How to Use the Asian Development Bank MCP in Claude Code

Pipe raw Asian Development Bank economic indicators directly into your terminal scripts with Claude Code.

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Fetch Asian Development Bank GDP metrics from the CLI

The `get_gdp_asia` tool retrieves raw economic growth datasets for eight major Asian economies directly inside your shell. Your agent executes the query and pipes the clean numeric output straight to your terminal. This makes it easy to feed raw data into grep, awk, or local python scripts. You don't need to open a browser or look at bloated web portals to get quick numbers.

Extract inflation trends with this MCP Server

The `get_inflation_asia` tool pulls consumer price index rates for regional markets including Vietnam, India, and Japan. You can use it to quickly check regional inflation spikes from any SSH session or local terminal. The agent writes the output to stdout or saves it as a clean CSV file. It handles the API call and output formatting in a single command, saving you from writing custom curl scripts.

Query complex macroeconomic databases via terminal

The `query_adb_indicators` tool lets you construct advanced queries for trade balances, GDP, and inflation using specific dataflow IDs. You can chain countries together using the plus operator to fetch comparative datasets. Claude Code processes these complex payloads, filters the exact metrics you need, and appends them to your local database seeds. It turns a manual data entry chore into a fast terminal command.

Setup guide

Set up Asian Development Bank MCP in Claude Code

Prerequisites

Claude Code CLI installed (npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code)
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Run the add command

Open your terminal and run the command shown on the right. Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your endpoint token from cloud.vinkius.com. Use --scope user to make it available across all projects.
2

Verify the connection

Start a Claude Code session and type /mcp to list connected servers. You should see asian-development-bank-mcp with a green status indicator.
3

Start using tools

Ask Claude Code something like "Check my latest Asian Development Bank transactions." It will automatically discover and invoke the available Asian Development Bank tools.

Terminal

claude mcp add --transport http asian-development-bank-mcp https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp

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Prerequisites

Claude Code CLI installed
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Open the config file

Create or edit .mcp.json in your project root for project-level scope, or ~/.claude.json for user-level scope.
2

Add the Asian Development Bank MCP

Paste the JSON snippet shown on the right into the mcpServers object. Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your endpoint token from cloud.vinkius.com.
3

Restart Claude Code

Start a new Claude Code session. Type /mcp to confirm the server is connected. The tools will be automatically available in your conversation.

.mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "asian-development-bank-mcp": {
      "type": "url",
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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Common questions about Asian Development Bank MCP in Claude Code

Run the command-line utility to add the server, specifying the HTTP transport and the server URL. The configuration is automatically saved to your local JSON config file.

Yes, Claude Code runs entirely in the terminal, making it ideal for automated scripts. You can trigger the economic data tools inside GitHub Actions to update your static sites weekly.

No GUI is needed. Your terminal agent can fetch the raw data using the tools and write a quick Python script to generate local SVG or PNG charts for you.

The tools support PRC, JPN, IND, KOR, INO, THA, VIE, and PHI. You can pass these codes directly to the query tools to get instant macroeconomic metrics.

The server only transmits public macroeconomic indicators such as GDP and CPI inflation. Vinkius secures this transport layer with zero-trust architecture, meaning your local shell commands and private environment variables are never exposed.

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