CKAN MCP Server

Name: CKAN MCP Server
Author: ondics

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CKAN MCP Server について

The CKAN MCP Server provides access to CKAN APIs through the Model Context Protocol. CKAN is core to the vast majority of Open Data portals worldwide: https://github.com/ckan/ckan

#ckan-open-data-data-management

基本情報

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トランスポート

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公開者

ondics

投稿者

Ondics Githubler

設定

以下の設定を使って、このサーバーを MCP 対応クライアントに追加してください。

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ckan": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": [
        "/path/to/mcp_ckan_server.py"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CKAN_URL": "https://demo.ckan.org",
        "CKAN_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
      }
    }
  }
}

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概要

What is CKAN MCP Server?

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for the CKAN API that enables browsing and managing CKAN data portals through MCP-compatible clients. It can be used with MCP-compatible clients like Claude Desktop, IDEs, or other AI applications to interact with CKAN data portals.

How to use CKAN MCP Server?

Install Python dependencies with pip install -r requirements.txt. Set the CKAN_URL environment variable (and optionally CKAN_API_KEY). Run the server directly with python mcp_ckan_server.py or use Docker (build with docker build -t ckan-mcp-server . and run with environment variables).

Key features of CKAN MCP Server

List and search CKAN packages/datasets
Show details of specific packages
List and show organization details
List groups and tags
View resource details
Check site status and system information
Provide API documentation and server configuration resources

Use cases of CKAN MCP Server

Discover and search datasets on a CKAN data portal
Browse organizations and their associated datasets
Retrieve metadata for specific resources and packages
View system status and API documentation through AI assistants
Manage data catalogs via MCP-compatible clients like Claude Desktop

FAQ from CKAN MCP Server

What are the system requirements?

Python 3.8 or higher and pip (Python package installer) are required.

How do I configure the CKAN URL?

Set the CKAN_URL environment variable to the base URL of your CKAN portal (e.g., https://demo.ckan.org).

Is a CKAN API key required?

No, the API key is optional. It is only needed for write operations.

What tools are available?

Tools are provided for packages (list, show, search), organizations (list, show), groups (list), tags (list), resources (show), and system (site read, status show).

How can I run the server with Docker?

First build the image (docker build -t ckan-mcp-server .), then run with docker run -e CKAN_URL=... -e CKAN_API_KEY=... ckan-mcp-server. Docker Compose is also supported.