DataNexus MCP
OfficialDataNexus MCP provides AI agents with 30+ tools across 7 verticals to access authoritative public data, pre-formatted as token-efficient AI-Ready Markdown, without requiring API keys for most tools.
Tool Discovery & Utility
search_datanexus_tools— Find the right tool by describing your task in plain Englishvalidate_tool_output— Two-layer validation (deterministic + AI) of any tool responsereport_feedback— Report data quality issues (incorrect, stale, missing) for any tool responsereport_mcpize_link— Check subscription/pricing status and retrieve upgrade URLs
Nonprofit Research
Look up US nonprofits by EIN to get IRS 990 financials (revenue, expenses, assets, NTEE code)
Search US nonprofits by name with optional state filter
Fetch UK registered charity details including income, activities, and registration status
Security & Vulnerability Intelligence
Check software packages for known CVEs across PyPI, npm, Maven, Go, Cargo, NuGet, RubyGems
Fetch full CVE details by ID including CVSS score, affected products, and patch references
Retrieve the full dependency tree for a package version
Audit a CycloneDX or SPDX SBOM against OSV.dev for vulnerabilities
Look up the SPDX licence identifier for any package version
Compliance Verification
Verify US healthcare providers by NPI number or search by name/state/specialty
Look up FINRA broker registration by CRD number including qualifications and disclosures
Check if a person or company is on the SAM.gov federal exclusions list
Domain & DNS Intelligence
Look up domain registration details (registrar, expiry, nameservers) via IANA RDAP
Inspect SSL certificate chains from Certificate Transparency logs
Query DNS records (A, AAAA, MX, TXT, NS, CNAME) via Cloudflare DoH
Retrieve historical certificate issuance records for a domain
Legal / Patent Research
Fetch full patent details by number across EP, US, and WO jurisdictions
Search patents by keyword and date across EPO, USPTO, and WIPO databases
Retrieve forward and backward patent citations for prior art research
Get the patent portfolio for a specific inventor with optional assignee filter
Government Contracting
Search US, EU, and UK federal contract awards by keyword, agency, and date
Fetch a vendor's full contract award history for competitive intelligence
Find currently open solicitations and bid opportunities by keyword
Regulatory Monitoring
Search open rulemakings and comment periods on Regulations.gov and Federal Register
Fetch full docket details by ID including status, comment count, and related documents
Retrieve recent Federal Register notices and rules for any agency
Provides vulnerability intelligence, dependency graph analysis, and license information for npm packages using OSV.dev, NVD, and deps.dev APIs.
Fetches known CVEs, transitive dependencies, and SPDX license identifiers for NuGet packages.
Offers package vulnerability details, dependency trees, and licensing checks for PHP packages from Packagist.
Supplies CVE data, dependency graphs, and license identifiers for Python packages from PyPI.
Delivers vulnerability intelligence, dependency depth analysis, and license verification for Ruby gems.
Click on "Install Server".
Wait a few minutes for the server to deploy. Once ready, it will show a "Started" state.
In the chat, type
@followed by the MCP server name and your instructions, e.g., "@DataNexus MCPCheck vulnerabilities for express 4.18.2"
That's it! The server will respond to your query, and you can continue using it as needed.
Here is a step-by-step guide with screenshots.
DataNexus MCP
AI-Ready public data intelligence via the Model Context Protocol.
30 tools across 7 verticals. Verified sources. Token-efficient AI-Ready Markdown. No API key required for most tools.
What DataNexus does
DataNexus gives AI agents structured access to authoritative public data — IRS filings, CVE databases, patent offices, government contract records, regulatory dockets, domain registries, and professional licence registries. Every response is pre-formatted as AI-Ready Markdown optimised for LLM consumption.
How to connect
Claude Desktop / Cursor / Windsurf
{
"mcpServers": {
"datanexus": {
"url": "https://datanexusmcp.com/mcp",
"transport": "streamable-http"
}
}
}Via npx (bridges HTTP → stdio for clients that need it)
npx -y @datanexusmcp/mcp-serverServer URL
https://datanexusmcp.com/mcpStart here — find the right tool
Before calling any specific tool, use search_datanexus_tools to find what you need:
search_datanexus_tools("research a US nonprofit by EIN")
search_datanexus_tools("check open source package for CVEs")
search_datanexus_tools("find government contract awards for a vendor")This reduces the context load from ~40,000 tokens to ~800 tokens and routes you to the exact tool and parameters needed.
Tool groups
Nonprofit — nonprofit_ prefix
Sources: IRS EO BMF, IRS TEOS, UK Charity Commission (OGL v3)
Tool | What it does |
| IRS 990 data for any US nonprofit by EIN — name, revenue, expenses, assets, NTEE code |
| Search US nonprofits by name with optional state filter — returns up to 25 results |
| UK registered charity details — registration status, income, activities |
Example
nonprofit_fetch_nonprofit_by_ein("13-1837418")Security — security_ prefix
Sources: Google OSV.dev, NIST NVD, deps.dev
Tool | What it does |
| All CVEs for a package version across PyPI, npm, Maven, Go, Cargo, NuGet, RubyGems |
| Full CVE detail by ID — description, CVSS score, affected products, patch references |
| Full dependency tree for a package version |
| Audit a CycloneDX or SPDX SBOM against OSV.dev |
| SPDX licence identifier for any package version |
Example
security_fetch_package_vulnerabilities("requests", "2.28.0", "PyPI")
security_fetch_cve_detail("CVE-2023-32681")Vulnerability data is for informational and research purposes. Verify with your security team before making decisions.
Compliance — compliance_ prefix
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS), FINRA BrokerCheck, SAM.gov
Tool | What it does |
| NPI registration details for any US healthcare provider |
| Search NPI registry by name with state and speciality filters |
| FINRA BrokerCheck registration by CRD number — qualifications, disclosures |
| Check if an entity is on the federal exclusions list |
Example
compliance_fetch_npi_provider("1003000126")
compliance_check_sam_exclusion("Acme Corp")Returns registration status only. DataNexus does not provide fitness-for-hire opinions or compliance determinations.
Domain & DNS — domain_ prefix
Sources: IANA RDAP, crt.sh Certificate Transparency, Cloudflare DoH
Tool | What it does |
| Domain registration via IANA RDAP — registrar, expiry, nameservers |
| SSL certificate history from Certificate Transparency logs |
| A, AAAA, MX, TXT, NS, CNAME records via Cloudflare DoH |
| Historical certificate issuance — detect unexpected cert issuance |
Example
domain_fetch_domain_rdap("stripe.com")
domain_fetch_dns_records("cloudflare.com", ["A", "MX", "TXT"])Legal / Patents — legal_ prefix
Sources: EPO OPS (OAuth), USPTO, WIPO PATENTSCOPE
Tool | What it does |
| Full patent details by number — title, abstract, inventors, citations |
| Search EP, US, or WO patents by keyword and date |
| Forward and backward citations for prior art research |
| Patent portfolio for an inventor with optional assignee filter |
Supported jurisdictions: EP (EPO), US (USPTO), WO (WIPO PCT)
Example
legal_fetch_patent_by_number("EP1000000", "EP")
legal_search_patents_by_keyword("neural network image classification", "US", "2020-01-01")DataNexus does not provide patent valuation, infringement analysis, or legal opinions.
Government Contracting — govcon_ prefix
Sources: USASpending.gov, SAM.gov, EU TED, UK Find-a-Tender
Tool | What it does |
| Search federal contract awards by keyword, agency, date — US, EU, UK |
| Total award history for a specific vendor |
| Open bid opportunities matching a keyword |
Example
govcon_search_contract_awards("cybersecurity", "Department of Defense", "", "US")
govcon_fetch_vendor_contract_history("Booz Allen Hamilton", "US")DataNexus returns raw public contract data. It does not provide procurement strategy advice or bid consulting.
Regulatory — regulatory_ prefix
Sources: Regulations.gov, Federal Register API, EU Have Your Say
Tool | What it does |
| Open rulemakings and comment periods by keyword and agency |
| Full docket details by ID — status, comment count, related documents |
| Recent Federal Register notices for an agency |
Example
regulatory_search_open_rulemakings("artificial intelligence", "FTC", "open")
regulatory_fetch_docket_details("FDA-2023-N-0001")DataNexus returns regulatory data only. It does not provide compliance advice or interpret rules for specific businesses.
Shared tools
Tool | What it does |
| Find the right tool by describing your task in plain English |
| Two-layer validation of any tool response — deterministic rules + AI review |
| Report a data quality issue with a specific tool response |
| Check subscription status |
Cache and freshness
Vertical | Cache TTL | Update frequency |
Nonprofit (IRS) | 7 days | IRS bulk data updates monthly |
Nonprofit (UK) | 24 hours | UK GDPR requirement |
Security / CVE | 1 hour | CVEs published continuously |
Compliance (NPI, FINRA) | 24 hours | Registry updates daily |
Domain & DNS | 4 hours | DNS TTL-aware |
Patents | 24 hours | Patent offices update weekly |
GovCon | 4 hours | USASpending updates daily |
Regulatory | 4 hours | Regulations.gov rate-limit aware |
Every response includes data_as_of, cache_hit, and ingest_healthy fields so agents can assess data freshness.
Response format
Every tool response includes:
{
"tool_id": "T04",
"markdown_output": "## Wikimedia Foundation...",
"data": { ... },
"query_hash": "3d1697d3...",
"cache_hit": true,
"data_as_of": "2026-05-09T00:00:00Z",
"ingest_healthy": true,
"sha256_hash": "a3f8c2...",
"disclaimer": "Data sourced from IRS EO BMF..."
}markdown_output is pre-formatted for direct LLM consumption. data contains structured fields for agent parsing. query_hash links responses to feedback reports.
Report a data quality issue
If a tool returns incorrect, stale, or incomplete data:
report_feedback(
tool_id="T10",
query_hash="3d1697d3abcf404c...",
signal="incorrect_data",
comment="GHSA-xxxx has UNKNOWN severity despite CVSS vector present"
)Valid signals: incorrect_data, missing_field, stale_data, not_useful, wrong_entity, data_quality
Feedback is reviewed by an automated Haiku validation pipeline and escalated to human review when confirmed at high confidence.
Data sources and licences
Vertical | Source | Licence |
US Nonprofits | IRS EO BMF + IRS TEOS | Public domain |
UK Charities | Charity Commission for England and Wales | Open Government Licence v3.0 |
CVE / Vulnerabilities | Google OSV.dev + NIST NVD | CC0 / public domain |
NPI Registry | NPPES (CMS) | Public domain |
FINRA BrokerCheck | FINRA | Public access |
SAM.gov Exclusions | SAM.gov | Public domain |
Domain / DNS | IANA RDAP + crt.sh + Cloudflare DoH | Public access |
Patents | EPO OPS + USPTO + WIPO | Public access |
Government Contracts | USASpending.gov + SAM.gov | Public domain |
Regulatory | Regulations.gov + Federal Register | Public domain |
DataNexus acts as data controller for UK charity data processed under OGL v3.0. Individuals whose data appears in charity records may contact dataprotection@datanexusmcp.com to exercise rights under UK GDPR Article 17.
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