publicsgdata-mcp

Local Model Context Protocol server for exploring and downloading Singapore government open data through the publicsgdata SDK.

Cursor config

Add to .cursor/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "publicsgdata": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["publicsgdata-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "DATA_GOV_SG_API_KEY": "${env:DATA_GOV_SG_API_KEY}"
      }
    }
  }
}

Tools

Tool	Purpose
`list_datasets`	Browse the catalog
`get_dataset_metadata`	Schema, size, coverage
`preview_dataset_rows`	Small sample for inspection
`search_dataset_rows`	Filter/search within a dataset
`get_dataset_download_url`	Temporary URL for full export
`download_dataset_file`	Save full dataset locally
`list_realtime_datasets`	List supported realtime dataset names
`describe_realtime_dataset`	Full parameter and response docs for one realtime dataset
`fetch_realtime_data`	Fetch data from a realtime API by `dataset_name`

Downloads are cached under ~/.cache/publicsgdata-mcp by default. Override with PUBLICSGDATA_MCP_CACHE_DIR.

Environment variables

Variable	Required	Description
`DATA_GOV_SG_API_KEY`	No	Higher rate limits for data.gov.sg
`PUBLICSGDATA_MCP_CACHE_DIR`	No	Override download cache directory

Metadata

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