ESG Hub — Open-Access ESG Encyclopedia

An open-access encyclopedia of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) knowledge by Ascent Partners Foundation — 350+ articles, 240+ curated resources, books, courses, AI search, a public REST API, and an MCP server. Available in English, Chinese, and Hindi.

Live site: esg-hub.ascent.partners

Features

• Knowledge base — 350+ ESG articles across standards (GRI, IFRS S1/S2, TCFD, TNFD, ESRS), regulations, frameworks, ratings, and regional (HK/APAC) guidance

• AI search — ask questions in natural language; answers grounded in the knowledge base (SurrealDB BM25 + vector search, DeepSeek, Brave Search across authoritative ESG domains)

• Public REST API — open access to all content: /api/v1

• MCP server — connect AI agents directly: @esg-hub/mcp-server

• Learning resources — free courses, books, and a curated video library

• i18n — English, Chinese, Hindi

Related MCP server: QwikVault MCP

Tech Stack

Next.js 15 (App Router, React 19) · SurrealDB Cloud · Tailwind CSS v4 · next-intl · Vitest + Playwright · Vercel

Quick Start

git clone https://github.com/simonmak-ascent/esg-hub.git
cd esg-hub
pnpm install        # note: requires sibling repo ../tool_package (private)
cp .env.example .env  # fill in your own values
pnpm dev

Useful commands: pnpm lint · npx tsc --noEmit · npx vitest run · pnpm verify:db

Note: the app renders content from a SurrealDB database — you need your own instance and content to run a full copy. The public site and API are freely accessible without running anything.

API & MCP

• REST API: open, no auth — GET /api/v1/pages, /api/v1/search?q=..., /api/v1/resources, /api/v1/meta (docs)

• MCP server: see mcp-server/ — gives AI agents tools to search and read the knowledge base

Contributing

• Content errors (wrong/outdated info, dead links): open a content error issue

• Bugs and code changes: see CONTRIBUTING.md

• Security vulnerabilities: report privately via SECURITY.md

Use with Context7

Up-to-date ESG Hub documentation is indexed on Context7, so coding agents can pull it into context on demand. With the Context7 MCP server or ctx7 CLI installed, name the library in your prompt:

use library /simonmak-ascent/esg-hub for API and docs

License

• Code: MIT

• Encyclopedia content: CC BY-SA 4.0 by Ascent Partners Foundation

An Ascent Partners Foundation project.

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