Summary
Connects Claude to the Humanitarian Data Exchange (data.humdata.org), the open platform for sharing crisis and humanitarian data. Part of the Pipeworx gateway ecosystem, which means you can either use this server standalone or access it alongside 250+ other data sources through their unified gateway. The documentation doesn't list specific tools, but you can query HDX data using the ask_pipeworx function in plain English rather than calling individual tools directly. Useful when you're building agents that need access to datasets about conflicts, disasters, food security, or other humanitarian crises. Uses streamable HTTP transport and requires no authentication to get started.
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mcp-hdx
Humanitarian Data Exchange (HDX) MCP — data.humdata.org, the open
Part of Pipeworx — an MCP gateway connecting AI agents to 1476+ live data sources.
Tools
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
search_datasets | Search the Humanitarian Data Exchange catalogue (CKAN package_search) for datasets on displacement, refugees, food security, conflict, disasters, health, population, etc. Returns matching datasets with titles, descriptions, publishing organization, locations (groups), and resources. Filter by country/crisis with fq="groups:" (e.g. "groups:syr") — get codes from list_locations. |
dataset_details | Full dataset record by id or slug (CKAN package_show), including its resources. Each resource has a "download_url"/"url" pointing at the actual data file (usually CSV/XLSX) — that is how you read the underlying rows, since HDX does not expose a keyless row query. |
list_locations | List the locations on HDX (CKAN group_list) — countries and crises, each keyed by a lowercase ISO3 code (e.g. {"name":"syr","display_name":"Syrian Arab Republic"}). Use a code as fq="groups:" in search_datasets to scope results to a country/crisis. |
list_organizations | List the publishing organizations on HDX (CKAN organization_list) — UN agencies and NGOs such as OCHA, UNHCR, WFP, IDMC, ACAPS. Use an org "name" as fq="organization:" in search_datasets. |
Quick Start
Add to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, etc.):
{
"mcpServers": {
"hdx": {
"url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/hdx/mcp"
}
}
}
What this endpoint actually serves
tools/list at https://gateway.pipeworx.io/hdx/mcp returns the tools in the table
above plus the shared Pipeworx meta-tools — ask_pipeworx,
discover_tools, search_within, remember/recall and the rest of the
gateway-wide set. So the tool count you see is larger than this table: a
single-pack endpoint currently lists roughly 30 shared tools alongside the
pack's own. The connection's initialize response states its exact scope, and
is the authoritative answer for a given day.
This is deliberate, not multiplexing by accident. The meta-tools are what let a
scoped connection answer a question this pack does not cover — via
ask_pipeworx, which routes across the whole catalog — without you adding a
second MCP server. There is currently no way to mount a pack endpoint without
them; if the extra schemas cost you more context than the routing is worth,
connect to the full gateway once rather than to several pack endpoints.
Or connect to the full Pipeworx gateway to get every pack's tools listed directly, instead of just this one's:
{
"mcpServers": {
"pipeworx": {
"url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/mcp"
}
}
}
Both URLs reach the same gateway and the same 1476+ data sources. The
only difference is which pack's tools are listed directly; ask_pipeworx
reaches all of them from either one.
Using with ask_pipeworx
Instead of calling tools directly, you can ask questions in plain English — this works on the pack endpoint above as well as on the full gateway:
ask_pipeworx({ question: "your question about Hdx data" })
The gateway picks the right tool and fills the arguments automatically.
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License
MIT
No MCP client? Call it over HTTP
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/hdx_search_datasets \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"query":"displacement refugees"}'
No account needed for the first calls. Inspect any tool: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/hdx_search_datasets. Find one: POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/search_packs with {"query":"..."}.
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