Worldbank MCP

World Bank Model Context Protocol service based on World Bank Open Data API, which provides query capabilities for global economic and social development data. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

People connecting API integration tools to Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in JavaScript.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-03-01 · ★ 8 · #104 OF 250 MAINTAINED API INTEGRATION · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

MIT · JavaScript servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Worldbank MCP

Claude Code

claude mcp add tianyuio-worldbank-mcp -- npx -y worldbank-mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tianyuio-worldbank-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "worldbank-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

npm package worldbank-mcp - unscoped; check the name against the project README before installing

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

03 · What Worldbank MCP can do

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

Latest releases

1.0.1 · 2026-03-01

Add MCP Registry support with server.json configuration

1.0.0 · 2025-08-26

v1.0.0 - Initial Release · Country information query · Indicator search (education, health, environment, etc.) · Economic data query (GDP, inflation, unemployment, etc.) · Social development data query (population…

04 · Who maintains Worldbank MCP

worldbank-mcp is maintained by tianyuio. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Aug 2025.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/tianyuio/worldbank-mcp
category: API integration - ranked #104 of 250 actively-maintained API integration servers as of 2026-08-25.
registry: io.github.tianyuio/worldbank-mcp (active, first published 2026-03-01)
packages: npm:worldbank-mcp

06 · Worldbank MCP FAQ

What is Worldbank MCP?

Is Worldbank MCP still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-03-01. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Worldbank MCP?

Run `npx -y worldbank-mcp`. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Worldbank MCP 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.

07 · Alternatives to Worldbank MCP

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