Un Sdg

What Un Sdg MCP server does

Un Sdg MCP server gives AI agents access to structured United Nations Sustainable Development Goals indicator data. It covers the 17 goals, their targets and indicators, the underlying data series, geographic areas, and observations for selected series and places.

The server supports two connection models. A hosted MCP endpoint is available through Pipeworx at https://gateway.pipeworx.io/un-sdg/mcp. The same service can also be used through the full Pipeworx gateway. For local use, the @pipeworx/mcp-un-sdg package runs as a stdio MCP server and exposes only this pack’s five data tools.

How it works

Start with list_goals when you need the SDG hierarchy. It can return the 17 goals with their codes, titles, and descriptions, and can optionally provide the targets and indicators for one goal.

Use list_indicators to inspect indicators and their nested data series. If a flat catalog is easier to process, list_series returns series codes, descriptions, and the goal, target, and indicator associated with each series. A series code, such as SI_POV_DAY1, is required for data retrieval.

Call list_geoareas to resolve locations to UN M49 area codes. Then call get_series_data with a series code, an area code, and a time range. The response contains a data array with observations that can include values, time-period starts, geographic names, sources, and footnotes.

Setup and configuration

For a remote connection, add the Pipeworx endpoint to an MCP client configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "un-sdg": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/un-sdg/mcp"
    }
  }
}

For local stdio execution, configure the package with npx:

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

The local mode does not require a Pipeworx account or a gateway round trip. The tools can also be called over HTTP through the Pipeworx tool API.

Tools and capabilities

Un Sdg MCP server provides these pack-specific tools:

• list_goals: Browse the SDG hierarchy and optionally drill into one goal.
• list_indicators: View indicators with their related data series.
• list_series: Browse the complete flat series catalog.
• list_geoareas: Map geographic names to M49 codes.
• get_series_data: Retrieve observations for a series, area, and time range.

The hosted pack endpoint also includes shared Pipeworx meta-tools, so its tool listing is larger than the five pack-specific tools. The local package does not include those gateway-wide tools. The gateway’s ask_pipeworx tool can route natural-language questions across the broader Pipeworx catalog.

Limitations and notes

get_series_data depends on identifiers returned by the catalog tools: use a series code from list_indicators or list_series, and an M49 code from list_geoareas. The hosted connection’s exact tool scope is reported by its initialize response and may include shared gateway tools in addition to the SDG tools.