Worldbank MCP Server - install, status & alternatives [2026]

01 · Install Worldbank MCP Server

before you install - you'll need

Set MCP_TRANSPORT_TYPE, MCP_LOG_LEVEL before connecting.

Claude Code

claude mcp add cyanheads-worldbank-mcp-server --transport http https://worldbank.caseyjhand.com/mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cyanheads-worldbank-mcp-server": {
      "url": "https://worldbank.caseyjhand.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://worldbank.caseyjhand.com/mcp

transport: streamable-http

endpoint alive - responded to MCP initialize · probed 2026-09-30

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 worldbank.caseyjhand.com

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

license Apache-2.0 - declared in the repository

npm package @cyanheads/worldbank-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 Worldbank MCP Server can do

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

What you can build

With this server connected, an agent can list all 21 World Bank thematic topics with descriptions, list 70+ World Bank data sources (datasets) with pagination, fetch full metadata for a specific country or aggregate by ISO2, ISO3, or aggregate code, and search the 29,500+ indicator catalog by keyword, topic, or source.

The 9 tools it gives your agent

Extracted from the project's README - what worldbank-mcp-server lets an agent do.

worldbank_list_topics: - List all 21 World Bank thematic topics with descriptions
worldbank_list_sources: - List 70+ World Bank data sources (datasets) with pagination
worldbank_list_countries: - List countries and regional aggregates with ISO codes, region, income level, lending type, and coordinates, filterable by region, income level, and lending type
worldbank_get_country: - Fetch full metadata for a specific country or aggregate by ISO2, ISO3, or aggregate code
worldbank_search_indicators: - Search the 29,500+ indicator catalog by keyword, topic, or source
worldbank_get_indicator: - Fetch complete metadata for a single indicator: name, description, source, unit, and topics
worldbank_get_data: - Query indicator values for one or more countries across a time range, the most recent N periods, or each country's latest N non-empty values, annually, quarterl
worldbank_get_poverty: - Poverty headcount, gap, and severity at any poverty line for economies and PIP's regional, income-group, and lending-group aggregates, plus the Gini coefficient
worldbank_search_projects: - Search the World Bank lending portfolio by text, country, region, status, financing window, and board approval date

Latest releases

v0.5.2 · 2026-09-25

exclude the MCPB bundle from the npm tarball · package.json files excludes dist/.mcpb, so the Claude Desktop bundle is never packed into the npm tarball · CHANGELOG v0.5.2 · release PR #72

v0.5.1 · 2026-09-25

mrnev, frequency, and cache-safe data reads · worldbank_get_data mrnev: each country's own latest N non-null values, selected locally with mrv from a date window and widened only for countries short of N (#43)…

v0.5.0 · 2026-09-25

50 KB response budget on every paged tool, WDI-first ranking · worldbank_get_data serves at most 200 observations a page and worldbank_list_countries at most 150, disclosed in notice and echoed as…

04 · Who maintains Worldbank MCP Server

worldbank-mcp-server is maintained by cyanheads. We track 137 MCP servers from cyanheads - 131 actively maintained, 1,856 combined GitHub stars, oldest repo from Dec 2024. Full record: all servers from cyanheads.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/cyanheads/worldbank-mcp-server
category: other - ranked #125 of 998 actively-maintained other servers as of 2026-09-30.
release cadence: 10+ releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-09-25)
registry: io.github.cyanheads/worldbank-mcp-server (active, first published 2026-05-24 · 31 versions)
packages: npm:@cyanheads/worldbank-mcp-server · npm:@cyanheads/worldbank-mcp-server

06 · Worldbank MCP Server FAQ

Is Worldbank MCP Server still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-09-30, its last commit was 2026-09-25 and it shipped 10+ releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

What can Worldbank MCP Server do?

With this server connected, an agent can list all 21 World Bank thematic topics with descriptions, list 70+ World Bank data sources (datasets) with pagination, fetch full metadata for a specific country or aggregate by ISO2, ISO3, or aggregate code, and search the 29,500+ indicator catalog by keyword, topic, or source.

How do I install Worldbank MCP Server?

Run `npx -y @cyanheads/worldbank-mcp-server`. The README documents 2 environment variables (MCP_TRANSPORT_TYPE, MCP_LOG_LEVEL) to set first. Set MCP_TRANSPORT_TYPE, MCP_LOG_LEVEL before connecting. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Worldbank MCP Server require authentication?

No - the endpoint accepted our unauthenticated MCP initialize when probed on 2026-09-30; you can connect without credentials.

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