fetch_indicator
Pack: owid · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/owid/mcp
Fetch tidy long-format data for an OWID indicator by slug (e.g., “co-emissions-per-capita”, “life-expectancy”). Returns rows of {entity, year, value}. Optional country filter accepts ISO codes or names (“USA”, “World”, “China”). Browse slugs at ourworldindata.org/charts.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
slug | string | yes | OWID chart slug (the URL path segment) |
country | string | no | Filter to a single entity (country/region name or ISO code) |
since_year | number | no | Drop rows before this year |
until_year | number | no | Drop rows after this year |
limit | number | no | Cap number of rows returned (default 5000) |
Example call
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/owid/mcp \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"fetch_indicator","arguments":{}}}'Connect
Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:
{
"mcpServers": {
"owid": {
"url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/owid/mcp"
}
}
}See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.