Data Fetch MCP Server

A specialized MCP server that provides tools for fetching data from various external sources.

Tools

dream_of_arxiv

Search arXiv for academic papers.

• query: Search terms
• max_results: Number of results (default: 5)
• category: Filter by category (e.g., cs.AI, physics.gen-ph)

dream_of_census_acs

Fetch US Census American Community Survey (ACS) data.

• year: Census year (e.g., 2022)
• variables: Dictionary of variable codes to names (e.g., {"B01001_001E": "total_population"})
• state: State FIPS code (e.g., "06" for CA)
• geography: Geographic level (default: "county:*")

dream_of_weather

Get current weather for a specific location.

• location: City name (e.g., "San Francisco, CA")

dream_of_news

Search for current news articles.

• query: Search keywords
• category: News category

dream_of_github_repos

Search for GitHub repositories.

• query: Search keywords
• sort: Sort by stars, forks, or updated

Configuration

Add this to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "data-fetch": {
      "command": "python3",
      "args": [
        "/absolute/path/to/geepers/skills/source/data-fetch/src/server.py"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CENSUS_API_KEY": "your_key",
        "NEWS_API_KEY": "your_key",
        "OPENWEATHER_KEY": "your_key",
        "GITHUB_TOKEN": "your_token"
      }
    }
  }
}

Underlying Library

This server is built on top of the data_fetching library, which supports additional sources (NASA, Finance, etc.). These can be exposed by extending server.py.