28 tools over 9 AU gov data sources (ABS, RBA, ATO, APRA, AIHW, ASIC, AEMO, BOM, WGEA) via one key.
Ausdata MCP server is a hosted integration for AI assistants that speak the Model Context Protocol. 28 tools over 9 AU gov data sources (ABS, RBA, ATO, APRA, AIHW, ASIC, AEMO, BOM, WGEA) via one key.
MCP server for the Australian public data API. Plug into Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, or any other MCP client and get one-call access to 100+ curated Australian government datasets across 9 sources.
Being a remote server, there is no local install. You register the endpoint with your client, authorise it once, and the tools appear.
Once Ausdata is connected, these are the calls the assistant has available:
search_datasets — Plain-English search across the catalog. "unemployment NSW" → dataset IDs to calllist_datasets — List curated datasets for a given source (abs, rba, ato, …)describe_dataset — Schema + filter dictionary for one dataset before you get_data itget_data — Generic accessor by source + dataset_id. Search first, fetch secondreleases — Upcoming + recent statistical release calendar across all sourcesreal_wages — Wage Price Index minus CPI, quarterly. The Greg Jericho chart in one callreal_cash_rate — RBA cash rate minus CPI — the real policy stanceeconomic_dashboard — Cash rate, CPI, unemployment, wage growth, lending — in one responsecost_of_living — ABS Selected Living Cost Indexes by household typeyouth_unemployment — 15-24 unemployment rate, state-leveltrade_balance — Goods + services trade balance, monthlyhousing_affordability — House prices vs household disposable income, indexedYou will need 2 environment variables: AUSDATA_API_KEY, AUSDATA_API_URL. The server will not start without them, which is usually why the tools fail to appear on a first run. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than in a file you might commit.
Plenty of planning and project tracking servers cover similar ground. The differences that matter in practice are scope of access and how much setup stands between you and a working tool call. Ausdata's toolset — search_datasets, list_datasets, describe_dataset and 11 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by io.ausdata; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.
We check each listing at SyncDev against the project's documentation before it goes live — if something here drifts out of date, it is a bug worth reporting.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| search_datasets | Plain-English search across the catalog. "unemployment NSW" → dataset IDs to call. |
| list_datasets | List curated datasets for a given source (abs, rba, ato, …). |
| describe_dataset | Schema + filter dictionary for one dataset before you get_data it. |
| get_data | Generic accessor by source + dataset_id. Search first, fetch second. |
| releases | Upcoming + recent statistical release calendar across all sources. |
| real_wages | Wage Price Index minus CPI, quarterly. The Greg Jericho chart in one call. |
| real_cash_rate | RBA cash rate minus CPI — the real policy stance. |
| economic_dashboard | Cash rate, CPI, unemployment, wage growth, lending — in one response. |
| cost_of_living | ABS Selected Living Cost Indexes by household type. |
| youth_unemployment | 15-24 unemployment rate, state-level. |
| trade_balance | Goods + services trade balance, monthly. |
| housing_affordability | House prices vs household disposable income, indexed. |
| gender_pay_context | WGEA gender pay gap by industry / employer-size context. |
| energy_snapshot | AEMO NEM dispatch + price snapshot, current trading interval. |
{
"mcpServers": {
"ausdata": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "ausdata-mcp"],
"env": {
"AUSDATA_API_KEY": "ak_xxx"
}
}
}
}Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| AUSDATA_API_KEY | Credential the server authenticates with. | Yes |
| AUSDATA_API_URL | Endpoint or connection string the server talks to. | Yes |
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