# Datagov Ie [Health: Active]

**Category:** 📊 Data Platforms  
**Repository:** https://github.com/pipeworx-io/mcp-datagov-ie  
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**Directory Page:** https://allmcps.com/mcp/datagov-ie

## Description
data.gov.ie MCP — Ireland's national open-data portal (CKAN API).

## Tools
Capabilities this server exposes over MCP:

- **search_datasets** — Search Ireland's national open-data catalogue (data.gov.ie, CKAN package_search). Returns matching datasets from government departments, state agencies, and local councils, with titles/descriptions and their resources (English).
- **dataset_details** — Full dataset record by id or slug (CKAN package_show), including its resources. Each resource has a download "url" (often PDF/CSV/XLSX) and a "datastore_active" flag; resources with datastore_active=true can be read row-by-row via datastore_query using the resource "id".
- **datastore_query** — Read actual table rows from a resource via CKAN datastore_search. Works only for resources with datastore_active=true (get the resource_id from dataset_details).
- **list_organizations** — List publishing organizations (government departments, state agencies, county/city councils) on data.gov.ie (CKAN organization_list).
- **list_groups** — List thematic groups/categories on data.gov.ie (CKAN group_list).

## Claude Desktop Quick Installation
Install path detected from listing signals. Uses `npx` (confidence: high):

```json
"mcpServers": {
  "datagov-ie": {
    "command": "npx",
    "args": ["-y","@pipeworx/mcp-datagov-ie"]
  }
}
```

## Documentation

## What Datagov Ie MCP server does

Datagov Ie MCP server gives MCP-compatible agents access to Ireland’s national open-data portal, data.gov.ie. The service works with catalogue information published by government departments, state agencies, and local authorities. Search results include dataset titles, descriptions, and available resources in English.

The server can also retrieve a complete dataset record using its identifier or slug. These records expose resource metadata, including download URLs and whether a resource is available through CKAN’s datastore. When a resource is datastore-enabled, an agent can request its table rows instead of downloading and parsing the source file itself.

## How it works

The hosted endpoint is served through the Pipeworx gateway at `https://gateway.pipeworx.io/datagov-ie/mcp`. A client connects using MCP and can call the catalogue tools directly. The gateway endpoint also exposes shared Pipeworx tools, so its `tools/list` response contains more than the five catalogue-specific tools. The exact scope is reported during initialization.

A local package is also available through npm. The standalone process communicates over standard input and output and exposes only the Datagov Ie tools. Both access methods use the same underlying data source. The gateway can additionally route broader questions through its shared `ask_pipeworx` tool, while the local process does not provide that gateway routing layer.

## Setup and configuration

For a hosted connection, add the gateway URL as an MCP server in a compatible client:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "datagov-ie": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/datagov-ie/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

For local use, configure the client to run the npm package with `npx`:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "datagov-ie": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@pipeworx/mcp-datagov-ie"]
    }
  }
}
```

Datagov Ie MCP server does not require environment variables in the documented configurations. The package can also be started directly with `npx -y @pipeworx/mcp-datagov-ie` to verify that it launches.

## Tools and capabilities

- `search_datasets` searches the CKAN catalogue with a query and returns matching datasets, descriptions, and resources.
- `dataset_details` retrieves a complete dataset record by ID or slug, including each resource’s URL and `datastore_active` status.
- `datastore_query` reads rows from a CKAN datastore resource. It requires the resource ID and works only when that resource has `datastore_active=true`.
- `list_organizations` returns publishing organizations such as departments, agencies, and county or city councils.
- `list_groups` returns the thematic groups used to categorize catalogue content.

## Limitations and notes

Datagov Ie MCP server reads catalogue and datastore content exposed by data.gov.ie. A resource may have a download URL without supporting row-level queries; only resources marked as datastore-active can be passed to `datastore_query`. Other resources may be files such as PDFs, CSVs, or XLSX documents and must be handled through their listed URLs.

The hosted pack endpoint includes shared gateway meta-tools in addition to the catalogue tools. Use the standalone npm process when an agent should see only this pack’s tools, or use the full Pipeworx gateway when direct access to all available packs is preferred.

_Full upstream README: https://allmcps.com/mcp/datagov-ie/readme_