CKAN MCP Server

An open-source MCP server that allows AI assistants to interact with CKAN open data portals. It enables users to search for datasets, query tabular data via DataStore SQL, explore organizations, groups, and tags, and read metadata using natural language, removing the need for manual API navigation.

Package and access

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What you can do with it

Search for datasets on CKAN portals
Query tabular data using DataStore SQL
Explore organizations and groups
Retrieve dataset metadata

Source and maintenance

Community listingRegistry 0.4.134

mcp-registry: io.github.aborruso/ckan-mcp-server@0.4.134 Source repository

Maintenance checked: Oct 31, 2026, 10:27 PM UTC

Packages and installation

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@aborruso/ckan-mcp-server 0.4.134

npm

@aborruso/ckan-mcp-server package definition

{
  "version": "0.4.134",
  "transport": "stdio",
  "identifier": "@aborruso/ckan-mcp-server",
  "registryType": "npm",
  "environmentVariables": [
    {
      "name": "CKAN_ALLOWED_DOMAINS",
      "description": "Comma-separated CKAN hostnames to allow. Empty = any portal.",
      "placeholder": "www.dati.gov.it,open.canada.ca"
    }
  ]
}

Tools

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Cursor

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Cursor configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ckan-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@aborruso/ckan-mcp-server@0.4.134"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CKAN_ALLOWED_DOMAINS": "<YOUR_CKAN_ALLOWED_DOMAINS>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cline

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Cline configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ckan-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@aborruso/ckan-mcp-server@0.4.134"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CKAN_ALLOWED_DOMAINS": "<YOUR_CKAN_ALLOWED_DOMAINS>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

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VS Code configuration

{
  "servers": {
    "ckan-mcp-server": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@aborruso/ckan-mcp-server@0.4.134"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CKAN_ALLOWED_DOMAINS": "<YOUR_CKAN_ALLOWED_DOMAINS>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

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Claude Desktop configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ckan-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@aborruso/ckan-mcp-server@0.4.134"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CKAN_ALLOWED_DOMAINS": "<YOUR_CKAN_ALLOWED_DOMAINS>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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