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Data Gov In

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India Open Government Data (OGD) Platform MCP — data.gov.in

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Install

Add this to your client's MCP configuration (Claude Desktop: claude_desktop_config.json; Cursor: .cursor/mcp.json; VS Code and others use the same "mcpServers" shape).

Remote (streamable-http)
Claude Code 
claude mcp add --transport http data-gov-in 'https://gateway.pipeworx.io/data-gov-in/mcp'
JSON configuration (Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code) 
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "data-gov-in": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/data-gov-in/mcp"
        }
    }
}

Documentation

From the project's README on GitHub, refreshed weekly. Links open on GitHub.

Contents
  1. mcp-data-gov-in
  2. Tools
  3. Quick Start
  4. No MCP client? Call it over HTTP
  5. Standalone (no gateway account)
  6. Using with ask_pipeworx
  7. More
  8. License

mcp-data-gov-in

India Open Government Data (OGD) Platform MCP — data.gov.in

Part of Pipeworx — an MCP gateway connecting AI agents to 1854+ live data sources. This is an independent, unofficial integration — not affiliated with, endorsed by, or published by the upstream provider.

Tools

ToolDescription
resource_dataFetch records from any India Open Government Data (data.gov.in) resource by its resourceId. Supports pagination, per-field filtering, field projection, and sorting. The resourceId is the UUID shown on a dataset's page on data.gov.in (and in its API URL, e.g. api.data.gov.in/resource/<resourceId>). Example resourceId 9ef84268-d588-465a-a308-a864a43d0070 is "Current Daily Price of Various Commodities from Various Markets (Mandi)" with fields like state, district, market, commodity, variety, grade, arrival_date, min_price, max_price, modal_price. Use resource_meta first if you do not know a resource's field ids.
resource_metaFetch the schema/metadata for a data.gov.in resource by resourceId: title, publishing org, sector, last-updated time, and the list of fields (each with name, id, type). Use this to discover the filterable/sortable field ids before calling resource_data. The resourceId is the UUID from the dataset's page on data.gov.in.

Quick Start

Add to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, etc.):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "data-gov-in": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/data-gov-in/mcp"
    }
  }
}
What this endpoint actually serves

tools/list at https://gateway.pipeworx.io/data-gov-in/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 1854+ 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/data_gov_in_resource_data \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"resourceId":"9ef84268-d588-465a-a308-a864a43d0070","limit":10,"offset":0}'

No account needed for the first calls. Inspect any tool: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/data_gov_in_resource_data. 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": {
    "data-gov-in": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@pipeworx/mcp-data-gov-in"]
    }
  }
}

Or run it directly to confirm it starts:

npx -y @pipeworx/mcp-data-gov-in

It 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 Data Gov In data" })

The gateway picks the right tool and fills the arguments automatically.

More

License

MIT

Frequently asked questions

What is Data Gov In?

India Open Government Data (OGD) Platform MCP — data.gov.in

How do I install Data Gov In?

It runs as a remote server. In Claude Code: claude mcp add --transport http data-gov-in 'https://gateway.pipeworx.io/data-gov-in/mcp'. For other clients, paste the JSON configuration from this page into their MCP settings.

Does Data Gov In need an API key?

Its registry entry lists no required key or secret. Some features may still need an account with the service it connects to.

Is Data Gov In open source?

Yes. Its code is on GitHub under the MIT license.

Who maintains Data Gov In?

It is published by pipeworx-io. AI.tn lists it but does not maintain or endorse it.

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