Israel Statistics Mcp Server

What is Israel Statistics MCP Server?

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides programmatic access to the Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) price indices and economic data. Built with TypeScript, it offers 8 comprehensive tools for retrieving, analyzing, and calculating Israeli economic statistics.

How to use Israel Statistics MCP Server?

Install via Docker (recommended) or npx, then add to your MCP client configuration. For Claude Desktop, run claude mcp add --scope project israel-statistics-mcp npx @reuvennaor85/israel-statistics-mcp. Use the 8 available tools like get_index_data and get_index_calculator to query CBS API endpoints.

Key features of Israel Statistics MCP Server

• Consumer Price Index and Housing Market Index access
• Price Linkage Calculator for inflation adjustments
• Type-safe Zod schema validation for all inputs/outputs
• Built-in rate limiting (5 concurrent operations max)
• XML/JSON transformation from CBS API formats
• Housing market bi-monthly data warnings

Use cases of Israel Statistics MCP Server

• Retrieve historical Consumer Price Index data for economic analysis
• Calculate inflation-adjusted values using the price linkage calculator
• Browse and search all available CBS index categories and chapters
• Analyze housing market indices with automatic bi-monthly period warnings
• Fetch current main economic indices for reporting or dashboards

FAQ from Israel Statistics MCP Server

What data sources does Israel Statistics MCP Server use?

It connects directly to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) public API to retrieve price indices, housing data, producer price indices, and specialized economic statistics.

What are the runtime requirements?

Requires Node.js (for npx) or Docker. The server is written in TypeScript and uses @modelcontextprotocol/sdk, zod, node-fetch, and xml2js.

Does it support both JSON and XML responses?

Yes, the server handles XML responses from the CBS API and transforms them into JSON format for the MCP client.

Are there any rate limits or security features?

Yes, the server enforces a maximum of 5 concurrent operations, validates all inputs via Zod schemas, uses URL allowlisting, and sets a 30-second HTTP timeout.

What transport does it use?

The server implements the Model Context Protocol (MCP) standard. No specific transport (stdio/SSE) is mentioned, but it is designed for MCP-compatible clients.