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
46 tools. One URL. No API key.
Verified public data — CVE/SBOM security audits, licence compliance, nonprofit 990 filings, federal contracts, NPI lookups, patents, and domain intelligence — delivered as AI-Ready Markdown inside any MCP client.
Connect in 30 seconds:
{
"mcpServers": {
"datanexus": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://datanexusmcp.com/mcp"
}
}
}Or via npx (for stdio clients like Claude Desktop):
npx -y @datanexusmcp/mcp-serverWho Uses DataNexus
Security engineers auditing SBOMs against CISA KEV, triaging CVEs with instant CRITICAL/HIGH/MODERATE/LOW verdicts, and checking licence compatibility across their entire dependency list — without leaving their AI client.
Compliance analysts running background checks across IRS, SAM.gov, and NPPES — manually 45 minutes, with DataNexus 4 minutes.
Nonprofit researchers and grant-makers discovering organizations by category, tracking 5-year revenue trends, and running full 990-based due diligence — in one conversation.
M&A and legal teams doing due diligence on organizations — SAM exclusion checks, contract history, NPI verification, and patent portfolio in a single Claude conversation.
Researchers and journalists following money across nonprofits, government contracts, and patent filings — without switching between 6 different government websites.
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5-Minute Quickstart
Copy any of these into Claude after connecting DataNexus:
Licence compliance audit:
"Check the licences of requests, flask, and numpy. Are they compatible for use in a commercial SaaS product?"
CVE risk triage:
"Get the full risk summary for CVE-2021-44228 — CVSS, CISA KEV status, EPSS probability, and patch availability in one call."
Nonprofit due diligence:
"Find education nonprofits in California, pick one, and show me their 5-year revenue trend."
Security audit:
"Check lodash 4.17.15 for CVEs, get the EPSS exploit probability for any critical findings, and check if they're on the CISA KEV list."
Healthcare provider verification:
"Find NPI records for Dr. Jane Smith in California and verify their FINRA registration."
Government contractor check:
"Get the federal contract history for Lockheed Martin and check for any open solicitations in AI."
Why Not Just Use the Government Websites?
Data | Manual source | Manual time | DataNexus |
Nonprofit financials | IRS Tax Exempt Search + CSV | 12 min | 2 sec |
Nonprofit 5-yr trends | ProPublica + manual spreadsheet | 30 min | 2 sec |
SAM exclusions | SAM.gov exclusions portal | 8 min | 1 sec |
CVE details + CVSS | NVD search + JSON parsing | 10 min | 1 sec |
CVE risk verdict | NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS — 3 tabs | 15 min | 1 sec |
Licence compatibility | SPDX docs + legal research | 20 min | 1 sec |
SBOM audit vs KEV | Grype + manual KEV cross-ref | 60 min | 3 sec |
Federal contracts | USASpending.gov export | 25 min | 2 sec |
NPI verification | NPPES NPI Registry | 8 min | 1 sec |
Patent search | Google Patents + USPTO | 20 min | 2 sec |
All sources are public. DataNexus normalises, caches, and delivers them as AI-Ready Markdown so your agent gets structured data, not HTML to parse.
Tools (46 total)
T04 — Nonprofit Intelligence
Tool | What it does | Source | Auth |
| Full IRS 990 filing data for any US nonprofit — revenue, expenses, executive compensation, risk flags | ProPublica + IRS e-File | None |
| Search US nonprofits by name and optional state filter | ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer | None |
| UK registered charity details — income, trustees, activities | UK Charity Commission API | None |
| Complete due diligence in one call — financials, exec pay, risk flags, health score (0–100), programme ratio, fundraising sustainability | ProPublica + IRS e-File | None |
| Search nonprofits by mission category (education, healthcare, arts, environment, human_services, civil_rights, international, religion, science, sports) or raw NTEE code A–Z. Optional state filter. Returns up to 25 results | ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer | None |
| 5-year (or up to 10-year) revenue, expense, and asset trends for any US nonprofit. Returns CAGR, trend direction (GROWING/STABLE/DECLINING/VOLATILE/INSUFFICIENT_DATA), year-by-year health scores | ProPublica + IRS Form 990 | None |
Health score (0–100): Weighted composite of programme ratio (40 pts), expense efficiency (30 pts), revenue growth (20 pts), and reserve months (10 pts). Null when revenue is zero.
Trend direction rules (evaluated in order):
VOLATILE— any two consecutive years with opposite-sign change and both >20% magnitudeGROWING— CAGR > 5%STABLE— CAGR between −5% and +5%DECLINING— CAGR < −5%INSUFFICIENT_DATA— fewer than 2 filings available
T10 — Security & Vulnerability Intelligence
Sprint 4 — Core CVE & Package Tools
Tool | What it does | Source | Auth |
| CVE list for any npm/PyPI/Go/Maven/Cargo package at a specific version. Returns critical/high counts and CVE IDs | OSV.dev | None |
| SPDX licence identifier for any package version | deps.dev | None |
| Full transitive dependency tree. Hard timeout 8s — large graphs may truncate | deps.dev | None |
| Audit a CycloneDX or SPDX SBOM JSON against OSV.dev. Returns CVEs grouped by package with severity and fixed versions | OSV.dev batch API | None |
| Full CVE record — CVSS score, description, affected products, patch references, publish date | NIST NVD | None |
| Check whether a CVE is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Returns | CISA KEV (daily refresh) | None |
| EPSS exploit probability score (0.0–1.0) for a CVE — predicts likelihood of exploitation in next 30 days. >0.7 = patch immediately | FIRST.org EPSS API | None |
Sprint 6 — Package Risk & Supply Chain
Tool | What it does | Source | Auth |
| Single-call SHIP/CAUTION/BLOCK verdict combining CVEs, licence risk, maintainer health, and transitive dependency count. The fastest triage tool for any package | OSV.dev + deps.dev + PyPI/npm | None |
| Maintainer ownership timeline, account age, and anomaly score for npm and PyPI packages. Flags sudden ownership transfers | PyPI + npm registries | None |
| Detect supply-chain typosquatting attacks — Damerau-Levenshtein distance ≤ 2 against top-10,000 packages. Returns similar packages with anomaly scores and SUSPICIOUS/CLEAN verdict | PyPI + npm download stats | None |
| Persistent CVE watchlist — create once, check anytime for patch releases, KEV listings, PoC publications, exploitation detected. Stateful across sessions | NVD + CISA KEV + OSV | None |
| Register a CycloneDX/SPDX SBOM once, check anytime for new CVEs affecting your dependency snapshot. Stateful across sessions | OSV.dev | None |
Sprint 7 — Licence Intelligence & CVE Aggregator
Tool | What it does | Source | Auth |
| Understand any SPDX licence in plain English. Returns risk level (PERMISSIVE/COPYLEFT/STRONG_COPYLEFT/INCOMPATIBLE/UNKNOWN), obligations, permissions, limitations, OSI/FSF status, and a one-line verdict. Static bundle covers top-50 licences — no network call needed for MIT, Apache-2.0, GPL-, LGPL-, AGPL-, MPL-2.0, BSD-, ISC. All risk levels assume proprietary/commercial use context. | SPDX licence list (static + API fallback) | None |
| Audit licence compatibility across your entire dependency list. Input package names (with ecosystem) or SPDX IDs directly. Returns COMPATIBLE/CONFLICT/UNKNOWN verdict, specific conflicting pairs with reasons, combined obligations, and recommended action. Max 50 items. Package path resolves licences from deps.dev with max 10 concurrent calls (prevents 429). SPDX-ID path is fully static — no HTTP | SPDX static table + deps.dev | None |
| Instant CVE risk verdict. Aggregates CVSS severity, CISA KEV exploitation status, and EPSS probability in one parallel call. Returns CRITICAL_EXPLOIT/HIGH_RISK/MODERATE/LOW/UNKNOWN verdict with patch availability from vendor advisory allowlist. UNKNOWN means all upstream sources unreachable — not that risk is low. Designed as the follow-through tool when | NIST NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS | None |
Verdict table for security_fetch_cve_risk_summary (first match wins):
Priority | Verdict | Condition |
1 |
| All three inputs null (all upstreams down) |
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| At least one input non-null, no higher threshold met |
Degraded null semantics:
kev_listed: null= could not check CISA (notfalse= checked, not listed)epss_score: null= EPSS unreachable (not0.0= checked, zero probability)patch_available: null= no recognized vendor advisory URL found (notfalse= confirmed no patch)
Licence risk levels (proprietary/commercial context):
Risk Level | Licences | Implication |
| MIT, Apache-2.0, BSD-*, ISC, 0BSD | Attribution only — safe for commercial use |
| LGPL-*, MPL-2.0 | Modifications to licensed files must be shared |
| GPL-2.0, GPL-3.0, EUPL-1.1 | All derivative works must be open-sourced |
| AGPL-3.0 (in proprietary SaaS) | Cannot use in closed-source services |
| Unrecognized SPDX ID | Verify at spdx.org/licenses |
T11 — Patent & Legal Intelligence
Tool | What it does | Source | Auth |
| Full patent record — claims, abstract, filing date, assignees, IPC classifications | EPO / USPTO / WIPO | None |
| Patent search across EPO, USPTO, and WIPO by keyword or phrase | EPO / USPTO / WIPO | None |
| All patents by a named inventor — portfolio size, filing dates, assignees | EPO / USPTO / WIPO | None |
| Forward and backward citation chains for a patent | EPO / USPTO / WIPO | None |
T18 — Government Contracts
Tool | What it does | Source | Auth |
| Federal contract award history for any vendor by name or DUNS — amounts, agencies, PSC codes | USASpending.gov | None |
| Search contract awards by keyword, agency, or PSC code | USASpending.gov | None |
| Open contract opportunities currently accepting bids | SAM.gov | None |
T19 — Regulatory Intelligence
Tool | What it does | Source | Auth |
| Open rulemaking proceedings on Regulations.gov by keyword or agency | Regulations.gov API | None |
| Full docket record — comments, documents, status — by docket ID | Regulations.gov API | None |
| Recent Federal Register notices and rules by agency or keyword | Federal Register API | None |
T22 — Compliance & Identity Verification
Tool | What it does | Source | Auth |
| Check if an entity is excluded from US federal contracts (debarred) on SAM.gov | SAM.gov Exclusions | None |
| NPI provider details — name, specialty, address, taxonomy codes | NPPES NPI Registry | None |
| Search NPI registry by provider name and state | NPPES NPI Registry | None |
| FINRA BrokerCheck registration, disclosures, and exam history | FINRA BrokerCheck | None |
T07 — Domain Intelligence
Tool | What it does | Source | Auth |
| A, AAAA, MX, TXT, NS, CNAME records for any domain | Cloudflare DNS over HTTPS | None |
| SPF, DMARC, and DKIM validation — misconfiguration flags | Cloudflare DNS | None |
| Domain registration details — registrar, registrant, creation date | RDAP | None |
| All domains co-hosted on the same IP address | HackerTarget / Cloudflare | None |
| Enumerate subdomains via certificate transparency logs | crt.sh | None |
| Full SSL certificate chain — issuer, expiry, SANs | crt.sh | None |
| Historical SSL certificate issuance timeline | crt.sh | None |
Shared Tools
Tool | What it does |
| Find the right DataNexus tool for your task by keyword — returns matching tools with descriptions |
| Report data quality issues or gaps — routes feedback to the DataNexus team |
| Returns subscription and payment tier status for the current session |
| Validate a tool response for anomalies or schema issues |
Data Sources
Source | Data | Tools |
ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer | US nonprofit 990 filings, multi-year financials | T04 |
IRS EO BMF + e-File | US nonprofit registrations and raw 990 data | T04 |
UK Charity Commission | UK charity registrations | T04 |
NIST NVD | CVE database with CVSS scores and references | T10 |
OSV.dev | Open source vulnerability database | T10 |
CISA KEV | Known exploited vulnerabilities catalog (daily refresh) | T10 |
FIRST.org EPSS | Exploit prediction scores | T10 |
deps.dev | Dependency graphs, licences, transitive counts | T10 |
SPDX licence list | Licence metadata (static bundle + API fallback) | T10 |
PyPI + npm registries | Maintainer history and download stats | T10 |
Cloudflare DNS over HTTPS | DNS records and email security | T07 |
crt.sh | Certificate transparency logs and SSL history | T07 |
EPO / USPTO / WIPO | Patent databases | T11 |
USASpending.gov | Federal contract awards | T18 |
SAM.gov | Contract opportunities and exclusions | T18, T22 |
Regulations.gov | Open rulemakings and dockets | T19 |
Federal Register | Agency notices and rules | T19 |
NPPES NPI Registry | Healthcare provider verification | T22 |
FINRA BrokerCheck | Broker/adviser registrations | T22 |
Installation
Hosted (recommended — no setup required)
No Docker, no API keys, no configuration.
{
"mcpServers": {
"datanexus": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://datanexusmcp.com/mcp"
}
}
}Via npx (stdio clients — Claude Desktop, Cursor)
npx -y @datanexusmcp/mcp-serverVia npm (programmatic use)
npm install @datanexusmcp/mcp-serverSelf-hosted
Only needed if you want to run your own instance. See docker-compose.yml for the full stack.
Changelog
v2.3.0 — Sprint 7 (2026-05-29)
5 new tools — licence intelligence, CVE aggregator, nonprofit depth
security_fetch_licence_analysis— plain-English licence explainer with risk level for any SPDX IDsecurity_audit_licence_compatibility— COMPATIBLE/CONFLICT audit for up to 50 packages or SPDX IDssecurity_fetch_cve_risk_summary— one-call CVE verdict aggregating CVSS + CISA KEV + EPSSnonprofit_search_nonprofits_by_category— search nonprofits by NTEE category with health scoresnonprofit_fetch_nonprofit_financial_trends— multi-year revenue/expense/asset trends with CAGRCentralized circuit breakers (
_circuit_breakers.py) — shared failure state across all toolsHealth score formula extracted to
_nonprofit_utils.py— single source of truth
v2.2.0 — Sprint 6
6 new tools — package risk, maintainer health, stateful CVE/SBOM monitoring
security_fetch_package_risk_brief— SHIP/CAUTION/BLOCK verdictsecurity_fetch_package_maintainer_history— maintainer ownership anomaly detectionsecurity_detect_typosquatting— supply-chain attack detectionsecurity_fetch_cve_watch— persistent CVE watchlistsecurity_audit_sbom_continuous— continuous SBOM vulnerability monitoringnonprofit_fetch_nonprofit_full_profile— full 990 due diligence with health score
v2.1.0 — Sprint 4
Added CISA KEV, EPSS, and SBOM audit tools (35 tools total).
License
MIT — see LICENSE
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