Un Comtrade MCP Server

@cyanheads/un-comtrade-mcp-server Access UN Comtrade international merchandise and services trade statistics - country lookups, HS commodity search, bilateral trade flows, balances, rankings, and data availability - via MCP. STDIO or Streamable HTTP. Its 11 documented tools cover comtrade, trade, commodities, top.

People connecting this server to Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in TypeScript.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-08-21 · ★ 3 · #306 OF 848 MAINTAINED OTHER · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

Apache-2.0 · TypeScript servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Un Comtrade MCP Server

before you install - you'll need

Set MCP_TRANSPORT_TYPE, MCP_LOG_LEVEL, COMTRADE_SUBSCRIPTION_KEY before connecting.

Claude Code

claude mcp add cyanheads-un-comtrade-mcp-server -- npx -y @cyanheads/un-comtrade-mcp-server

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cyanheads-un-comtrade-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cyanheads/un-comtrade-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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

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

license Apache-2.0 - declared in the repository

npm package @cyanheads/un-comtrade-mcp-server - published under the repo owner's npm scope (@cyanheads)

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

03 · What Un Comtrade MCP Server can do

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

What you can build

An agent gets 11 documented tools spanning comtrade, trade, commodities, top, including comtrade_lookup_countries, comtrade_search_commodities, comtrade_list_service_categories, comtrade_get_trade_flows.

Capability map

Tools grouped from the project's README - what Un Comtrade MCP Server lets an agent do.

Comtrade

9 tools - e.g. Resolve country and area names to Comtrade M49 numeric codes. Accepts partial names or ISO alpha-2/alpha-3 codes. Returns matching entries with validAsReporter ; Find HS commodity codes by keyword…

comtrade_lookup_countries · comtrade_search_commodities · comtrade_list_service_categories · comtrade_get_trade_flows · comtrade_get_trade_balance · comtrade_get_top_partners…

Partner

1 tool - e.g. 0 aggregates across all partners (World total) - no partner lookup needed

partner_code

Aggr

1 tool - e.g. 2 for HS chapter ranking (21 sections), 4 for heading ranking

aggr_level

Latest releases

v0.1.6 · 2026-08-21

mcp-ts-core ^0.10.6 -> ^0.12.3 - SDK v2 baseline, enrichment notices, strict inputs · Empty-result and truncation notices moved off the output schema onto ctx.enrich across all eight tools; they reach structuredContent…

v0.1.5 · 2026-06-13

mcp-ts-core 0.10.6 adoption, search truncation flags · Adopts the @cyanheads/mcp-ts-core ^0.10.6 framework and adds explicit truncation signalling to the search tools. · Added: · truncated boolean on…

v0.1.4 · 2026-06-10

Trade data correctness fixes · Fixes three data-accuracy bugs in fetchTradeData: trade totals no longer sum dimension-expanded breakdown rows, partner rankings deduplicate per-partner, and services descriptions resolve…

04 · Who maintains Un Comtrade MCP Server

un-comtrade-mcp-server is maintained by cyanheads. We track 125 MCP servers from cyanheads - 124 actively maintained, 1,730 combined GitHub stars, oldest repo from Dec 2024. Full record: all servers from cyanheads.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/cyanheads/un-comtrade-mcp-server
category: other - ranked #306 of 848 actively-maintained other servers as of 2026-08-25.
release cadence: 3 releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-08-21)
registry: io.github.cyanheads/un-comtrade-mcp-server (active, first published 2026-05-26 · 5 versions)
packages: npm:@cyanheads/un-comtrade-mcp-server · npm:@cyanheads/un-comtrade-mcp-server

06 · Un Comtrade MCP Server FAQ

Is Un Comtrade MCP Server still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-08-21 and it shipped 3 releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

What can Un Comtrade MCP Server do?

How do I install Un Comtrade MCP Server?

Run `npx -y @cyanheads/un-comtrade-mcp-server`. The README documents 3 environment variables (MCP_TRANSPORT_TYPE, MCP_LOG_LEVEL, COMTRADE_SUBSCRIPTION_KEY) to set first. Set MCP_TRANSPORT_TYPE, MCP_LOG_LEVEL, COMTRADE_SUBSCRIPTION_KEY before connecting. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Un Comtrade MCP Server run locally?

Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via npx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.

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