Unicef
UNICEF Data (UN Children's Fund) MCP — global statistics on child health,
Installation
Ajoutez ceci à la configuration MCP de votre client (Claude Desktop : claude_desktop_config.json ; Cursor : .cursor/mcp.json ; VS Code et les autres utilisent la même forme « mcpServers »).
claude mcp add --transport http unicef 'https://gateway.pipeworx.io/unicef/mcp'{
"mcpServers": {
"unicef": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/unicef/mcp"
}
}
}Documentation
Tirée du README du projet sur GitHub, actualisée chaque semaine. Les liens ouvrent GitHub.
Sommaire
mcp-unicef
UNICEF Data (UN Children's Fund) MCP — global statistics on child health,
Part of Pipeworx — an MCP gateway connecting AI agents to 1684+ live data sources.
Tools
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
list_dataflows | Browse or keyword-search UNICEF's datasets (dataflows). UNICEF Data covers child health, nutrition, education, child protection, child mortality, child poverty, immunization, water/sanitation/hygiene (WASH) and the child-related SDGs. Each result has an id (the dataflowId you pass to dataflow_structure / get_data), a version, and an English name. There are ~70 datasets; pass query to filter. Example: list_dataflows({ query: "mortality" }) or list_dataflows({ query: "nutrition" }). |
dataflow_structure | Get the structure (Data Structure Definition) of one UNICEF dataset: its ordered dimensions and, for each, the valid codes (e.g. countries, indicators, sex, age, wealth quintile). Use this to learn how to build the dot-separated SDMX key for get_data. The key has one position per dimension, in dimension_order; an empty position is a wildcard. Always call this before get_data. Example: dataflow_structure({ dataflow_id: "CME" }). |
get_data | Pull observations from a UNICEF dataset. key is a dot-separated SDMX dimension filter, one position per dimension in the order given by dataflow_structure; leave a position empty to wildcard it. Call dataflow_structure first to learn the dimension order and valid codes. Example: get_data({ dataflow_id: "CME", key: ".CME_MRY0T4.." }) filters by INDICATOR=CME_MRY0T4 (under-five mortality rate) and wildcards REF_AREA/SEX/WEALTH_QUINTILE. Omit key (or pass "") to fetch all series — can be large. Returns decoded series with their dimension labels and per-period values. |
Quick Start
Add to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, etc.):
{
"mcpServers": {
"unicef": {
"url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/unicef/mcp"
}
}
}What this endpoint actually serves
tools/list at https://gateway.pipeworx.io/unicef/mcp returns the tools in the table
above plus the shared Pipeworx meta-tools — ask_pipeworx,
discover_tools, search_within, remember/recall and the rest of the
gateway-wide set. So the tool count you see is larger than this table: a
single-pack endpoint currently lists roughly 30 shared tools alongside the
pack's own. The connection's initialize response states its exact scope, and
is the authoritative answer for a given day.
This is deliberate, not multiplexing by accident. The meta-tools are what let a
scoped connection answer a question this pack does not cover — via
ask_pipeworx, which routes across the whole catalog — without you adding a
second MCP server. There is currently no way to mount a pack endpoint without
them; if the extra schemas cost you more context than the routing is worth,
connect to the full gateway once rather than to several pack endpoints.
Or connect to the full Pipeworx gateway to get every pack's tools listed directly, instead of just this one's:
{
"mcpServers": {
"pipeworx": {
"url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/mcp"
}
}
}Both URLs reach the same gateway and the same 1684+ data sources. The
only difference is which pack's tools are listed directly; ask_pipeworx
reaches all of them from either one.
No MCP client? Call it over HTTP
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/unicef_list_dataflows \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"query":"mortality"}'No account needed for the first calls. Inspect any tool: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/unicef_list_dataflows. Find one: POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/search_packs with {"query":"..."}.
Standalone (no gateway account)
This package also runs as a local stdio MCP server — no Pipeworx account, no gateway round-trip:
{
"mcpServers": {
"unicef": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@pipeworx/mcp-unicef"]
}
}
}Or run it directly to confirm it starts:
npx -y @pipeworx/mcp-unicefIt speaks MCP over stdin/stdout and answers initialize/tools/list/tools/call
for only this pack's tools — none of the shared meta-tools the gateway
connection above adds. Same source, same tools, no ask_pipeworx routing.
Using with ask_pipeworx
Instead of calling tools directly, you can ask questions in plain English — this works on the pack endpoint above as well as on the full gateway:
ask_pipeworx({ question: "your question about Unicef data" })The gateway picks the right tool and fills the arguments automatically.
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License
MIT
Questions fréquentes
Qu'est-ce que Unicef ?
UNICEF Data (UN Children's Fund) MCP — global statistics on child health,
Comment installer Unicef ?
Il fonctionne comme serveur distant. Dans Claude Code : claude mcp add --transport http unicef 'https://gateway.pipeworx.io/unicef/mcp'. Pour les autres clients, collez la configuration JSON de cette page dans leurs réglages MCP.
Faut-il une clé API pour Unicef ?
Son entrée au registre n'indique aucune clé ni secret obligatoire. Certaines fonctions peuvent tout de même demander un compte auprès du service auquel il se connecte.
Unicef est-il open source ?
Oui. Son code est sur GitHub sous licence MIT.
Qui maintient Unicef ?
Il est publié par pipeworx-io. AI.tn le référence sans le maintenir ni le recommander.
Issu du registre MCP officiel. Être listé n'est pas une recommandation : vérifiez le code et les permissions d'un serveur avant de lui donner accès à vos données.