Banco Central do Brasil (BCB) - SGS Time Series MCP Server

Leia em Português MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for the Brazilian Central Bank (Banco Central do Brasil, BCB): SGS time series (SGS/BCB), the Focus market-expectations survey (served over the Olinda OData API) and PTAX exchange rates. Its 15 documented tools cover bcb, serie, cambio.

People who work with bcb, serie and cambio and want it reachable from Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in TypeScript.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-09-16 · ★ 8 · #18 OF 318 MAINTAINED FINANCE · VERIFIED 2026-09-18

MIT · TypeScript servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Banco Central do Brasil (BCB) - SGS Time Series MCP Server

Claude Code

claude mcp add sidneybissoli-bcb-br-mcp --transport http https://bcb.sidneybissoli.com/mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sidneybissoli-bcb-br-mcp": {
      "url": "https://bcb.sidneybissoli.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://bcb.sidneybissoli.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 bcb.sidneybissoli.com

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

license MIT - declared in the repository

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

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

03 · What Banco Central do Brasil (BCB) - SGS Time Series 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 query series values by code and date range, get the last N values of a series (any N - the upstream cap of 20 is worked around), get series metadata (name, frequency, category, last value), and list popular series grouped by category.

Capability map

Tools grouped from the project's README - what Banco Central do Brasil (BCB) - SGS Time Series MCP Server lets an agent do.

Bcb

13 tools - e.g. Query series values by code and date range; slices long windows automatically and can harmonise the series to a coarser frequency; Get the last N values of a series (any N - the upstream cap of 20 is…

bcb_serie_valores · bcb_serie_ultimos · bcb_serie_metadados · bcb_series_populares · bcb_buscar_serie · bcb_indicadores_atuais…

read & search

2 tools - e.g. OpenAI Deep Research contract: searches the series catalog (curated + open data portal index) and returns { id, title, url } - see ChatGPT (Deep Research); OpenAI Deep Research contract: returns one…

search · fetch

Latest releases

v1.12.1 · 2026-09-16

Ver CHANGELOG.md, seção [1.12.1] - 2026-09-16: refactor sem mudança de comportamento nem de superfície - a mecânica do vocabulário da pergunta passa a vir de @sbissoli/mcp-search 0.5.0; aqui fica só a tabela medida.

v1.12.0 · 2026-09-16

Ver CHANGELOG.md, seção [1.12.0] - 2026-09-16: bcb_buscar_serie deixa de devolver zero quando a palavra não é a do BCB (déficit/superávit → resultado primário, calote → inadimplência, juros básicos → Selic, desemprego…

v1.11.0 · 2026-09-03

search e fetch: o contrato Deep Research da OpenAI sobre o acervo de séries do servidor. Sem as duas o Deep Research do ChatGPT (e o Company Knowledge, e os workflows de pesquisa da API Responses) não usa o servidor.…

04 · Who maintains Banco Central do Brasil (BCB) - SGS Time Series MCP Server

Banco Central do Brasil (BCB) - SGS Time Series MCP Server is maintained by sidneybissoli. We track 9 MCP servers from sidneybissoli - 7 actively maintained, 41 combined GitHub stars, oldest repo from Jan 2026. Full record: all servers from sidneybissoli.

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05 · Facts

repository
github.com/sidneybissoli/bcb-br-mcp
website
https://bcb.sidneybissoli.com/
category
finance - ranked #18 of 318 actively-maintained finance servers as of 2026-09-18.
release cadence
10+ releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-09-16)
registry
io.github.SidneyBissoli/bcb-br-mcp (active, first published 2026-01-16 · 22 versions)
packages
npm:bcb-br-mcp

06 · Banco Central do Brasil (BCB) - SGS Time Series MCP Server FAQ

Is Banco Central do Brasil (BCB) - SGS Time Series MCP Server still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-09-18, its last commit was 2026-09-16 and it shipped 10+ releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

What can Banco Central do Brasil (BCB) - SGS Time Series MCP Server do?

With this server connected, an agent can query series values by code and date range, get the last N values of a series (any N - the upstream cap of 20 is worked around), get series metadata (name, frequency, category, last value), and list popular series grouped by category.

How do I install Banco Central do Brasil (BCB) - SGS Time Series MCP Server?

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

Does Banco Central do Brasil (BCB) - SGS Time Series MCP Server 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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