io.github.cyanheads/worldbank-mcp-server

io.github.cyanheads/worldbank-mcp-server

Query 29,500+ World Bank development indicators for 200+ countries across 60+ years.

Connect this server

Add this to your MCP client config — claude_desktop_config.json (Claude Desktop) or .cursor/mcp.json (Cursor).Suits: Claude Desktop · Cursor.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "worldbank-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cyanheads/worldbank-mcp-server@0.6.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "info",
        "WORLDBANK_API_BASE_URL": "https://api.worldbank.org/v2",
        "WORLDBANK_PIP_BASE_URL": "https://api.worldbank.org/pip/v1",
        "WORLDBANK_PROJECTS_BASE_URL": "https://search.worldbank.org/api/v3",
        "WORLDBANK_DEFAULT_PER_PAGE": "50",
        "WORLDBANK_CATALOG_CACHE_TTL_MS": "3600000"
      }
    }
  }
}
Environment variables
  • MCP_LOG_LEVELMinimum log level for output: 'debug', 'info', 'notice', 'warning', 'error'.
  • WORLDBANK_API_BASE_URLWorld Bank API base URL override.
  • WORLDBANK_PIP_BASE_URLWorld Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP) API base URL override.
  • WORLDBANK_PROJECTS_BASE_URLWorld Bank Projects API base URL override.
  • WORLDBANK_DEFAULT_PER_PAGEDefault page size for list, search, and data operations.
  • WORLDBANK_CATALOG_CACHE_TTL_MSLifetime in ms of the in-process reference caches: the indicator catalog behind keyword-only search, the country index behind isAggregate, source-scoped country codes, and poverty ISO2 codes, each source-scoped dataset's concept, country, period, and dimension listings, and PIP's versions listing behind ppp_version, regions table behind aggregate codes, and economy list behind model-estimate-only economies. 0 disables caching.

A starting point — check the repository for exact arguments and setup. Restart your client after editing the config.

Category
Developer Tools
Version
0.6.0
Registry
active
Published
11/3/2026

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