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Search French Open Data with AI chatbots

Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that lets Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, and 15+ other AI assistants search, explore, and analyze datasets from data.gouv.fr directly through conversation.

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50,000+ datasets
15+ AI clients
Production-ready

Quick start

Connect your AI chatbot in minutes

1

Choose your AI client

Select from Claude Desktop, ChatGPT, Gemini CLI, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf, HuggingChat, and more. No API key required.
2

Add the MCP server configuration

Add the hosted endpoint to your client’s MCP configuration:
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "datagouv": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["mcp-remote", "https://mcp.data.gouv.fr/mcp"]
    }
  }
}
Using the hosted endpoint at https://mcp.data.gouv.fr/mcp means zero setup. You can also self-host if needed.
3

Start exploring datasets

Ask your AI assistant natural language questions like:
  • “What datasets are available about housing prices in Paris?”
  • “Show me the latest population data for Lyon”
  • “Find datasets about renewable energy in France”
The MCP server provides 10 tools to search datasets, query tabular data, download files, access external APIs, and retrieve usage metrics.

Explore by topic

Learn how to connect, configure, and use the MCP server

Client connections

Connect Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Cursor, and 15+ other AI clients to the MCP server

Docker deployment

Self-host the MCP server with Docker Compose for production environments

Query datasets

Learn how to query tabular data, download large files, and work with CSV, JSON, and JSONL formats

MCP tools reference

Complete documentation of all 10 MCP tools with parameters, examples, and workflows

Key features

Everything you need to explore French Open Data

Dataset search

Search and explore 50,000+ datasets from data.gouv.fr with natural language queries

Tabular API

Query CSV and Excel files directly without downloading, with filtering and sorting support

File downloads

Download and parse large CSV, JSON, and JSONL files up to 500MB with automatic delimiter detection

External APIs

Access third-party dataservices with OpenAPI specifications and endpoint documentation

Usage metrics

Retrieve monthly visits and download statistics for datasets and resources

Production-ready

Docker support, environment configuration, Sentry monitoring, and comprehensive error handling

Ready to get started?

Connect your AI chatbot to data.gouv.fr in under 5 minutes. No API key required.

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