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ausdata-mcp

mcp-name: io.ausdata/ausdata-mcp

MCP server for the Australian public data API. Plug into Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, or any other MCP client and get one-call access to 100+ curated Australian government datasets across 9 sources.

Install

Add to your MCP client config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ausdata": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "ausdata-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "AUSDATA_API_KEY": "ak_xxx"
      }
    }
  }
}

Get a free API key at https://ausdata.io (500 calls/month on the free tier, no credit card).

Related MCP server: mcp-brasil

Tools exposed

Tool

What it does

search_datasets

Plain-English search across the catalog. "unemployment NSW" → dataset IDs to call.

list_datasets

List curated datasets for a given source (abs, rba, ato, …).

describe_dataset

Schema + filter dictionary for one dataset before you get_data it.

get_data

Generic accessor by source + dataset_id. Search first, fetch second.

releases

Upcoming + recent statistical release calendar across all sources.

real_wages

Wage Price Index minus CPI, quarterly. The Greg Jericho chart in one call.

real_cash_rate

RBA cash rate minus CPI — the real policy stance.

economic_dashboard

Cash rate, CPI, unemployment, wage growth, lending — in one response.

cost_of_living

ABS Selected Living Cost Indexes by household type.

youth_unemployment

15-24 unemployment rate, state-level.

trade_balance

Goods + services trade balance, monthly.

housing_affordability

House prices vs household disposable income, indexed.

gender_pay_context

WGEA gender pay gap by industry / employer-size context.

energy_snapshot

AEMO NEM dispatch + price snapshot, current trading interval.

health

API reachability check. Useful for debugging.

Example agent prompts

Once the MCP is connected, try asking your agent:

  • "What's the latest RBA cash rate and how does it compare to a year ago?"

  • "Show me the real wages trend since 2019."

  • "Search for AU housing approval data and pull the last 2 years for NSW."

Configuration

Env var

Purpose

Default

AUSDATA_API_KEY

Bearer token

required

AUSDATA_API_URL

Override the API base URL

https://api.ausdata.io

AUSDATA_TIMEOUT

Per-request timeout (ms)

30000

Errors

Every tool returns MCP-formatted errors that AI agents can read and recover from:

  • Missing key → Set AUSDATA_API_KEY in your MCP config. Get a free key at https://ausdata.io

  • 401 → reauth hint

  • 403 → upgrade hint

  • 429 → retry-after seconds

  • 5xx → "try again, status page is at..."

The ausdata.io ecosystem

Part of a family of MCP servers + a hosted API for Australian public data:

License

MIT — see LICENSE.

This client is independent of the upstream data; each response carries attribution metadata for the underlying ABS / RBA / APRA / AIHW / etc. source under their respective CC-BY licenses.

Development

npm install
npm run build
npm test
npm run lint

Source lives in src/. Tool definitions are in src/tools/. The HTTP routing layer is src/client.ts — it does NOT parse responses, that's the API server's job.

Built by Harrison Vass (LinkedIn). I verify automated systems: agents draft the code, I direct, review and answer for what ships.

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