data.gouv.fr MCP Server: Setup for Claude, Cursor and Other Apps

• Searches French open datasets by keyword

  Searches data.gouv.fr datasets with short keywords and can sort by date, reuses, followers or views, or limit to recently updated ones. It is the usual first step.

  Try: “Which datasets exist about real estate prices?”

  Network · search_datasets

• Shows details about one dataset

  Returns a dataset's title, description, publisher, tags, number of files, dates and license.

  Try: “Tell me about the dataset with this ID, including its license.”

  Network · get_dataset_info

• Lists the files inside a dataset

  Returns each file's ID, title, format, size and URL for a dataset.

  Try: “What files are in this dataset and in which formats?”

  Network · list_dataset_resources

• Shows details about one file and whether it can be queried

  Returns a file's format, size, MIME type and URL, and checks whether the Tabular API can read it directly.

  Try: “Can I query this resource directly or must I download it?”

  Network · get_resource_info

• Reads rows from a CSV or Excel file without downloading it

  Queries a tabular file through data.gouv.fr's Tabular API with filters, sorting and paging. Start with a small page to see the columns.

  Try: “Show the first 20 rows of this file, filtered to Paris.”

  Network · query_resource_data

• Finds who publishes data on data.gouv.fr

  Looks up publishing organizations by name or acronym, with optional filters by badge and sort order, or lists them page by page.

  Try: “Find INSEE on data.gouv.fr and tell me how many datasets it publishes.”

  Network · search_organizations

• Finds third-party APIs registered on data.gouv.fr

  Searches APIs listed in the catalog that give programmatic access to data, as opposed to static files.

  Try: “Is there an API for address lookups on data.gouv.fr?”

  Network · search_dataservices

• Shows details about one registered API

  Returns an API's title, description, publisher, base URL, link to its OpenAPI spec, license and dates.

  Try: “Give me the base URL and license of this API.”

  Network · get_dataservice_info

• Summarizes an API's endpoints

  Fetches the API's OpenAPI or Swagger spec and returns a summary of its endpoints and parameters.

  Try: “What endpoints does this API offer and what parameters do they take?”

  Network · get_dataservice_openapi_spec

• Shows visit and download counts for a dataset or file

  Returns monthly visit and download numbers for a dataset or resource, most recent first. It works on the production site only.

  Try: “How many downloads did this dataset get each month this year?”

  Network · get_metrics

Watch out for

• Your questions go to a public hosted service

  Queries run on mcp.data.gouv.fr, run by the project. The source can log tool events to a Matomo analytics server when the operator sets it up, including client IP and user agent. The README does not say whether the public instance does. Avoid putting private text in prompts. github.com

• Data quality depends on the publisher

  Anyone can publish a dataset on data.gouv.fr, so check the publisher and license before you rely on a figure. github.com

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