Owid MCP
The Owid MCP server provides access to Our World in Data's curated catalog of global datasets. It allows AI agents to list popular indicators by category, fetch tidy long-format data for specific indicators with filtering options, and retrieve detailed metadata including units and citations.
Package and access
Local package with source-attributed installation metadata. Koskamo does not execute packages during review.
Checks and signals
Each line is separate evidence, not a trust score.
- Popularity 1 GitHub star
What you can do with it
- List popular indicators by category
- Fetch indicator data with filters
- Retrieve indicator metadata
Source and maintenance
- Last repository push
- Maintenance checked
Packages and installation
Source-provided package data. Koskamo has not executed or live-probed this package.
@pipeworx/mcp-owid 0.2.0
{
"version": "0.2.0",
"transport": "stdio",
"identifier": "@pipeworx/mcp-owid",
"registryType": "npm",
"environmentVariables": [
{
"name": "PIPEWORX_API_KEY",
"description": "Optional Pipeworx API key. Without it calls are anonymous and capped daily; a free key raises the cap."
}
]
}Tools
Reported by the attributed source; not independently observed by Koskamo.
Maintenance history
Public check and source-refresh events. Editorial and ownership records remain private.
- · repository · passed · metadata changed · updated
- · backfill · recorded · Pre-expansion baseline; unobserved rich metadata remains unknown
Connect from your client
Each snippet configures the same source-provided package; replace placeholders before use.
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{
"mcpServers": {
"owid-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-owid@0.2.0"
],
"env": {
"PIPEWORX_API_KEY": "<YOUR_PIPEWORX_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Cline
{
"mcpServers": {
"owid-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-owid@0.2.0"
],
"env": {
"PIPEWORX_API_KEY": "<YOUR_PIPEWORX_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}VS Code
{
"servers": {
"owid-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-owid@0.2.0"
],
"env": {
"PIPEWORX_API_KEY": "<YOUR_PIPEWORX_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Claude Desktop
{
"mcpServers": {
"owid-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-owid@0.2.0"
],
"env": {
"PIPEWORX_API_KEY": "<YOUR_PIPEWORX_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
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