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faostat-mcp-server
UN FAOSTAT global food & agriculture statistics over a local SQLite mirror, via MCP.
Tools
6
GitHub stars
1
Installs / wk
291
Licence
Apache-2.0
Transport
streamable-http, stdio
Last checked
27h ago
Tools & capabilities
6 toolsRead from the running server on 27h ago.
faostat_commodity_profile
read-only
top_nyear_endcanvas_iditem_query*year_start
Assemble a global profile for one commodity in a single call: top-producing countries, the annual production trend, and trade flows (top exporters and importers). Accepts a commodi… Assemble a global profile for one commodity in a single call: top-producing countries, the annual production trend, and trade flows (top exporters and importers). Accepts a commodity name, resolves it to item codes, then queries the production (QCL) and trade (TCL) domains and merges the results. Each ranking is a per-country sum across the resolved items, taken at that country's own latest year with data and grouped by unit so incomparable quantities are never added. The trend is returned inline as year/value points. Country-level only (aggregates excluded). When a required domain is not indexed locally, returns a partial profile with a notice naming the gap rather than failing. The full merged observation set spills to a DataCanvas table for deeper SQL via faostat_dataframe_query.
faostat_dataframe_describe
read-only
namelimitoffsetcanvas_id
List the canvas tables (faostat_xxxxxxxx) staged by faostat_query_observations and faostat_commodity_profile, each with its source tool, the query parameters that produced it, crea… List the canvas tables (faostat_xxxxxxxx) staged by faostat_query_observations and faostat_commodity_profile, each with its source tool, the query parameters that produced it, creation/expiry timestamps, row count, and column schema. Call this before faostat_dataframe_query to discover the exact table and column names to reference in SQL. Tables are listed newest-first and paged: pass `name` to describe one table outright, or page with `offset` + `limit` — when the response reports `truncated`, pass the returned `nextOffset` to fetch the rest.
faostat_dataframe_query
read-only
sql*canvas_idrow_limit
Run a single-statement SELECT against the canvas tables staged by faostat_query_observations and faostat_commodity_profile (table names look like faostat_xxxxxxxx). Use this for cr… Run a single-statement SELECT against the canvas tables staged by faostat_query_observations and faostat_commodity_profile (table names look like faostat_xxxxxxxx). Use this for cross-country and cross-item aggregation, GROUP BY rankings, joins, and time-series analysis over the full result set the inline preview only sampled. Standard DuckDB SQL — joins, aggregates, window functions, CTEs all work. Read-only: writes, DDL, DROP, COPY, PRAGMA, ATTACH, and external-file table functions are rejected; system catalogs (information_schema, sqlite_master, duckdb_*) are denied — list staged tables via faostat_dataframe_describe. Every row carries its data-quality `flag` — commonly A=Official, B=time-series break, E=Estimated, I=Imputed, M=Missing (value cannot exist), T=Unofficial, X=from an international organization, plus others FAOSTAT defines per domain — keep it in projections, treat any unrecognized flag as informational, and never assume it is official.
faostat_list_domains
read-only
codelimittopicoffsetindexed_only
Discover FAOSTAT statistical domains (production, trade, food balances, food security, land use, agri-emissions, prices, value) with their codes, descriptions, last-update date, up… Discover FAOSTAT statistical domains (production, trade, food balances, food security, land use, agri-emissions, prices, value) with their codes, descriptions, last-update date, upstream row count, and local index status. Every query keys on a domain code from here. The `indexed` flag tells you which domains are queryable right now; un-indexed domains exist in the catalog but must be added to FAOSTAT_DOMAINS and re-synced before faostat_query_observations can read them. The catalog runs to ~69 domains with long descriptions, so responses are paged: narrow with `topic` / `indexed_only`, pass `code` to fetch one domain outright, or page with `offset` + `limit` — when the response reports `truncated`, pass the returned `nextOffset` to fetch the rest.
faostat_query_observations
read-only
limitdomain*year_endcanvas_idarea_codesitem_codes
+3
Query a FAOSTAT domain's data cube by area(s), item(s), element(s), and year range, returning observations (area, item, element, year, value, unit, and the data-quality flag). Reso… Query a FAOSTAT domain's data cube by area(s), item(s), element(s), and year range, returning observations (area, item, element, year, value, unit, and the data-quality flag). Resolve codes first with faostat_resolve_codes — the cube is unqueryable without them. Aggregate regions (World, continents, economic groupings) are EXCLUDED by default so a naive SUM does not double-count a region with its member countries; set include_aggregates=true to get the regional roll-ups, or pass explicit area_codes to query exactly what you name. Small result sets return inline; large ones spill to a DataCanvas table (returned canvas_id + table_name) for GROUP BY / ranking / time-series analysis via faostat_dataframe_query. Every row carries its flag — commonly A=Official, B=time-series break, E=Estimated, I=Imputed, M=Missing (value cannot exist), T=Unofficial, X=from an international organization, plus others FAOSTAT defines per domain — so honor it, treat any unrecognized flag as informational, and never assume an estimated, imputed, or unrecognized value is official.
faostat_resolve_codes
read-only
codelimitquerydomain*offsetdimension*
+1