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io.github.SamJB123/abs-data

SamJB123

Australian Bureau of Statistics data: 1,227 tables, offering only options confirmed to serve data

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14 of 22 checks passed

  • Handshake
  • Tools listed
  • Updated recently

Responded

The server completed its last measured handshake. This is an observation, not a guarantee.

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Median latency
229 ms
Uptime, 30 days
Not measured
Last checked

Measurement details

Core

  • Pass
    Reachable

    Latest probe returned HTTP 200 in 238 ms.

  • Pass
    Valid handshake

    protocolVersion 2025-11-25, serverInfo.name abs-data.

  • Pass
    Lists tools

    tools/list returned 8 tools.

  • Pass
    Current protocol

    Negotiated 2025-11-25. The bar is 2025-06-18 or newer.

  • Pass
    HTTPS

    The endpoint URL is https.

Performance

  • Not measured
    Fast (p50)

    Median latency 229 ms over 2 samples in 7 days. The bar is 1000 ms. Need at least 5 samples.

  • Not measured
    Consistent (p95)

    95th percentile 237 ms over 2 samples in 7 days. The bar is 3000 ms. Need at least 20 samples.

  • Not measured
    Reliable (uptime)

    2 of 2 attempts returned a tool list in 30 days (100%). The bar is 99%. Need at least 30 samples.

  • Pass
    Stable tool list

    No tool was removed and no required parameter was added in the last 30 days.

Access

  • Pass
    Open access

    tools/list succeeded with no credential, and the record declares none.

  • Not measured
    Standard auth

    Auth is not required, so the OAuth metadata check does not apply.

  • Not measured
    Free tier cited

    No publisher quote has been checked.

Tools

  • Pass
    Tools described

    Every tool description is at least 20 characters.

  • Pass
    Valid input schemas

    Every inputSchema is a JSON Schema object.

  • Pass
    Parameters documented

    33 of 40 parameters have a description (83%). The bar is 80%.

  • Pass
    Safety hints

    Every tool sets readOnlyHint or destructiveHint.

Publisher

  • Pass
    Verified namespace

    Listed in the Official MCP Registry.

  • Not measured
    Website matches publisher

    This namespace is not a reverse domain, so the website comparison does not apply.

  • Pass
    Source repo linked

    A repository URL is on file.

  • Fail
    Repo owner matches

    The GitHub repository owner does not match the namespace login.

  • Pass
    Recently updated

    Updated 2026-09-09T07:43:40.878143Z, within 180 days.

  • Not measured
    Open-source licence

    The GitHub licence lookup has not returned an OSI result yet.

Tools

  • describe_table

    A table's dimensions in key order, its coverage dates, and its options. Dimensions with up to 64 options list them inline with labels; larger ones (geography, occupations) say how many and are searchable with search_options.

    Measured

  • execute

    Run JavaScript in an isolated sandbox whose only capability is `abs`, a client with the same four verbs as this server (searchTables, describeTable, searchOptions, getData) and the same guarantees: every selection is verified against ABS before fetching. Use it for multi-series or multi-table analysis — fetch several series, compute growth rates, rank capitals, join tables — and `return` only the computed result, so large payloads never reach the conversation. No network beyond `abs`. Budgets: 10s CPU, 50 calls, 25s wall clock, 200KB result. Your code runs inside an async function; use `await`; console.log is captured. // The `abs` object available in execute(): interface Abs { searchTables(input: { query?: string; geography?: string; frequency?: "A"|"S"|"Q"|"M"|"W"|"D"; limit?: number }): Promise<{ results: TableSummary[]; total: number }>; describeTable(table: string): Promise<{ table: TableSummary; dimensions: { id: string; position: number; optionCount: number; options?: { code: string; label: string|null }[] }[]; keyFormat: string }>; searchOptions(input: { table: string; dimension: string; query: string; limit?: number }): Promise<{ options: { code: string; label: string|null; parent?: string|null }[]; total: number }>; getData(input: { table: string; select?: Record<string, string|string[]>; startPeriod?: string; endPeriod?: string; lastN?: number; firstN?: number; maxRows?: number }): Promise<{ key: string; rows: { series: string; period: string; value: number|null; unit?: string|null }[]; rowsReturned: number; truncated: boolean; seriesMatched: number; fullDataUrl: string }>; } interface TableSummary { id: string; name: string|null; seriesCount: number; frequencies: string[]; coverage: { from: string|null; to: string|null }; dimensions: string[]; family: string|null; geography: string|null; matchedOptions?: { dimension: string; code: string; label: string|null }[] } // getData throws an Error whose message is JSON: { reason, dimension, message, validOptions?, alternatives? } — catch it, read validOptions, correct and retry.

    Measured

  • feedback_form

    Open a feedback form for the person, prefilled with your draft, so they can report a problem or suggest an improvement to this ABS connector — or flag something wrong in ABS's own data. Use it whenever the person wants to give feedback, or agrees when you offer after something went wrong. Fill in what you know from the conversation: kind, a one-line summary in their words, details, and the tool, table, selection and error involved. Never include personal information about anyone, and never fill in a contact email the person did not give you. This tool sends nothing: on hosts that show interactive views the person reviews, edits and sends the form themselves; elsewhere, follow the `next` field.

    Measured

  • get_data

    Fetch observations. `select` maps dimension ids to option codes or labels (several allowed); omitted dimensions match everything. The selection is verified live against ABS before fetching, so a call that succeeds always returns real data. Returns up to maxRows observations (default 500, most recent 12 periods per series unless a period range is given), a summary, and the URL for the complete pull. If an option or combination does not exist you are asked to choose from the valid ones.

    Measured

  • search

    Run JavaScript against the whole catalogue document — every table, its dimensions, coverage and small-dimension options — in an isolated sandbox with no network. Use it to answer questions the fixed verbs make awkward: 'which tables have both an SA2 geography and a quarterly frequency?', 'list every dimension name and how often it appears', 'find codelists whose labels mention rent'. Your code runs inside an async function with `catalogue` in scope; `return` a JSON-serialisable value; console.log output is captured. // The `catalogue` object available in search(): interface Catalogue { provenance: { runId: string; observedAt: string }; corpus: { tables: number; seriesConfirmed: number; seriesImpliedByMetadata: number; density: number }; tables: Record<string, { // keyed by table id, e.g. catalogue.tables.CPI id: string; name: string|null; description: string|null; seriesCount: number; frequencies: string[]; coverage: { from: string|null; to: string|null }; density: number|null; family: string|null; geography: string|null; topics: string[]; dimensions: { id: string; position: number; codelist: string|null; optionCount: number; literal: boolean }[]; }>; options: { literal: Record<string, Record<string, string|null>>; // codelist id -> { code: label } for small codelists (<=64 options) branded: Record<string, number>; // large codelists -> option count (use abs.searchOptions in execute) }; }

    Measured

  • search_options

    Find option codes by label text within one dimension of one table — e.g. a suburb name in a geography dimension. Returns codes to use in get_data's select.

    Measured

  • search_tables

    Find ABS statistical tables (dataflows) by topic words, geography level or frequency. Matches table names, topics and dimension names, and also option labels inside dimensions — a search for 'rent' finds CPI through its INDEX option 'Rents' and reports the match in matchedOptions. Census tables published at several geography levels are collapsed to one result with familyGeographies listing the others (use the geography filter to pick one). Every result has data. When the person describes a situation rather than a dataset, search for each thing it depends on (prices, wages, rents, population...). Start here, then describe_table.

    Measured

  • submit_feedback

    Send feedback about this ABS connector (or a report about ABS's own data) to its maintainers. Only call this after the person has seen the exact text and said to send it — prefer feedback_form, which lets them edit it first. Use about='abs' for wrong figures or broken behaviour in ABS's own data or API; set shareWithAbs only if the person agreed it may be passed on to ABS. Never include personal information about anyone, and include a contact email only if the person gave one for a reply. Returns a reference like FB-7Q2K9C to give the person.

    Measured

Probe history

  • ok238 ms8 tools
  • ok220 ms8 tools

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Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http abs-data-observed https://abs-data-front-door.aicolab.workers.dev/mcp

Cursor .cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "abs-data-observed": {
      "url": "https://abs-data-front-door.aicolab.workers.dev/mcp"
    }
  }
}

VS Code .vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "abs-data-observed": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://abs-data-front-door.aicolab.workers.dev/mcp"
    }
  }
}