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DataPrem MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that exposes Spanish public-data sources to AI agents (Claude Desktop, Cursor, ChatGPT, …).

It is a thin client of the DataPrem REST API: each MCP tool maps to an HTTPS call against api.dataprem.com using your API key.

Requires the MCP Python SDK 2.x (mcp>=2.0.0,<3).

Tool status (0.4.0)

Tool

Status

Source

dataprem_catastro_lookup

Live

Sede Electrónica del Catastro

dataprem_borme_search

Live

Boletín Oficial del Registro Mercantil

dataprem_tenders_search

Live

Plataforma de Contratación del Sector Público

dataprem_subsidies_search

Live

Base de Datos Nacional de Subvenciones

Every tool answers with real data. The subsidies one carries its attribution in meta.source: its terms of reuse ask for the origin to be named wherever the data is shown.

Related MCP server: eRegulations MCP Server

Getting an API key

Every tool requires a Bearer token from api.dataprem.com:

  1. Request access by email to info@dataprem.com, describing your use case.

  2. You will receive a token prefixed dpa_… along with the API URL.

  3. Configure it in your MCP client (next section).

Installation

Requires Python 3.11+.

# Via PyPI (recommended for MCP clients)
uvx dataprem-mcp

# Or local install for development
pip install -e ".[dev]"

Claude Desktop configuration

Edit claude_desktop_config.json (Mac: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "dataprem": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["dataprem-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "DATAPREM_API_KEY": "dpa_YOUR_TOKEN_HERE",
        "DATAPREM_API_URL": "https://api.dataprem.com"
      }
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude Desktop. The four tools should show up as available to the model.

Server-side HTTP transport

For clients that cannot spawn the server as a subprocess (e.g. a multi-request web app) there is a streamable-http transport that runs the server as a long-lived process listening for JSON-RPC over HTTP.

# Without Docker
python -m dataprem_mcp --transport streamable-http --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8080

# With Docker
docker compose up dataprem_mcp     # local image build; exposed only on the internal network

The MCP endpoint is /mcp (no trailing slash). The standard handshake (initializetools/listtools/call) works with Content-Type: application/json and Accept: application/json, text/event-stream. Each conversation receives an mcp-session-id that the client must echo back on subsequent requests.

# Example: initialize handshake
curl -sL -X POST http://127.0.0.1:8080/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'Accept: application/json, text/event-stream' \
  -d '{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": 1,
    "method": "initialize",
    "params": {
      "protocolVersion": "2025-03-26",
      "clientInfo": {"name": "smoke", "version": "1"},
      "capabilities": {}
    }
  }' -i

By default the compose service does not publish the port to the host: place it on a Docker network shared with your client and reach it as http://dataprem_mcp:8080/mcp.

Alternative configuration (local development)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "dataprem-dev": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["-m", "dataprem_mcp"],
      "cwd": "/path/to/dataprem-mcp",
      "env": {
        "DATAPREM_API_KEY": "dpa_dev_token",
        "DATAPREM_API_URL": "http://localhost:8000"
      }
    }
  }
}

Environment variables

Variable

Default

Description

DATAPREM_API_KEY

(empty)

Bearer token (dpa_…). Required for live tools.

DATAPREM_API_URL

https://api.dataprem.com

API base URL. Override to point at a development environment.

Tools — reference

dataprem_catastro_lookup ✅ Live

Looks up cadastral data for a property. Two modes are supported:

By cadastral reference:

Parameter

Type

Description

refcat

string

Cadastral reference (14, 18 or 20 characters)

By address:

Parameter

Type

Required

Description

address

string

yes

Literal address (street type + name + number)

city

string

yes

Municipality

province

string

no

Province

Returns the normalised cadastral record (class, use, surfaces, year of construction, address with INE codes, breakdown of constructions by floor and use). Does not expose the owner for LOPD/GDPR reasons.

Parameter

Type

Required

company_name

string

yes

date_from

string YYYY-MM-DD

no

date_to

string YYYY-MM-DD

no

act_type

string

no

limit

integer (default 25, max 100)

no

Every parameter is optional on its own, but at least one is required.

Parameter

Type

Required

query

string

no

beneficiary

string (name or NIF)

no

body

string

no

level

ESTADO / AUTONOMICA / LOCAL / OTRA

no

min_amount

string

no

max_amount

string

no

date_from

string YYYY-MM-DD

no

date_to

string YYYY-MM-DD

no

limit

integer (default 25, max 100)

no

Every parameter is optional on its own, but at least one is required: searching for everything is not a search.

Parameter

Type

Required

query

string, words from the object of the contract

no

buyer

string, public body that put the contract out

no

company

string, awarded company by name or NIF

no

cpv

string, 2 to 10 digits, comma separated

no

location

string, city or NUTS code (ES300)

no

status

"open" | "closed" | "all" | PRE,PUB,EV,ADJ,RES,ANUL

no

min_amount

string, euros without tax

no

max_amount

string, euros without tax

no

date_from

string YYYY-MM-DD

no

date_to

string YYYY-MM-DD

no

limit

integer, 25 by default, capped at 100

no

buyer is who put the contract out; company is who won it — the one no other source answers: what a given firm has been awarded. cpv widens or narrows by how much of the code you give — 45 is every construction contract, 45210000 one kind of building.

Response shape

Every tool returns a dict marking success or failure with ok:

{ "ok": true, "data": { ... cadastral record ... } }

{ "ok": false, "error": "unauthorized", "message": "API key invalid or revoked..." }

A search also carries meta, which says what the results alone do not: that there are more of them, and which years hold them, so narrowing is not guesswork.

{ "ok": true,
  "meta": { "count": 25, "has_more": true, "years": [2024, 2025, 2026] },
  "data": [ ... ] }

A value the API refuses comes back with the ones it accepts, rather than as a bare failure:

{ "ok": false, "error": "invalid_request", "message": "Unknown tender status \"ABIERTA\".",
  "statuses": ["PRE", "PUB", "EV", "ADJ", "RES", "ANUL"] }

A search with nothing to narrow by is refused, and the answer says what it takes:

{ "ok": false, "error": "invalid_request",
  "message": "A subsidy search needs something to narrow by: text, a beneficiary, a granting body, a level, an amount or a date.",
  "levels": ["ESTADO", "AUTONOMICA", "LOCAL", "OTRA"] }

Error codes:

error

Meaning

missing_api_key

DATAPREM_API_KEY is not set in the environment

invalid_request

Required parameters are missing

unauthorized

Token revoked or expired

not_found

The upstream returned no match

validation_error

The source rejected the input (malformed RC, unknown street, …)

rate_limited

Monthly quota exhausted

not_implemented

The source is in the catalogue but its connector has not shipped

upstream_error

The source or DataPrem temporarily unavailable

upstream_unreachable

DATAPREM_API_URL cannot be reached

Development

# Install dev dependencies
pip install -e ".[dev]"

# Run tests
pytest

# Start the installed console script over stdio and list its tools,
# the same way a desktop client does. The suite alone cannot catch a
# package that imports fine from the source tree but not once installed.
python scripts/smoke_stdio.py

# Run the server with a local API key
DATAPREM_API_KEY=dpa_xxx DATAPREM_API_URL=http://localhost python -m dataprem_mcp

Releasing

Publishing runs from CI through PyPI trusted publishing, so no token lives on anyone's machine:

# bump the version in pyproject.toml and add the CHANGELOG entry, then
git tag 0.3.4
git push origin 0.3.4

The release workflow builds, checks the artifact, installs the wheel, starts it over stdio, refuses to continue if the tag disagrees with the built version, and only then publishes.

License

MIT

Available Tools

4 tools
dataprem_catastro_lookupA

Consulta datos catastrales de un inmueble en el Catastro español.

Provee uno de los dos modos de búsqueda:

  • Por referencia catastral — pasar refcat (14, 18 o 20 caracteres).

  • Por dirección — pasar address + city, opcionalmente province.

Devuelve la ficha catastral normalizada: clase, uso, superficies, año de construcción, dirección con códigos INE, y el desglose de construcciones (constructions[]) con planta, puerta y superficie por componente.

El endpoint no expone titular (datos personales): el SOAP libre del Catastro no lo facilita y la API pública lo descarta por LOPD/GDPR. Consulta autorizada con certificado del titular en pipeline futuro.

Args: refcat: Referencia catastral del inmueble. address: Dirección literal (tipo + nombre + número). city: Municipio. province: Provincia (opcional).

ParametersJSON Schema
NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
cityNo
refcatNo
addressNo
provinceNo

Output Schema

ParametersJSON Schema
NameRequiredDescription

No output parameters

TDQS

A4.3/5.0
Behavior4/5

Does the description disclose side effects, auth requirements, rate limits, or destructive behavior?

With no annotations, the description carries the transparency burden. It discloses a key behavioral limitation: the endpoint does not expose 'titular' because of the free SOAP and public API LOPD/GDPR constraints, and mentions a future authorized pipeline. It also summarizes the normalized record and return breakdown, giving the agent a good behavioral model. Minor gaps: no error behavior or required-coupling enforcement, but the search-mode rules are stated.

Agents need to know what a tool does to the world before calling it. Descriptions should go beyond structured annotations to explain consequences.

Conciseness4/5

Is the description appropriately sized, front-loaded, and free of redundancy?

The description is well-structured with a clear lead sentence, bullet-style mode summaries, a brief output summary, and an Args list. A bit lengthy due to the GDPR/future-pipeline note, but that content provides meaningful behavioral context and earns its place.

Shorter descriptions cost fewer tokens and are easier for agents to parse. Every sentence should earn its place.

Completeness4/5

Given the tool's complexity, does the description cover enough for an agent to succeed on first attempt?

For a lookup with an output schema present, the description covers the two valid input modes, the expected response shape (class, use, surfaces, construction year, INE codes, constructions[]), and a privacy limitation. It doesn't specify what happens on invalid/no-match input, but the overall context is sufficient for a competent agent to select and invoke the tool correctly.

Complex tools with many parameters or behaviors need more documentation. Simple tools need less. This dimension scales expectations accordingly.

Parameters4/5

Does the description clarify parameter syntax, constraints, interactions, or defaults beyond what the schema provides?

Schema has 0% description coverage and all four params are nullable with no descriptions, so the description must add meaning. It does: refcat length (14/18/20), address format ('tipo + nombre + número'), city as municipality, province as optional, and the mode-based coupling (address+city). This substantially compensates for schema gaps.

Input schemas describe structure but not intent. Descriptions should explain non-obvious parameter relationships and valid value ranges.

Purpose5/5

Does the description clearly state what the tool does and how it differs from similar tools?

Description opens with 'Consulta datos catastrales de un inmueble en el Catastro español', naming exact verb, resource, and domain. It distinguishes this from sibling tools (BORME, CENDOJ, tenders) by focusing on the Spanish cadastre, and clarifies the two lookup modes.

Agents choose between tools based on descriptions. A clear purpose with a specific verb and resource helps agents select the right tool.

Usage Guidelines4/5

Does the description explain when to use this tool, when not to, or what alternatives exist?

It explicitly defines two mutually exclusive search modes ('Por referencia catastral' vs 'Por dirección') and states which parameters to pass, with province optional. It also warns that owner/titular data is not exposed, which is a clear when-not-to-use indicator. However, it doesn't explicitly contrast with sibling tools, though they are clearly different domains.

Agents often have multiple tools that could apply. Explicit usage guidance like "use X instead of Y when Z" prevents misuse.

Tool Schema Changelog

Recent tool additions, removals, and schema changes observed during successful MCP inspections. Dates show when Glama detected each change.

  1. 4 tool updatesv0.4.0
    • First observeddataprem_borme_search
    • First observeddataprem_catastro_lookup
    • First observeddataprem_cendoj_search
    • First observeddataprem_tenders_search

TDQS

A4.1/5.0
Disambiguation5/5

Each tool queries a distinct official Spanish database—cadastre, business registry, judicial decisions, and public tenders—so there is zero overlap in purpose. An agent can easily select the correct tool based on the desired data source.

Naming Consistency4/5

All tools share the 'dataprem_' prefix and use a consistent snake_case pattern with domain-specific terms. The only minor inconsistency is mixing 'lookup' (catastro) with 'search' (the other three), though both imply similar retrieval actions.

Tool Count5/5

Four tools is a well-scoped count for a server dedicated to Spanish public data access. Each tool covers a distinct domain, and the number is neither too thin nor overwhelming.

Completeness4/5

The set covers major Spanish public registries relevant to business, legal, and property queries. However, it lacks access to other common official sources like the BOE (official gazette) or trademark registry, leaving minor gaps in the surface.

Maintenance

ActivityMaintained
ResponsivenessNo issues

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