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eurostat-mcp

An MCP server that exposes the Eurostat Statistics API so that LLM assistants can discover, explore, and retrieve official EU statistical data.

Tools

Tool

Description

search_datasets

Search the Eurostat catalogue by keyword

get_dataset_dimensions

Inspect the dimension structure and valid filter codes for a dataset

get_dataset_data

Retrieve data with optional filters (geo, time, unit, etc.)

Typical workflow

1. search_datasets("GDP")                          # find dataset codes
2. get_dataset_dimensions("nama_10_gdp")           # discover dimensions & valid codes
3. get_dataset_data("nama_10_gdp",                 # pull the numbers
       geo=["FR","DE","ES"],
       last_time_period=5,
       filters={"unit": ["CLV10_MEUR"], "na_item": ["B1GQ"]})

Related MCP server: istat-mcp-server

Resources

URI

Description

eurostat://datasets/{query}

Browse datasets matching a keyword

eurostat://dataset/{code}/dimensions

Dimension structure for a specific dataset

Prompts

Prompt

Description

explore_topic

Step-by-step plan to find EU statistics on a topic

compare_countries

Retrieve and compare an indicator across EU countries

Getting started

Prerequisites

  • Python 3.11+

  • uv (recommended) or pip

Install locally

git clone https://github.com/dcerecedo/eurostat-mcp.git
cd eurostat-mcp

# with uv
uv pip install -e .

# or with pip
pip install -e .

Run (stdio — for Claude Desktop / claude-code)

eurostat-mcp
# or
eurostat-mcp --transport stdio

Run (SSE — for network clients)

eurostat-mcp --transport sse
# listens on http://0.0.0.0:8000/sse by default

Environment variables to override defaults:

Variable

Default

Description

MCP_TRANSPORT

stdio

Transport: stdio, sse, or streamable-http

MCP_HOST

0.0.0.0

Bind host (SSE / HTTP only)

MCP_PORT

8000

Bind port (SSE / HTTP only)

Docker

Build and run with Docker Compose (exposes port 8001):

docker compose up --build

The server will be available at http://localhost:8001/sse.

To run the image directly:

docker build -t eurostat-mcp .
docker run -p 8001:8001 eurostat-mcp

Connecting to Claude

Claude Desktop

Add the following to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "eurostat": {
      "command": "eurostat-mcp"
    }
  }
}

Claude Code (stdio)

claude mcp add eurostat -- eurostat-mcp

Claude Code (SSE — when running via Docker or SSE server)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "eurostat": {
      "type": "sse",
      "url": "http://localhost:8001/sse"
    }
  }
}

A ready-to-use .mcp.json file with the SSE config is included in this repo.

License

MIT

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