Data Centrevaldeloire

What Data Centrevaldeloire MCP server does

The Data Centrevaldeloire MCP server connects MCP clients to Centre-Val de Loire Open Data at data.centrevaldeloire.fr, an OpenDataSoft-based catalog. It exposes three pack-specific tools for discovering datasets and working with their records.

search_datasets finds datasets by keyword and returns identifiers, titles, themes, and record counts. Search terms can target areas such as regional services, transport, education, or the environment. Use the returned dataset identifier with the other tools.

dataset_info returns metadata for a selected dataset, including its fields, schema, themes, and record count. This is useful before writing a query because the schema reveals the column names available to ODSQL.

query retrieves or analyzes records from a dataset. Its supported operations include filtering with where, selecting and grouping fields, ordering results with order_by, and paginating with limit and offset.

How it works

The Data Centrevaldeloire MCP server can be reached through the Pipeworx gateway at https://gateway.pipeworx.io/data-centrevaldeloire/mcp. That scoped endpoint lists the Centre-Val de Loire tools alongside shared Pipeworx meta-tools. The gateway also offers a full endpoint at https://gateway.pipeworx.io/mcp; both URLs reach the same gateway and data sources, while the directly listed pack tools differ.

Gateway connections may expose roughly 30 shared tools in addition to the pack tools. The exact set is reported by the connection's initialize response. Shared routing through ask_pipeworx can send a plain-English question to the appropriate catalog tool, including tools outside this data pack.

Without an MCP client, individual tools can be called over HTTP. For example, the gateway exposes a POST route for data_centrevaldeloire_search_datasets, and tool details can be inspected through its HTTP API.

Setup and configuration

For a remote connection, add the gateway URL to an MCP client's server configuration.

The package also supports local stdio execution with:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "data-centrevaldeloire": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@pipeworx/mcp-data-centrevaldeloire"]
    }
  }
}

Running npx -y @pipeworx/mcp-data-centrevaldeloire starts the local process directly. In this mode, communication uses stdin and stdout, and only the three pack-specific tools are exposed; the gateway's shared meta-tools are not included.

Tools and capabilities

• Search the catalog by keyword with search_datasets.
• Inspect field names, themes, and record counts with dataset_info.
• Query records with ODSQL through query.
• Filter records, aggregate results, sort output, and paginate responses.
• Route natural-language requests through the gateway's ask_pipeworx tool.

A typical workflow is to search for a topic, inspect the matching dataset's metadata, then construct a query using the returned schema. This reduces the chance of referencing fields that are not present in the selected dataset.

The Data Centrevaldeloire MCP server is licensed under MIT. No environment variables are specified in the provided setup instructions.