Swiss Statistics MCP - install, status & alternatives [2026]

01 · Install Swiss Statistics MCP

before you install - you'll need

MCP_HOST

Environment variables documented in the project's README - it lists which are required and which have defaults.

Claude Code

claude mcp add malkreide-swiss-statistics-mcp -- uvx swiss-statistics-mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "malkreide-swiss-statistics-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "swiss-statistics-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

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 MIT - declared in the repository

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

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

03 · What Swiss Statistics MCP 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 browse the catalogue: all 21 themes (no theme_code), or all tables in a theme (e.g. theme_code="15" = Education and Science), resolve a commune by name or BFS number as of a given date (canton, validity, LINDAS URI), map a historical BFS number onto today's number(s) - re-key old statistics across fusions, and list all communes of a canton as of a given date.

Capability map

Tools grouped from the project's README - what Swiss Statistics MCP lets an agent do.

Bfs

11 tools - e.g. Curated list of highly relevant datasets (focus on education and demographics); Browse the catalogue: all 21 themes (no theme_code), or all tables in a theme (e.g. theme_code="15" = Education and…

bfs_featured_datasets · bfs_browse_catalog · bfs_search_tables · bfs_get_table_metadata · bfs_get_data · bfs_education_stats…

read & search

3 tools - e.g. Resolve a commune by name or BFS number as of a given date (canton, validity, LINDAS URI); List all communes of a canton as of a given date; Search long-run time series in Historical Statistics of…

lookup_commune · list_communes · search_historical_series

Resolve

1 tool - e.g. Map a historical BFS number onto today's number(s) - re-key old statistics across fusions

resolve_historical_commune

Latest releases

v0.7.2 · 2026-08-03

Release-Publish auf einen Pfad konsolidieren · 0.7.2 - Paket nach PyPI-Löschung wieder installierbar machen

v0.7.1 · 2026-08-02

[0.7.1] - 2026-08-02 · Fixed · tenacity carried no upper bound, and the index already serves a major past · the floor. The declared range was tenacity>=8.0.0; PyPI has been serving · 9.1.4. The artefact does not change…

v0.7.0 · 2026-07-31

[0.7.0] - 2026-07-31 · Changed · Migrated to the mcp Python SDK 2.x. mcp[cli] moves from >=1.28.1,<2 · to >=2.0.0,<3, FastMCP → MCPServer (mcp.server.mcpserver). The lower · bound is hard: 2.0.0 removed…

04 · Who maintains Swiss Statistics MCP

swiss-statistics-mcp is maintained by malkreide. We track 43 MCP servers from malkreide - 42 actively maintained, 36 combined GitHub stars, oldest repo from Feb 2026. Full record: all servers from malkreide.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/malkreide/swiss-statistics-mcp
website: https://github.com/malkreide/swiss-statistics-mcp
category: security - ranked #59 of 182 actively-maintained security servers as of 2026-08-25.
release cadence: 4 releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-08-03)
registry: io.github.malkreide/swiss-statistics-mcp (active, first published 2026-06-07 · 5 versions)
packages: pypi:swiss-statistics-mcp

06 · Swiss Statistics MCP FAQ

Is Swiss Statistics MCP still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-08-24 and it shipped 4 releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

What can Swiss Statistics MCP do?

With this server connected, an agent can browse the catalogue: all 21 themes (no theme_code), or all tables in a theme (e.g. theme_code="15" = Education and Science), resolve a commune by name or BFS number as of a given date (canton, validity, LINDAS URI), map a historical BFS number onto today's number(s) - re-key old statistics across fusions, and list all communes of a canton as of a given date.

How do I install Swiss Statistics MCP?

Run `uvx swiss-statistics-mcp`. The README documents one environment variable (MCP_HOST) to set first. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Swiss Statistics MCP run locally?

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

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