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Name: CKAN Open Data MCP
Merge into: ~/.claude/mcp.json under mcpServers
---
{
"mcpServers": {
"ckan-open-data": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@anthropic-community/mcp-ckan"],
"env": {
"CKAN_BASE_URL": "https://catalog.data.gov",
"CKAN_API_KEY": ""
}
}
}
}
// ── Setup ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
// 1. Set CKAN_BASE_URL to any CKAN portal:
// - US federal: https://catalog.data.gov
// - UK: https://data.gov.uk
// - Or any CKAN-powered portal
// 2. CKAN_API_KEY is optional — most public portals don't require auth
//
// ── Available tools ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
// search_datasets find datasets by keyword, organization, tag, or format
// get_dataset fetch full dataset metadata and resources
// list_resources get downloadable resources (CSV, JSON, APIs) for a dataset
// download_resource download a specific resource file
// list_organizations browse publishing organizations
// get_datastore query CKAN DataStore tables with filters and pagination
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