stats-compass-mcp 0.2.1

MCP server exposing stats-compass-core tools to LLMs like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini

stats-compass-mcp

A stateful, MCP-compatible toolkit of pandas-based data tools for AI-powered data analysis.

⚠️ Status: Early developer release (v0.2)
Optimized for Claude models
Gemini and GPT tool calling may be inconsistent.

stats-compass-mcp

Stats Compass MCP turns the stats-compass-core toolkit into an MCP server that AI agents can call in a reproducible, stateful way across workflows.

What is this?

This package turns the stats-compass-core toolkit into an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server. Once running, any MCP-compatible client can use your data analysis tools directly.

Client Compatibility

Client	Status	Notes
Claude Desktop	✅ Supported	Recommended. Best tool selection.
VS Code Copilot Chat	✅ Supported	Native MCP integration.
Cursor	⚠️ Experimental	Pending official MCP release.
GPT / ChatGPT	⚠️ Partial	Tool calling may be inconsistent with large toolsets.
Gemini	⚠️ Unstable	May throw errors with complex schemas.

Installation

pip install stats-compass-mcp

Prerequisite: The MCP configurations below use uvx, which requires uv to be installed.

⚠️ Important Note on Data Loading

Local Mode: You must provide the absolute file path to files on your local machine.

• ✅ "Load the file at /Users/me/data.csv"
• ❌ Dragging files into the chat window (not supported)

Remote/HTTP Mode: Use the built-in file upload feature (see File Uploads).

Quick Start

Local Mode (Recommended for most users)

Start the server via stdio for direct use with Claude Desktop or VS Code:

stats-compass-mcp run

Remote/HTTP Mode (For Docker/hosting)

Start the server as an HTTP endpoint:

stats-compass-mcp serve --port 8000

Configure Your MCP Client

Claude Desktop

Auto-configure:

stats-compass-mcp install --client claude

To also add a remote server config:

stats-compass-mcp install --client claude --remote-url http://localhost:8000/mcp

Or manually add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "stats-compass": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["stats-compass-mcp", "run"]
    }
  }
}

VS Code (GitHub Copilot)

Auto-configure:

stats-compass-mcp install --client vscode

To also add a remote server config:

stats-compass-mcp install --client vscode --remote-url http://localhost:8000/mcp

Or manually add to your VS Code mcp.json:

{
  "servers": {
    "stats-compass": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["stats-compass-mcp", "run"]
    }
  }
}

Claude Code (CLI)

claude mcp add stats-compass -- uvx stats-compass-mcp run

Remote Server Mode

For multi-client setups, Docker deployments, or running the server on a different machine, use HTTP mode:

stats-compass-mcp serve --port 8000

Docker

docker build -t stats-compass-mcp .
docker run -p 8000:8000 stats-compass-mcp

Configure Clients for Remote Mode

VS Code (Direct HTTP)

VS Code can connect directly to HTTP MCP servers:

{
  "servers": {
    "stats-compass": {
      "url": "http://localhost:8000/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop (via mcp-proxy)

Claude Desktop only supports stdio. Use mcp-proxy to bridge:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "stats-compass": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["mcp-proxy", "--transport", "streamablehttp", "http://localhost:8000/mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Remote Server Benefits

• Session isolation: Each client gets its own isolated session
• Multi-client support: Multiple clients can connect simultaneously
• Deployment flexibility: Run on a remote machine or container
• File uploads: Browser-based file upload for remote users

File Uploads (Remote Mode)

When running in HTTP mode, users can upload files via a web interface:

How It Works

1. Request an upload URL - Tell the AI you want to upload a file
2. Open the URL in your browser - A simple upload page appears
3. Select and upload your file - Supports CSV and Excel files (max 50MB)
4. Tell the AI to load it - The AI calls register_uploaded_file() to load your data

Example Conversation

You: I want to upload a CSV file
AI: Open this link to upload: http://localhost:8000/upload?session_id=abc123

[You upload the file in your browser]

You: I uploaded titanic.csv
AI: [Loads the file] ✅ Loaded titanic.csv with 891 rows and 12 columns

Configuration

Set the server URL for the upload page (required for non-localhost deployments):

Variable	Default	Description
STATS_COMPASS_SERVER_URL	http://localhost:8000	Base URL shown in upload links
STATS_COMPASS_MAX_UPLOAD_MB	50	Maximum upload file size in MB

Example for cloud deployment:

# Render, Railway, etc.
docker run -p 8000:8000 \
  -e STATS_COMPASS_SERVER_URL=https://your-app.onrender.com \
  stats-compass-mcp

Environment Variables

Variable	Default	Description
STATS_COMPASS_PORT	8000	Server port
STATS_COMPASS_HOST	0.0.0.0	Server host
STATS_COMPASS_MAX_SESSIONS	100	Maximum concurrent sessions
STATS_COMPASS_MEMORY_LIMIT_MB	500	Memory limit per session (MB)
STATS_COMPASS_SERVER_URL	http://localhost:8000	Base URL for upload links
STATS_COMPASS_MAX_UPLOAD_MB	50	Maximum upload file size (MB)

Available Tools

Once connected, 30+ tools are available:

Data Loading & Management

• load_csv - Load CSV files (local mode)
• load_excel - Load Excel files (local mode)
• load_dataset - Load built-in sample datasets (Housing, TATASTEEL, etc.)
• get_upload_url - Get a URL to upload files (remote mode)
• register_uploaded_file - Load an uploaded file (remote mode)
• list_dataframes - List all DataFrames in session
• get_schema - Get column types and info
• get_sample - Preview rows from a DataFrame

Data Cleaning

• execute_cleaning_tool - Access all cleaning sub-tools:
  • drop_na - Remove missing values
  • impute - Fill missing values
  • dedupe - Remove duplicates
  • handle_outliers - Detect and handle outliers

Transforms

• execute_transform_tool - Access all transform sub-tools:
  • filter - Filter rows by condition
  • groupby - Group and aggregate
  • pivot - Pivot tables
  • add_column - Calculated columns
  • encode - Categorical encoding

EDA & Statistics

• execute_eda_tool - Access all EDA sub-tools:
  • describe - Summary statistics
  • correlations - Correlation matrix
  • hypothesis_test - T-tests, chi-square, etc.
  • data_quality - Quality report

Visualization

• execute_plot_tool - Access all plot sub-tools:
  • histogram - Distribution plots
  • scatter - Scatter plots
  • bar - Bar charts
  • line - Line plots
  • confusion_matrix - Classification confusion matrix
  • roc_curve - ROC curves
  • precision_recall_curve - PR curves
  • feature_importance - Feature importance charts

Machine Learning

• execute_ml_tool - Access all ML sub-tools:
  • train_model - Train classifiers/regressors
  • evaluate - Model evaluation
  • predict - Make predictions

Workflows (High-Level)

• run_eda_report_workflow - Complete EDA report
• run_preprocessing_workflow - Data cleaning pipeline
• run_classification_workflow - Full classification pipeline
• run_regression_workflow - Full regression pipeline
• run_timeseries_workflow - ARIMA forecasting

CLI Commands

# Start local server (stdio)
stats-compass-mcp run

# Start HTTP server
stats-compass-mcp serve --port 8000

# List all tools
stats-compass-mcp list-tools

# Install for Claude Desktop or VS Code
stats-compass-mcp install --client claude
stats-compass-mcp install --client vscode

Development

# Clone the repo
git clone https://github.com/oogunbiyi21/stats-compass-mcp.git
cd stats-compass-mcp

# Install dependencies
poetry install

# Run tests
poetry run pytest

# Run locally
poetry run stats-compass-mcp run

License

MIT