AusEcon MCP - ABS RBA And APRA Data

by AnthonyPuggs

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MCP server for retrieval of Australian economic and financial data - supports ABS, RBA and APRA

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Author: AnthonyPuggs
Downloads: 250
Categories: Search, Finance

- Fresh, source-traceable data with provenance stamps
- One consistent response shape (metadata · series · observations) across three sources
- Transparent formula-based derived indicators (e.g., real_cash_rate)
- Source-native control via raw tools (get_abs_data, get_rba_table, get_apra_data)
- Quick-turn helpers for latest observations, top movers, and release events
- Plugs into popular MCP clients via stdio or Streamable HTTP

Setting up with Highlight

This MCP is not yet compatible with Highlight’s one-click setup. However, you can still use it with Highlight by following these steps:

Download and install Highlight from highlightai.com/download
Navigate to the plugins tab and select "Add Custom Plugin"
Configure the plugin with the settings below

Plugin Name AusEcon MCP - ABS RBA And APRA Data

Command (node, npx, python, etc.)

Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.
Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches

Setting up with Cursor

Open Cursor's settings
Navigate to the MCP section
Click "Add new Global MCP server"
Copy and paste the configuration below based on your operating system

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "ausecon mcp - abs rba and apra data": {
            "ausecon": {
                "command": "uvx",
                "args": [
                    "ausecon-mcp-server"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "ausecon mcp - abs rba and apra data": {
            "ausecon": {
                "command": "uvx",
                "args": [
                    "ausecon-mcp-server"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "ausecon mcp - abs rba and apra data": {
            "ausecon": {
                "command": "uvx",
                "args": [
                    "ausecon-mcp-server"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

Setting up with Claude Desktop

Open Claude Desktop's settings
Go to the Integrations tab
Click "Add MCP Server"
Use the configuration below based on your operating system

Note: Make sure Claude Desktop is running before attempting to connect.

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "ausecon mcp - abs rba and apra data": {
            "ausecon": {
                "command": "uvx",
                "args": [
                    "ausecon-mcp-server"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "ausecon mcp - abs rba and apra data": {
            "ausecon": {
                "command": "uvx",
                "args": [
                    "ausecon-mcp-server"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "ausecon mcp - abs rba and apra data": {
            "ausecon": {
                "command": "uvx",
                "args": [
                    "ausecon-mcp-server"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

Setting up with Windsurf

Open Windsurf's preferences
Go to the Integrations section
Click "Add MCP Integration"
Use the configuration below based on your operating system

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "ausecon mcp - abs rba and apra data": {
            "ausecon": {
                "command": "uvx",
                "args": [
                    "ausecon-mcp-server"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "ausecon mcp - abs rba and apra data": {
            "ausecon": {
                "command": "uvx",
                "args": [
                    "ausecon-mcp-server"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "ausecon mcp - abs rba and apra data": {
            "ausecon": {
                "command": "uvx",
                "args": [
                    "ausecon-mcp-server"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

Setting up with Cline

Open Cline's settings
Navigate to the Integrations section
Click "Add MCP Server"
Copy and paste the configuration below based on your operating system

Note: Make sure to restart Cline after adding the configuration.

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "ausecon mcp - abs rba and apra data": {
            "ausecon": {
                "command": "uvx",
                "args": [
                    "ausecon-mcp-server"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "ausecon mcp - abs rba and apra data": {
            "ausecon": {
                "command": "uvx",
                "args": [
                    "ausecon-mcp-server"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "ausecon mcp - abs rba and apra data": {
            "ausecon": {
                "command": "uvx",
                "args": [
                    "ausecon-mcp-server"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

Setting up with Goose

Open Goose's preferences
Go to the Integrations tab
Select "MCP Servers"
Click "Add New Server"
Use the configuration below based on your operating system

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "ausecon mcp - abs rba and apra data": {
            "ausecon": {
                "command": "uvx",
                "args": [
                    "ausecon-mcp-server"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "ausecon mcp - abs rba and apra data": {
            "ausecon": {
                "command": "uvx",
                "args": [
                    "ausecon-mcp-server"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "ausecon mcp - abs rba and apra data": {
            "ausecon": {
                "command": "uvx",
                "args": [
                    "ausecon-mcp-server"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

From the repository

Install via uvx ausecon-mcp-server and configure your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, VS Code, Codex, or Smithery) to launch the server on demand. A hosted read-only instance is also available over Streamable HTTP at https://ausecon-mcp-server.onrender.com/mcp.

`search_datasets`

Search curated ABS, RBA, and APRA economic datasets.

`list_catalogue`

List curated ABS, RBA, and APRA catalogue entries, optionally filtered by source, category, or tag. Unranked complement to ``search_datasets``.

`list_economic_concepts`

List analyst-friendly semantic economic concepts accepted by get_economic_series.

`get_abs_dataset_structure`

Get ABS SDMX dataset dimensions and codelists.

`get_abs_data`

Expert/source-native ABS SDMX retrieval in a normalised response shape.

`list_rba_tables`

Deprecated compatibility alias. Prefer list_catalogue(source="rba").

`get_rba_table`

Expert/source-native RBA statistical table retrieval in a normalised response shape.

`get_apra_data`

Expert/source-native APRA public XLSX publication retrieval. Only curated official APRA publication IDs are accepted; arbitrary URLs are not.

`get_economic_series`

Preferred analyst-facing retrieval tool for curated ABS/RBA economic concepts. Use list_economic_concepts for discovery. Date bounds accept YYYY, YYYY-QN, YYYY-SN, YYYY-MM, or YYYY-MM-DD and are normalised to the resolved source.

`get_derived_series`

Read-only retrieval for the narrow transparent derived series layer. Date bounds accept YYYY, YYYY-QN, YYYY-SN, YYYY-MM, or YYYY-MM-DD and are normalised to the derived series frequency.

`get_latest_observations`

Source-aware convenience wrapper for the latest observations. For a single curated indicator prefer get_economic_series(concept=...), which resolves one series; pass series_ids=[...] to narrow a broad dataset instead of returning every series it contains.

`get_top_observations`

Source-aware convenience wrapper for highest or lowest numeric observations. For a single curated indicator prefer get_economic_series(concept=...), which resolves one series; pass series_ids=[...] to narrow a broad dataset instead of returning every series it contains.

`describe_dataset`

Describe a source-native ABS, RBA, or APRA dataset without hiding native IDs.

`list_release_events`

List source-aware release calendar or release-pulse events.

Claude Desktop / Cursor

Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "ausecon mcp - abs rba and apra data": {
            "ausecon": {
                "command": "uvx",
                "args": [
                    "ausecon-mcp-server"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

McpServers

{
    "ausecon": {
        "command": "uvx",
        "args": [
            "ausecon-mcp-server"
        ]
    }
}

<div align="center">

<br/>

<p>
<b>ausecon</b> is a Model Context Protocol server that gives any AI assistant clean, structured
access to Australia’s core economic and financial data — straight from the
<b>ABS</b>, <b>RBA</b>, and <b>APRA</b>.
</p>

<p>
<b>Open</b> · <b>free</b> · <b>no API key</b> — always
<b>fresh & fully source-traceable</b>, three official sources in <b>one shape</b>.
</p>

<a href="https://auseconmcp.com"><b>Documentation</b></a>  · 
<a href="https://auseconmcp.com/getting-started">Getting started</a>  · 
<a href="https://auseconmcp.com/tools">Tool reference</a>  · 
<a href="https://github.com/AnthonyPuggs/ausecon-mcp-server/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md">Changelog</a>

</div>

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Why this exists

Australian economic data is authoritative but awkward to reach — scattered across portals,
formats, and identifiers you have to memorise. ausecon is the open, free, no-API-key way to
put it in front of any AI assistant: every series comes back fresh and fully source-traceable, stamped with its provenance,
in one consistent shape
(metadata · series · observations) across all three regulators. Ask for “the cash
rate” or “quarterly real GDP growth” and get research-grade data back without
leaving the conversation.

<table align="center">
<tr>
<td align="center"><b>14</b><br/><sub>read-only tools</sub></td>
<td align="center"><b>75</b><br/><sub>economic concepts</sub></td>
<td align="center"><b>16</b><br/><sub>derived indicators</sub></td>
<td align="center"><b>8</b><br/><sub>prompt templates</sub></td>
<td align="center"><b>3</b><br/><sub>data sources</sub></td>
</tr>
</table>

What you get

<table>
<tr>
<td width="33%" valign="top">
<h4>🔒 Fresh & source-traceable</h4>
Every value is fetched live and stamped with its provenance
(<code>retrieved_at</code>, <code>source</code>, <code>server_version</code>). On an upstream
outage, a cached fallback is always flagged <code>stale</code> — never served silently.
</td>
<td width="33%" valign="top">
<h4>🧱 Three sources, one shape</h4>
ABS, RBA and APRA all return the same tidy
<code>metadata · series · observations</code> structure.
</td>
<td width="33%" valign="top">
<h4>🧮 Transparent derived series</h4>
Formula-based indicators like <code>real_cash_rate</code> — every calculation is
open and inspectable.
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="33%" valign="top">
<h4>🎯 Source-native control</h4>
Drop down to raw <code>get_abs_data</code>, <code>get_rba_table</code> or
<code>get_apra_data</code> whenever you need exact control.
</td>
<td width="33%" valign="top">
<h4>⚡ Quick-turn helpers</h4>
Convenience tools for latest observations, top movers and release events — analysis in
one call.
</td>
<td width="33%" valign="top">
<h4>🔌 Plugs into your client</h4>
Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, VS Code, Codex or Smithery.
stdio locally, Streamable HTTP when hosted.
</td>
</tr>
</table>

Data sources

Try it instantly (no install)

Prefer not to install anything? A hosted, read-only, no-API-key instance speaks MCP over
Streamable HTTP at:

``

text

https://ausecon-mcp-server.onrender.com/mcp





Point any MCP client that supports remote (Streamable HTTP) servers at that URL — for example, in

Claude Code:

bash

claude mcp add --transport http ausecon https://ausecon-mcp-server.onrender.com/mcp





> The hosted instance may take a few seconds to wake on the first request.



Install






The package lives on PyPI and is designed to be

launched on demand by your MCP client via

uvx

bash

uvx ausecon-mcp-server





The server speaks MCP over standard input/output. Launched on its own, it simply waits for a client

to connect.



Connect your client






<details open>

<summary><b>Claude Desktop</b></summary>



Add to your

claude_desktop_config.json

json

{

  "mcpServers": {

    "ausecon": {

      "command": "uvx",

      "args": ["ausecon-mcp-server"]

    }

  }

}



</details>



<details>

<summary><b>Claude Code</b></summary>

bash

claude mcp add --transport stdio ausecon -- uvx ausecon-mcp-server



</details>



<details>

<summary><b>Codex</b></summary>

bash

codex mcp add ausecon -- uvx ausecon-mcp-server



</details>



<details>

<summary><b>Cursor</b></summary>



Add to

~/.cursor/mcp.json (global) or .cursor/mcp.json

 (project):

json

{

  "mcpServers": {

    "ausecon": {

      "command": "uvx",

      "args": ["ausecon-mcp-server"]

    }

  }

}





Or paste this one-click link into your browser:

text

cursor://anysphere.cursor-deeplink/mcp/install?name=ausecon&config=eyJjb21tYW5kIjoidXZ4IiwiYXJncyI6WyJhdXNlY29uLW1jcC1zZXJ2ZXIiXX0=



</details>



<details>

<summary><b>Windsurf</b></summary>



Add to

~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json

json

{

  "mcpServers": {

    "ausecon": {

      "command": "uvx",

      "args": ["ausecon-mcp-server"],

      "env": {}

    }

  }

}



</details>



<details>

<summary><b>VS Code</b></summary>







Or add to

.vscode/mcp.json (workspace) or your user mcp.json

json

{

  "servers": {

    "ausecon": {

      "type": "stdio",

      "command": "uvx",

      "args": ["ausecon-mcp-server"]

    }

  }

}



</details>



> Hosting it instead?

smithery.yaml and Dockerfile.smithery

 ship a Streamable HTTP

> deployment at

/mcp

. See the Smithery guide.



A quick taste






Find the concept you want, then ask for the series:

python

list_economic_concepts(query="cash rate")



get_economic_series(

    concept="cash_rate_target",

    start="2020-01-01",

)





Need a transparent, formula-based indicator? Call the derived surface directly:

python

get_derived_series(concept="real_cash_rate", last_n=12)





> Connected to an AI agent, you can skip the syntax entirely &mdash; ask for &ldquo;quarterly real

> GDP growth&rdquo; and it maps your request to the right tool calls for you.



Develop locally






Python 3.12 is recommended; the CI matrix supports 3.10+.

bash

uv sync --python 3.12 --extra dev

uv run pytest

uv run ruff check src tests scripts

``

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Setting up with Highlight

From the repository

search_datasets

list_catalogue

list_economic_concepts

get_abs_dataset_structure

get_abs_data

list_rba_tables

get_rba_table

get_apra_data

get_economic_series

get_derived_series

get_latest_observations

get_top_observations

describe_dataset

list_release_events

Claude Desktop / Cursor

McpServers

Why this exists

What you get

Data sources

Try it instantly (no install)

Install

Connect your client

A quick taste

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`list_rba_tables`

`get_rba_table`

`get_apra_data`

`get_economic_series`

`get_derived_series`

`get_latest_observations`

`get_top_observations`

`describe_dataset`

`list_release_events`