Australian Economic Data (ABS, RBA & APRA) MCP Server

ausecon is a Model Context Protocol server that gives an AI assistant structured access to Australia s official economic and financial data, straight from the ABS, RBA, and APRA.

People who work with australian data, economics and finance and want it reachable from Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in Python.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-09-13 · ★ 4 · #45 OF 318 MAINTAINED FINANCE · VERIFIED 2026-09-18

MIT · Python servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Australian Economic Data (ABS, RBA & APRA)

before you install - you'll need

The README does not document required environment variables for a basic install.

Claude Code

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

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "anthonypuggs-ausecon-mcp-server": {
      "url": "https://mcp.auseconmcp.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://mcp.auseconmcp.com/mcp

transport: streamable-http

endpoint alive - responded to MCP initialize · probed 2026-09-17

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 mcp.auseconmcp.com

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

license MIT - declared in the repository

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

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

03 · What Australian Economic Data (ABS, RBA & APRA) can do

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

Latest releases

v1.14.5 · 2026-09-02

An APRA data-correctness patch. The response contract {metadata, series, observations} and all tool signatures are unchanged. · Fixed · APRA ratios are returned as percentages, with units - APRA stores ratios as…

v1.14.4 · 2026-09-02

A hosted-stability patch. The response contract {metadata, series, observations} and all tool signatures are unchanged. · Fixed · phi_membership no longer crashes the hosted server - APRA's PHI membership workbook…

v1.14.3 · 2026-09-02

v1.14.3 - APRA parser patch · An APRA parser patch. The response contract {metadata, series, observations} and all tool signatures are unchanged; one optional period_marker key is added to the APRA catalogue table-map…

04 · Who maintains Australian Economic Data (ABS, RBA & APRA)

Australian Economic Data (ABS, RBA & APRA) is maintained by anthonypuggs. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Apr 2026.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/anthonypuggs/ausecon-mcp-server
category: finance - ranked #45 of 318 actively-maintained finance servers as of 2026-09-18.
release cadence: 6 releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-09-02)
registry: io.github.AnthonyPuggs/ausecon-mcp-server (active, first published 2026-04-17 · 11 versions)
packages: pypi:ausecon-mcp-server

06 · Australian Economic Data (ABS, RBA & APRA) FAQ

What is Australian Economic Data (ABS, RBA & APRA)?

ausecon is a Model Context Protocol server that gives an AI assistant structured access to Australia s official economic and financial data, straight from the ABS, RBA, and APRA.

Is Australian Economic Data (ABS, RBA & APRA) still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-09-18, its last commit was 2026-09-13 and it shipped 6 releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Australian Economic Data (ABS, RBA & APRA)?

Run `uvx ausecon-mcp-server`. The README does not document required environment variables for a basic install. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Australian Economic Data (ABS, RBA & APRA) require authentication?

No - the endpoint accepted our unauthenticated MCP initialize when probed on 2026-09-17; you can connect without credentials.

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