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us-gov-open-data-mcp
by lzinga
everything
by modelcontextprotocol
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us-gov-open-data-mcp · Summary

MCP server with 300+ tools for 40+ US government APIs including Treasury, FRED, Congress, FDA, CDC, and FEC.

everything · Summary

Official MCP test server exercising all protocol features for client builders.

us-gov-open-data-mcp · Use cases

  • Analyze economic indicators including GDP, unemployment, inflation, and interest rates
  • Investigate healthcare data by combining FDA adverse events, clinical trials, and pharma payments
  • Track legislative activities including bill sponsorship, voting patterns, and campaign contributions

everything · Use cases

  • Testing MCP client implementations against all protocol features
  • Learning MCP protocol capabilities through a reference server
  • Validating client compatibility with different transport methods

us-gov-open-data-mcp · Install

npx us-gov-open-data-mcp

Add to .vscode/mcp.json for VS Code / Copilot:

{
  "servers": {
    "us-gov-open-data": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "us-gov-open-data-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "FRED_API_KEY": "your_key",
        "DATA_GOV_API_KEY": "your_key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json for Claude Desktop:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "us-gov-open-data": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "us-gov-open-data-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "FRED_API_KEY": "your_key",
        "DATA_GOV_API_KEY": "your_key"
      }
    }
  }
}

everything · Install

NPX (recommended)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "everything": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-everything"]
    }
  }
}

On Windows, use cmd /c:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "everything": {
      "command": "cmd",
      "args": ["/c", "npx", "-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-everything"]
    }
  }
}

Docker

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "everything": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": ["run", "-i", "--rm", "mcp/everything"]
    }
  }
}

Global install

npm install -g @modelcontextprotocol/server-everything@latest
npx @modelcontextprotocol/server-everything
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