes can be connected with "+". unit (str): Unit code XDC or XDC_R_B1GQ (Percent of GDP). indicator (str): Indicator code. start (str | int): Start year. end (str | int): End year. Returns: str: Description of the queried data. Do not perform further analysis or retry if the query fails.

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema
NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
freqYes
countryYes
unitYes
indicatorYes
startYes
endYes

Implementation Reference

  • Handler function for fetch_gfsmab_data tool. Decorated with @mcp.tool() for automatic registration. Constructs IMF API URL for GFSMAB dataset, fetches JSON data, and processes it using process_imf_data helper.
    @mcp.tool() def fetch_gfsmab_data(freq: str, country: str, unit: str, indicator: str, start: str | int, end: str | int) -> str: """ Retrieves compact format time series data from the GFSMAB database based on the input parameters. Args: freq (str): Frequency (e.g., "A" for annual). country (str): Country code, multiple country codes can be connected with "+". unit (str): Unit code XDC or XDC_R_B1GQ (Percent of GDP). indicator (str): Indicator code. start (str | int): Start year. end (str | int): End year. Returns: str: Description of the queried data. Do not perform further analysis or retry if the query fails. """ if "xdc" == unit.lower(): unit = "XDC" else: unit = "XDC_R_B1GQ" dimensions = f"{freq}.{country}.S13.{unit}.{indicator}" url = f"http://dataservices.imf.org/REST/SDMX_JSON.svc/CompactData/GFSMAB/{dimensions}?startPeriod={start}&endPeriod={end}" try: response = requests.get(url) response.raise_for_status() data = response.json() return process_imf_data(data) except Exception as e: return f"Error fetching GFSMAB data: {str(e)}"
  • Supporting utility function that parses the raw JSON response from IMF API calls and formats it into a readable string summary of the time series data.
    def process_imf_data(json_data: dict) -> str: """ Process IMF data and return a string with the information. :param: json_data(dict): JSON data from the IMF API :return: (str) A string with the information from the JSON data """ try: json_data = json_data["CompactData"] dataset = json_data["DataSet"] series_list = dataset["Series"] if isinstance(series_list, dict): series_list = [series_list] elif not isinstance(series_list, list): return f"Error: Expected series_list to be a list but got {type(series_list)}" output_texts = [] for series in series_list: if series is None: output_texts.append("Warning: No indicator value.") continue country = series.get("@REF_AREA", None) obs = series.get("Obs", {}) if isinstance(obs, dict): obs = [obs] elif not isinstance(obs, list): return f"Error: Expected obs to be a list but got {type(obs)}" for _obs in obs: if _obs is None: output_texts.append( f"Warning: No indicator value for {country} in that Year, You should not try to access the data of this country." ) continue time_period = _obs.get("@TIME_PERIOD", "that Year") obs_value = _obs.get("@OBS_VALUE") if obs_value is not None: text = f"In {time_period}, {country} had an indicator value of {float(obs_value):.2f}." output_texts.append(text) else: output_texts.append(f"Warning: No indicator value for {country} in {time_period}.") return "\n".join(output_texts) except KeyError as e: return f"Error processing IMF data: Missing key {str(e)}" except Exception as e: return f"Error processing IMF data: {str(e)}"

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