How to Use the World Bank Full Access MCP in Claude

Q: How do I use World Bank Full Access with Claude Desktop to check debt levels?

You can run getexternaldebt to retrieve total external debt stocks as a percentage of GNI. This tool gives you an immediate snapshot of a country's financial vulnerability. The data is pulled directly into your chat context.

Q: Can Claude Desktop help me find global population statistics using World Bank Full Access?

Absolutely. You use gettotalpopulation to get the current count, and you can also check demographic trends with getpopulationgrowth. This data is clean, reliable, and immediately available in your chat window.

Q: What kind of indicators does World Bank Full Access provide for my analysis using Claude Desktop?

It covers everything from economic performance—like getgdp—to social metrics such as the Gini index (getginiindex). The MCP Server gives you access to 29,506 indicators across all World Bank categories.

Q: If I need to look up agricultural value added, what does World Bank Full Access provide with Claude Desktop?

You call getagriculturegdp directly. This tool returns the Agriculture, forestry, and fishing value added as a percentage of GDP for any country or region you specify.

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Pulling Economic Benchmarks

Need to know where a country stands? You pull key economic metrics with tools like `get_gdp` and `get_exports`. This lets you see Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in US$ and how much the nation relies on exports, all instantly. Want deeper analysis? Check out growth rates using `get_gdp_growth`, or track investment health with Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) data via `get_fdi`. It gives you a full picture of economic momentum.

Health and Social Metrics

For public health reports, the World Bank Full Access MCP Server provides crucial details. You can check life expectancy at birth with `get_life_expectancy` or look up infant mortality rates using `get_infant_mortality`. This is perfect for comparative studies. Beyond medicine, you track social development too. Use `get_literacy_rate` to measure adult literacy and find the overall population size via `get_total_population`. It gives you the necessary stats to build out a report.

Climate and Resource Data

Assessing environmental impact is straightforward. You get CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita) with `get_co2_emissions` and forest area percentages using `get_forest_area`. These tools let you map resource health across regions. You can also track energy access. Check electricity availability as a percentage of the population via `get_electricity_access`, or see renewable consumption with `get_renewable_energy`. The World Bank Full Access MCP Server makes this environmental data accessible.

Setup guide

Set up World Bank Full Access MCP in Claude Web or Desktop

1

Open Claude Settings

Go to claude.ai, click your profile icon, then navigate to Customize → Connectors.
2

Add Custom Connector

Click the "+" button and select Add custom connector. Paste your Vinkius endpoint URL: https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your token from cloud.vinkius.com. For OAuth-protected servers, expand Advanced settings to add credentials.
3

Start a conversation

Open a new chat. The World Bank Full Access MCP tools are available immediately — no restart needed.

Endpoint URL

https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp

No configuration file needed — paste the URL directly in the Claude web interface.

Available on Free (1 connector), Pro, Max, Team, and Enterprise plans.

Prerequisites

Claude Desktop installed (macOS or Windows)
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Open Claude Desktop Settings

Click the menu icon at the top-left corner, go to Settings → Developer → Edit Config. This opens claude_desktop_config.json in your default text editor.
2

Paste the World Bank Full Access MCP configuration

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

Restart Claude Desktop

Close and reopen the application. Claude needs a full restart to load new MCPs — refreshing a conversation is not enough.
4

Verify the connection

Open a new conversation. Click the 🔌 icon at the bottom of the message input. You should see tools listed under world-bank-full-access-mcp.

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "world-bank-full-access-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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Common questions about World Bank Full Access MCP in Claude Desktop

You can run `get_external_debt` to retrieve total external debt stocks as a percentage of GNI. This tool gives you an immediate snapshot of a country's financial vulnerability. The data is pulled directly into your chat context.

Absolutely. You use `get_total_population` to get the current count, and you can also check demographic trends with `get_population_growth`. This data is clean, reliable, and immediately available in your chat window.

It covers everything from economic performance—like `get_gdp`—to social metrics such as the Gini index (`get_gini_index`). The MCP Server gives you access to 29,506 indicators across all World Bank categories.

The server is hosted on Vinkius and requires an endpoint token for secure access. It processes standard indicator data types, including GDP figures and debt stocks percentage of GNI.

You call `get_agriculture_gdp` directly. This tool returns the Agriculture, forestry, and fishing value added as a percentage of GDP for any country or region you specify.

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