Australian Economic Data (ABS, RBA & APRA) MCP Server

ausecon is a Model Context Protocol server that gives any AI assistant clean, structured access to Australia s core economic and financial data straight from the ABS , RBA , and APRA .

People connecting finance tools to Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in Python.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-08-23 · ★ 2 · #47 OF 283 MAINTAINED FINANCE · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

MIT · Python servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Australian Economic Data (ABS, RBA & APRA)

before you install - you'll need

The README does not document required environment variables for a basic install.

Claude Code

claude mcp add anthonypuggs-ausecon-mcp-server --transport http https://mcp.auseconmcp.com/mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "anthonypuggs-ausecon-mcp-server": {
      "url": "https://mcp.auseconmcp.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

https://mcp.auseconmcp.com/mcp

transport: streamable-http

endpoint alive - responded to MCP initialize · probed 2026-08-25

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions · remote - your agent's requests go to mcp.auseconmcp.com

endpoint auth accepted our unauthenticated MCP initialize - no credentials needed to connect

license MIT - declared in the repository

pypi package ausecon-mcp-server - check the name against the project README before installing (PyPI has no namespace ownership)

registry namespace io.github.AnthonyPuggs is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Australian Economic Data (ABS, RBA & APRA) can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

Latest releases

v1.14.2 · 2026-08-02

A data-correctness patch. The response contract {metadata, series, observations} and all tool signatures are unchanged; one broken semantic concept is removed. · Fixed · Credit concepts repointed to current RBA series…

v1.14.1 · 2026-08-01

A documentation and release-infrastructure patch. Nothing in the server's runtime behaviour changes; the response contract {metadata, series, observations} and all tool signatures are unchanged. · Added · A 2-minute…

v1.14.0 · 2026-07-26

--- · v1.14.0 - Housing prices, branded endpoint, and hardened infrastructure · A housing-coverage and infrastructure release. ausecon gains its first housing-price concepts from the ABS Total Value of Dwellings…

04 · Who maintains Australian Economic Data (ABS, RBA & APRA)

Australian Economic Data (ABS, RBA & APRA) is maintained by anthonypuggs. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Apr 2026.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/anthonypuggs/ausecon-mcp-server
category: finance - ranked #47 of 283 actively-maintained finance servers as of 2026-08-25.
release cadence: 10+ releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-08-02)
registry: io.github.AnthonyPuggs/ausecon-mcp-server (active, first published 2026-04-17 · 8 versions)
packages: pypi:ausecon-mcp-server

06 · Australian Economic Data (ABS, RBA & APRA) FAQ

What is Australian Economic Data (ABS, RBA & APRA)?

ausecon is a Model Context Protocol server that gives any AI assistant clean, structured access to Australia s core economic and financial data straight from the ABS , RBA , and APRA .

Is Australian Economic Data (ABS, RBA & APRA) still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-08-23 and it shipped 10+ releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Australian Economic Data (ABS, RBA & APRA)?

Run `uvx ausecon-mcp-server`. The README does not document required environment variables for a basic install. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Australian Economic Data (ABS, RBA & APRA) require authentication?

No - the endpoint accepted our unauthenticated MCP initialize when probed on 2026-08-25; you can connect without credentials.

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