Install U.S. Government Open Data for Claude Desktop
Claude Desktop reads mcpServers from claude_desktop_config.json. Restart the app after saving.
- Open ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json on macOS, %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json on Windows, or ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json on Linux.
- Paste the JSON config below.
- Replace placeholder secrets, then restart the client if it does not reload on its own.
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"lzinga-us-gov-open-data-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"us-gov-open-data-mcp@2026.10.8"
],
"env": {
"DATA_GOV_API_KEY": "YOUR_DATA_GOV_API_KEY",
"FRED_API_KEY": "YOUR_FRED_API_KEY",
"CENSUS_API_KEY": "YOUR_CENSUS_API_KEY",
"BLS_API_KEY": "YOUR_BLS_API_KEY",
"BEA_API_KEY": "YOUR_BEA_API_KEY",
"EIA_API_KEY": "YOUR_EIA_API_KEY",
"NOAA_API_KEY": "YOUR_NOAA_API_KEY",
"USDA_NASS_API_KEY": "YOUR_USDA_NASS_API_KEY",
"HUD_USER_TOKEN": "YOUR_HUD_USER_TOKEN",
"DOL_API_KEY": "YOUR_DOL_API_KEY",
"USPTO_API_KEY": "YOUR_USPTO_API_KEY",
"LDA_API_KEY": "YOUR_LDA_API_KEY",
"AQS_API_KEY": "YOUR_AQS_API_KEY",
"AQS_EMAIL": "",
"SEC_CONTACT_EMAIL": "",
"NWS_USER_AGENT": "",
"MODULES": "",
"DOMAINS": "",
"HIDE_UNCONFIGURED": "",
"TOOL_MODE": "full",
"MAX_RESPONSE_BYTES": ""
}
}
}
}