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maintenanceProvides access to UN Comtrade international bilateral trade data via an MCP server, enabling AI agents to query trade statistics through natural language.
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MIT
ONS Trade Data API MCP Server
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., "@ONS Trade Data API MCP ServerWhat were UK exports to Germany in January 2023?"
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.
ONS Trade Data API — MCP Server
An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that exposes UK trade data from:
Modeled on your previous ons-baby-names-api-mcp server: Python + FastMCP, deployable to Vercel, with a streamable HTTP MCP endpoint at /mcp.
Tools
Tool | Description |
| Check MCP server and upstream API connectivity |
| Dataset metadata (version, last_updated, total_records) |
| List available dates |
| Country code lookup |
| Commodity metadata lookup |
| Available commodities and periods for a country |
| Direct raw JSON fetch from |
| Fetch one static trade file with optional filtering |
| Generic grouped aggregation query over a trade file |
Related MCP server: supply-chain-mcp-server
MCP endpoint
After deployment, connect an MCP client to:
https://ons-trade-data-api-mcp.vercel.app/mcpEnvironment variable
Variable | Default | Description |
|
| Upstream trade API base URL |
Deploy to Vercel
Push this repo to GitHub
Import it in Vercel
Deploy (no custom build needed)
Local development
python -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
pip install -r requirements.txt
python app.pyServer runs locally at:
http://localhost:8000/mcpThis server cannot be installed
Maintenance
–Maintainers
–Response time
–Release cycle
–Releases (12mo)
Commit activity
Resources
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If you are the server author, to access and configure the admin panel.
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