Worldbank MCP Server
@cyanheads/worldbank-mcp-server Query 29,500+ World Bank development indicators for 200+ countries across 60+ years via MCP. STDIO or Streamable HTTP. Its README documents 9 tools, including worldbank_list_topics, worldbank_list_sources, worldbank_list_countries.
People connecting this server to Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in TypeScript.
VERIFIED ACTIVE
LAST COMMIT 2026-08-10 · ★ 3 · #229 OF 848 MAINTAINED OTHER · VERIFIED 2026-08-25
Apache-2.0 · TypeScript servers · how we verify → /methodology
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/mcpClaude 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 2026-08-25
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 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, list countries and regional aggregates with ISO codes, region, income level, and coordinates, and fetch full metadata for a specific country or aggregate by ISO2, ISO3, or aggregate code.
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, and coordinates
- 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 or most-recent N values
- worldbank_get_poverty
- - Poverty headcount, gap, and severity at any poverty line, plus the Gini coefficient and decile shares, from the Poverty and Inequality Platform
- worldbank_search_projects
- - Search the World Bank lending portfolio by text, country, region, status, and board approval date
Latest releases
v0.3.0 · 2026-08-10
World Bank lending portfolio search · worldbank_search_projects tool - search the World Bank lending portfolio by free text, country, region, status, and board approval date, backed by a new ProjectsService (#8)…
v0.2.0 · 2026-08-10
worldbank_get_poverty - Poverty and Inequality Platform · worldbank_get_poverty: poverty headcount, gap, severity, and Watts index at any poverty line, plus the Gini coefficient, mean log deviation, polarization, and…
v0.1.17 · 2026-08-10
indicator dedup, resource error handling, filter echo · worldbank_search_indicators and worldbank_get_indicator now collapse duplicate indicator IDs (a live/archived source pair or a page-boundary repeat) to one row…
04 · Who maintains Worldbank MCP Server
worldbank-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.
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05 · Facts
- repository
- github.com/cyanheads/worldbank-mcp-server
- category
- other - ranked #229 of 848 actively-maintained other servers as of 2026-08-25.
- release cadence
- 10+ releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-08-10)
- registry
- io.github.cyanheads/worldbank-mcp-server (active, first published 2026-05-24 · 18 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 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-08-10 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, list countries and regional aggregates with ISO codes, region, income level, and coordinates, and fetch full metadata for a specific country or aggregate by ISO2, ISO3, or aggregate code.
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 2026-08-25; you can connect without credentials.
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