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Use INE with your AI.

Connect your account once and let the AI you already use work with it, without building another integration. Statistics Portugal (INE) official indicator API: CPI, unemployment, population, GDP, wages and hundreds of series broken down by NUTS regions and all 3000+ mun

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Works with modern AI clients that support MCP, including ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, and more.

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Complete set · 6 capabilities

The complete INE capability set.

These are the exact actions your AI can choose when you ask it to work with INE.

Capability set01 / 02

01-03

3 capabilities in this set.

Part of 6 available through INE.

  1. 01

    Compare territories

    Great for rankings: "municipalities with highest population density", "NUTS III with lowest purchasing power". geocod examples: PT=Portugal, 1106=Lisboa municipality, 1116=Porto, 1=Continente. Compare an INE indicator across multiple territories in the latest period (rankings)

  2. 02

    Get indicator latest

    Ideal for "what is the current CPI/unemployment/population" questions. Payload stays small even for 300+ territories. Get the LATEST value of an INE indicator for every territory (lightweight)

  3. 03

    Get indicator metadata

    G. 0014855): name (PT/EN), unit of measure, decimal precision, periodicity, first/last period, last update and dimensional breakdown (territory hierarchy, other dimensions). Find codes via search_indicator_codes. Get full metadata of an INE statistical indicator (unit, periodicity, dimensions, period range)

Capability set02 / 02

04-06

3 capabilities in this set.

Part of 6 available through INE.

  1. 04

    Get indicator trend

    Geocod PT = Portugal total; municipality/NUTS codes appear in get_indicator_latest. Only the requested territory is returned. Note: for VERY large indicators (e.g. full CPI family) the historical payload can be slow (30s+). prefer get_indicator_latest there. Get an INE indicator's historical series for ONE territory (chronological trend)

  2. 05

    Search indicator codes

    Gov.pt datasets and extracts indicator codes from INE dataset slugs (format: "...-0014855"). Returns varcd + dataset title + slug. This is the reliable discovery path. INE's portal has no code-search API. Try terms like "indice de precos no consumidor" (IPC), "taxa de desemprego", "populacao residente". Discover INE indicator codes: search dados.gov.pt for INE datasets whose slug ends in the 7-digit varcd

  3. 06

    Get indicator full series

    Use only when trend/latest/compare are not enough. Data lives in Pref (and Dados for latest-period calls), grouped by period with every territory. Get the COMPLETE historical series of an INE indicator (all territories, all periods). large payload

One connector, every AI

INE works with the most popular AI clients.

These are the most popular clients, each with a step-by-step guide: one link, set up once, with governance and visibility built in. And because everything runs on the MCP standard, the same connection also works in any other compatible client — nothing to rebuild.

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Building your own app? The connector is yours to use.

You don't need a client to put INE to work: the same hosted connection plugs into your own applications and agent code, with the same governance on every request. Build with it, chat with it — one connection for both.

Connect your client

One URL. Every client.

Activate the Connector, copy your link, and paste it into the client you already use. 6 capabilities arrive ready to run.

Preview access · not provider authentication

The vk_preview_* token belongs to Vinkius preview infrastructure. It lets Claude discover and display the capabilities of INE, so you can see the experience inside your AI.

It does not authenticate your account with INE. Actions requiring credentials or live account data may not run until you activate the Connector and authorize the service.

INE Connector

You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_7lqZYz3M0nunOnBCqMvRn8EQ8si2BV1bCuWwAmMU/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

  1. 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
  3. 3Click Add and start a new chat — INE capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ine-portugal-official-statistics-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_7lqZYz3M0nunOnBCqMvRn8EQ8si2BV1bCuWwAmMU/mcp"
    }
  }
}
  • Claude
  • ChatGPT
  • Cursor
  • VS Code
  • Windsurf
  • Claude Code
  • JetBrains
  • Cline

Step-by-step instructions for each client are in the guide. How to connect

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FAQ

Questions INE owners ask.

  • 01

    Do I need an API key or registration?

    No. INE's indicator web service is public. every capability works without authentication. (Note: INE also documents a richer API that does require registration; this MCP uses the keyless indicator service.)

  • 02

    How do I find the 7-digit indicator code?

    Use search_indicator_codes. it queries dados.gov.pt for INE datasets and extracts the varcd embedded in their resource URLs. You can also browse the INE website's bddExplorer and pick the code from the URL.

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