LiveDataLink
Allows tracking of packages shipped via DHL, integrated through the package_track tool.
Allows tracking of packages shipped via FedEx, integrated through the package_track tool.
Provides tools to look up GitHub repository information, including metadata and activity.
Provides tools to look up npm package metadata.
Provides tools to look up PyPI package metadata.
Allows tracking of packages shipped via UPS, integrated through the package_track tool.
Allows tracking of packages shipped via USPS, integrated through the package_track tool.
LiveDataLink
Real-time data for AI agents. 177 tools. 50+ live domains. Pay per query.
LiveDataLink is an MCP server that gives AI agents instant access to real-world data across stocks, options, crypto, SEC EDGAR filings, US Treasury, FRED macroeconomics, BLS labor data, EIA energy, FMCSA trucking safety, federal courts, OpenSanctions screening, cybersecurity feeds (CVE/CWE/EPSS/CISA KEV), FEMA disasters, NWS weather, USGS earthquakes, FDA drug/device, EPA compliance, FEC campaign finance, NREL renewables, USAspending federal awards, US Census, World Bank, ProPublica nonprofits, NPI healthcare providers, package registries (npm, pypi, cargo, github), RDAP domain/IP records, IP reputation, FBI wanted, vehicle VIN, NHTSA recalls, property and parcel records, real estate analytics, weather, package tracking, local businesses, US college metrics, books, academic papers, SCOTUS case law, and more.
One server, one API key, no subscriptions. Connect any MCP-compatible client (Claude, GPT, Cursor, Windsurf, Cline, Continue, custom agents) and start querying live data in seconds.
Remote MCP endpoint: https://livedatalink.ai/mcp
Status: https://livedatalink.ai/
Pricing JSON: https://livedatalink.ai/pricing
Tool catalog: https://livedatalink.ai/tools
Agent-readable summary: https://livedatalink.ai/llms.txt
Tool catalog (177 tools across 50+ domains)
The live catalog is canonical. Call tools/list against https://livedatalink.ai/mcp for the full machine-readable inventory. Selected highlights below.
Major domain groups
Group | Tool count | Examples |
Finance and markets | 30+ | stock_quote, options_chain, edgar_filings, treasury_debt, fred_observations, bls_series, crypto_price |
Compliance and legal | 25+ | sanctions_screen_entity, court_case_search, caselaw_search, reg_search, patent_search, entity_search |
Government and public data | 30+ | census_demographics, epa_facility_search, fec_donor_search, spending_search_awards, fda_drug_label, fbi_wanted |
Energy and environment | 20+ | eia_gasoline_prices, eia_natural_gas, nrel_solar_radiation, epa_emissions, worldbank_indicator |
Property and real estate | 15+ | property_lookup, parcel_search, realestate_home_values, realestate_rents, flood_zone_lookup, nfip_flood_claims |
Healthcare | 6 | npi_lookup, npi_search_provider, npi_search_organization, npi_search_specialty, trials_search, fda_device_510k |
Cyber and developer | 12+ | cve_lookup, cve_search_by_vendor, cwe_lookup, epss_score, kev_status_check, npm_package, pypi_package, cargo_crate, github_repo, rdap_domain, ip_reputation |
Transportation | 7 | fmcsa_carrier_lookup, fmcsa_carrier_search, fmcsa_safety_scores, fmcsa_carrier_authority, fmcsa_carrier_compare, vin_decode, vehicle_recalls |
Weather and disasters | 8 | weather_current, weather_forecast, air_quality, disaster_declarations, nws_active_alerts, earthquake_recent, hurricane_tracker, disaster_history_summary |
Knowledge | 17 | college_search, college_metrics, college_demographics, college_compare, college_trends, book_search, book_fulltext_search, paper_search, paper_fulltext_search |
Misc | 4 | package_track, local_search, search_available_datasets, sanctions_status_summary |
Sample tool table: Finance / Stocks (6 tools)
Tool | Description | Price |
| Real-time price, change, volume, market cap, P/E, dividend yield, 52-week range | $0.005 |
| Batch quotes for up to 10 stocks in one call | $0.01 |
| Full options chain with strike, bid/ask, volume, OI, implied volatility, Greeks | $0.02 |
| Historical OHLCV data, intraday to multi-year, configurable intervals | $0.01 |
| Company profile, sector, revenue, margins, EPS, employees, market cap | $0.005 |
| Side-by-side comparison of 2-5 stocks across all key metrics | $0.02 |
Finance (6 tools) - Live market data via Yahoo Finance
Tool | Description | Price |
| Real-time price, change, volume, market cap, P/E, dividend yield, 52-week range | $0.005 |
| Batch quotes for up to 10 stocks in one call | $0.01 |
| Full options chain with strike, bid/ask, volume, OI, implied volatility, Greeks | $0.02 |
| Historical OHLCV data - intraday to multi-year, configurable intervals | $0.01 |
| Company profile, sector, revenue, margins, EPS, employees, market cap | $0.005 |
| Side-by-side comparison of 2-5 stocks across all key metrics | $0.02 |
Cryptocurrency (4 tools) - Live coin prices, market data, and trends
Tool | Description | Price |
| Real-time price for any cryptocurrency by symbol | $0.005 |
| Side-by-side comparison of 2-5 cryptocurrencies | $0.01 |
| Top trending coins right now by interest and momentum | $0.005 |
| Detailed coin profile, market cap, supply, and price metrics | $0.005 |
Transportation (5 tools) - FMCSA federal carrier safety data
Tool | Description | Price |
| Full carrier profile by DOT or MC number | $0.02 |
| Search carriers by company name | $0.03 |
| BASIC safety percentiles across 6 categories | $0.02 |
| Operating authority status and insurance details | $0.02 |
| Compare 2-5 carriers side by side on safety and fleet data | $0.05 |
Property (4 tools) - County appraisal and tax records
Tool | Description | Price |
| Look up property by address or account number - ownership, values, legal description | $0.02 |
| Search properties by owner name | $0.02 |
| Search by zip code, subdivision, or street name | $0.03 |
| Year-by-year assessed value history for trend analysis | $0.02 |
Weather & Air Quality (3 tools) - Global coverage via Open-Meteo
Tool | Description | Price |
| Current temperature, wind, humidity, conditions for any location worldwide | $0.005 |
| Up to 16-day forecast with daily highs/lows, precipitation, wind | $0.01 |
| Air quality index, PM2.5, PM10, ozone, and pollutant breakdown | $0.005 |
Vehicle (2 tools) - NHTSA vehicle identification and safety
Tool | Description | Price |
| Decode any 17-character VIN - year, make, model, engine, transmission, body style | $0.01 |
| Safety recalls by year/make/model with descriptions and remedy status | $0.01 |
Package Tracking (1 tool) - Universal carrier detection
Tool | Description | Price |
| Track any package - auto-detects UPS, FedEx, USPS, DHL, and more from tracking number | $0.01 |
Local Business (1 tool) - Location-based discovery
Tool | Description | Price |
| Find restaurants, businesses, and services near any location with ratings and hours | $0.01 |
Sanctions (7 tools) - OFAC, EU, UN, BIS denied-party screening
Tool | Description | Price |
| Screen a single name or entity against OFAC SDN, EU CFSP, UN SC, and BIS DPL | $0.05 |
| Screen up to 50 names in one call | $0.05 |
| Entities added or updated since a given ISO date for a chosen list | $0.05 |
| Match a physical address against listed addresses | $0.05 |
| Fetch a full record by entity ID and source | $0.05 |
| Search aliases and AKAs across selected lists | $0.05 |
| Counts and last-update timestamps for all four lists | Free |
Disasters (7 tools) - FEMA, USGS, NWS, NOAA NHC
Tool | Description | Price |
| Recent FEMA disaster declarations by state, county, type, or date range | $0.01 |
| NFIP claim history aggregated by zip, county, or state | $0.01 |
| Recent USGS earthquakes filtered by region or magnitude | $0.01 |
| Active NWS alerts for a point, state, or NWS zone | $0.01 |
| FEMA flood zone designation, BFE, FIRM panel, NFIP requirement | $0.01 |
| Active NOAA NHC hurricanes and tropical systems | $0.01 |
| Multi-year FEMA disaster summary for a location | $0.01 |
Courts (7 tools) - Federal and state courts via CourtListener
Tool | Description | Price |
| Search court opinions by keyword, court, judge, party, or date range | $0.01 |
| Federal docket lookup by court ID and docket number | $0.01 |
| Full-text search of court opinions | $0.01 |
| Judge profile by name or CourtListener person ID | $0.01 |
| Resolve a legal citation to its case record | $0.01 |
| Search SCOTUS and federal appellate oral argument audio | $0.01 |
| Recent docket entries for a specific court, newest first | $0.01 |
Cyber (7 tools) - NVD, MITRE CWE, FIRST EPSS, CISA KEV
Tool | Description | Price |
| Full detail for a single CVE by ID with CVSS, weakness, references | $0.01 |
| CVEs by vendor with optional product and date range | $0.01 |
| Free-text CVE search | $0.01 |
| MITRE CWE detail by ID with parent and child relationships | $0.01 |
| FIRST EPSS exploit probability and percentile for a CVE | $0.01 |
| Check whether a CVE is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog | $0.01 |
| Recent CVEs published in the last N days, with vendor and severity filters | $0.01 |
Education (7 tools) - College Scorecard, IPEDS, DAPIP
Tool | Description | Price |
| Find US colleges by name, state, control, size, or accreditor | $0.01 |
| Cost, graduation, retention, earnings, admission rate for one school | $0.01 |
| Race, gender, age, and geographic origin shares for one school | $0.01 |
| Current institutional accreditation status and accreditor | $0.01 |
| Side-by-side comparison of 2-5 schools | $0.01 |
| Program-level CIP earnings and debt for one school | $0.01 |
| Multi-year IPEDS trend for one school across enrollment, graduation, retention, or cost | $0.01 |
Discovery (1 tool) - Data catalog and availability
Tool | Description | Price |
| Explore the full 25-domain data menu and find the right tool for any query | Free |
Quick Start
Option 1: Remote MCP (Hosted - No Install)
Point any MCP client at the hosted endpoint:
URL: https://livedatalink.ai/mcp
Transport: Streamable HTTPFor Claude Desktop, add to your config:
{
"mcpServers": {
"livedatalink": {
"url": "https://livedatalink.ai/mcp"
}
}
}Option 2: Local (stdio - Free, No Limits)
Run the server locally for unlimited free usage:
Build the server:
git clone https://github.com/blackboxfoundry/livedatalink.git
cd livedatalink
npm install && npm run buildGet a free FMCSA API key at https://mobile.fmcsa.dot.gov/QCDevsite/ (only needed for trucking tools)
Add to Claude Desktop config (
claude_desktop_config.json):
{
"mcpServers": {
"livedatalink": {
"command": "node",
"args": ["/path/to/livedatalink/dist/index.js"],
"env": {
"FMCSA_API_KEY": "your-fmcsa-key"
}
}
}
}Restart Claude Desktop and start asking questions.
Python Client
Direct access to all 62 tools from Python scripts, Jupyter notebooks, or automation pipelines.
from livedatalink import LiveDataLink
with LiveDataLink() as ldl:
# Finance
print(ldl.stock_quote("AAPL"))
print(ldl.stock_compare("AAPL,MSFT,GOOGL"))
# Crypto
print(ldl.crypto_price("BTC"))
print(ldl.crypto_compare("BTC,ETH,SOL"))
print(ldl.crypto_trending())
# Trucking
print(ldl.carrier_lookup(dot_number=2233966))
print(ldl.safety_scores(dot_number=2233966))
# Property
print(ldl.property_lookup("2415 LAKE WOODLANDS DR"))
print(ldl.property_search_owner("SMITH"))
# Weather
print(ldl.weather_current("Houston, TX"))
print(ldl.weather_forecast("New York", days=5))
# Vehicle
print(ldl.vin_decode("1HGBH41JXMN109186"))
print(ldl.vehicle_recalls(year=2020, make="Toyota", model="Camry"))
# Tracking
print(ldl.package_track("1Z999AA10123456784"))
# Local
print(ldl.local_search("coffee", "Austin, TX"))
# Discovery
print(ldl.search_available_datasets("energy data"))CLI usage:
python python/livedatalink.py stock_quote symbol=AAPL
python python/livedatalink.py weather_current location="Houston, TX"
python python/livedatalink.py vin_decode vin=1HGBH41JXMN109186
python python/livedatalink.py package_track tracking_number=1Z999AA10123456784
python python/livedatalink.py local_search query=restaurants location="Dallas, TX"
python python/livedatalink.py search_available_datasets query="cryptocurrency"
python python/livedatalink.py list_toolsExample Output
> stock_quote symbol=AAPL
Symbol AAPL
Name Apple Inc.
Price $214.29
Change +$1.86 (+0.88%)
52-Week Range $164.08 - $237.49
Volume 48.3M
Market Cap $3.26T
P/E Ratio 33.21
Dividend Yield 0.47%> fmcsa_carrier_lookup dot_number=2233966
FMCSA CARRIER DETAIL
================================================================
Legal Name: SCHNEIDER NATIONAL CARRIERS INC
DOT Number: 2233966
MC Number: 133655
Status: ACTIVE
Power Units: 10543
Drivers: 12847
Safety Rating: Satisfactory> weather_current location="Houston, TX"
CURRENT WEATHER - Houston, TX
================================
Temperature: 87°F (31°C)
Feels Like: 94°F (34°C)
Conditions: Partly Cloudy
Humidity: 62%
Wind: 8 mph SSEThe Data Menu
LiveDataLink covers 25 data domains. 9 are live today, and new domains ship based on demand. Use the search_available_datasets tool to explore the full menu, or ask about any of these:
Live now: Finance, Cryptocurrency, Transportation/FMCSA, Property, Weather, Vehicle/NHTSA, Package Tracking, Local Business, Dataset Discovery
Shipping next: SEC Filings, FRED Economic Data, Energy/EIA, USPTO Patents, Census, Texas Oil & Gas (RRC), State Business Entity Search
On the roadmap: Court Records, Aviation, Maritime, Healthcare, Forex, Education, Environmental, Immigration, Elections, Sports, Food Safety, Nonprofits, Government Permits, Public Safety
Every query for an unavailable domain is logged and directly shapes the build priority. Ask for what you need.
Pricing
Plan | Monthly | Included Queries | Overage | Rate Limit |
Free | $0 | 100 | Hard cap | 5/min |
Starter | $10 | 5,000 | $0.01/query | 30/min |
Pro | $49 | 50,000 | $0.01/query | 120/min |
Local stdio usage is always free with no rate limits.
Most tools cost $0.005-$0.03 per query. At 50 queries/day, you pay roughly $0.50-1.00/day instead of $29-500/month for traditional data subscriptions.
Architecture
Local: Node.js MCP server over stdio (JSON-RPC)
Remote: Cloudflare Worker with Streamable HTTP transport at
https://livedatalink.ai/mcpBilling: D1 database for API keys and usage tracking, KV for rate limiting
Caching: In-memory (local), KV (hosted) for FMCSA and weather responses
Data providers: Yahoo Finance, FMCSA.gov, county appraisal districts, Open-Meteo, NHTSA, and more
License
MIT License - Copyright (c) Blackbox Foundry LLC
The hosted service at livedatalink.ai is operated by Blackbox Foundry LLC under the pricing terms above. Self-hosted use of this code is unrestricted under MIT.
About
The hosted service at livedatalink.ai is operated by Blackbox Foundry LLC, a Texas company. Source in this repository is MIT-licensed.
For service questions: support@livedatalink.ai
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