U.S. Government Open Data
io.github.lzinga/us-gov-open-data-mcp
Open data from 40+ U.S. government APIs: economy, spending, Congress, health, energy, disasters
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Add this to your MCP client config — claude_desktop_config.json (Claude Desktop) or .cursor/mcp.json (Cursor).Suits: Claude Desktop · Cursor.
{
"mcpServers": {
"us-gov-open-data-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"us-gov-open-data-mcp@2026.10.8"
],
"env": {
"DATA_GOV_API_KEY": "<your DATA_GOV_API_KEY>",
"FRED_API_KEY": "<your FRED_API_KEY>",
"CENSUS_API_KEY": "<your CENSUS_API_KEY>",
"BLS_API_KEY": "<your BLS_API_KEY>",
"BEA_API_KEY": "<your BEA_API_KEY>",
"EIA_API_KEY": "<your EIA_API_KEY>",
"NOAA_API_KEY": "<your NOAA_API_KEY>",
"USDA_NASS_API_KEY": "<your USDA_NASS_API_KEY>",
"HUD_USER_TOKEN": "<your HUD_USER_TOKEN>",
"DOL_API_KEY": "<your DOL_API_KEY>",
"USPTO_API_KEY": "<your USPTO_API_KEY>",
"LDA_API_KEY": "<your LDA_API_KEY>",
"AQS_API_KEY": "<your AQS_API_KEY>",
"TOOL_MODE": "full"
}
}
}
}- DATA_GOV_API_KEYsecretapi.data.gov key, shared by Congress, FEC, GovInfo, FBI, NREL, Regulations.gov, College Scorecard, USDA FoodData, openFDA and USGS Water
- FRED_API_KEYsecretFRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data) API key
- CENSUS_API_KEYsecretCensus Bureau API key
- BLS_API_KEYsecretBureau of Labor Statistics API key (optional; raises rate limits)
- BEA_API_KEYsecretBureau of Economic Analysis API key
- EIA_API_KEYsecretEnergy Information Administration API key
- NOAA_API_KEYsecretNOAA Climate Data Online token (station climate data works without it)
- USDA_NASS_API_KEYsecretUSDA NASS Quick Stats API key
- HUD_USER_TOKENsecretHUD User API token
- DOL_API_KEYsecretDepartment of Labor API key
- USPTO_API_KEYsecretUSPTO Open Data Portal API key
- LDA_API_KEYsecretSenate Lobbying Disclosure (lda.gov) API key (optional; raises rate limits)
- AQS_API_KEYsecretEPA Air Quality System API key (used with AQS_EMAIL)
- TOOL_MODE'full' (every tool) or 'discovery' (find_tools and call_tool only)
A starting point — check the repository for exact arguments and setup. Restart your client after editing the config.
- Category
- Developer Tools
- Version
- 2026.10.8
- Registry
- active
- Published
- 10/8/2026
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