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ECB Discovery MCP for AI Agents. Access every ECB statistic in one go.

ECB Discovery provides universal access to the European Central Bank's statistical data catalog. It lets you browse every available dataset—from exchange rates and monetary aggregates to banking supervision—and query any specific piece of financial data using custom keys. You get a single endpoint for all ECB statistics.

ECB Discovery MCP is compatible with Claude Claude
ECB Discovery MCP is compatible with ChatGPT ChatGPT
ECB Discovery MCP is compatible with Cursor Cursor
ECB Discovery MCP is compatible with Gemini Gemini
ECB Discovery MCP is compatible with Windsurf Windsurf
ECB Discovery MCP is compatible with VS Code VS Code
ECB Discovery MCP is compatible with JetBrains JetBrains
ECB Discovery MCP is compatible with Vercel Vercel
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Give Claude and any AI agent real-world access

Browse the full ECB statistical catalog

You can list every available dataflow code (like EXR or FM) to understand what kind of economic statistics the ECB collects.

Query specific financial metrics

You run complex queries by providing a known dataset code and an exact SDMX key to pull precise time-series data points.

Access monetary aggregates

The MCP pulls detailed historical data for major money supply components, such as M1, M2, and M3.

Track currency exchange rates

You retrieve daily or period-specific foreign exchange rate movements between currencies like USD and EUR.

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What AI agents can do with ECB Discovery — 2 Tools

These two tools let you catalogue all available ECB dataflows and then run precise queries to pull specific, structured time-series economic metrics.

Make your AI actually useful.

Add this MCP to Claude, Cursor, or Windsurf and your AI stops guessing. It gets real tools to look things up, take action, and handle the stuff you keep doing by hand.

Start using ECB Discovery — Universal Statistical Data Access MCP

List Dataflows

Use this tool to get a complete list of all available codes for ECB statistical datasets, like 'EXR' or 'BSI'.

Query Ecb Data

Execute queries against any specific dataset by providing the code and the detailed...

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ECB Discovery MCP is compatible with Claude

Claude AI

1

Open Claude Settings

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

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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 ECB Discovery integration is available immediately — no restart needed.

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The headache of cross-referencing central bank data. Solved with Vinkius AI Gateway

Today, getting a complete picture of the Eurozone economy means jumping between dozens of specific ECB web pages. You check one tab for exchange rates (EXR), then open another to find monetary aggregates (BSI). You copy dates and codes manually into spreadsheets, spend hours trying to align time periods, and you're always worried about using a deprecated dataflow.

With this MCP, your agent handles the entire process. Instead of clicking through tabs and battling inconsistent formats, you simply tell it what metrics you need. It runs both `list_dataflows` and `query_ecb_data`, pulling clean, aligned time series for every piece of data—from payment stats to interest rates—into one cohesive output.

Getting Financial Market Statistics with the ECB Discovery MCP

The manual steps that vanish are the code lookups, the date range adjustments across different datasets, and the merging of disparate time series. You never have to worry about which specific combination of codes will work or if a dataset is still active.

It’s not just data retrieval; it's immediate structure. Your agent delivers clean JSON that your code can use right away. That’s the difference between spending half a day cleaning spreadsheets and getting an answer in minutes.

What your AI can actually do with this

This MCP connects your agent directly to the full suite of European Central Bank (ECB) economic data. Instead of navigating dozens of separate ECB portals, you can treat them all like one massive, queryable database. First, you use the available catalog tool to see every code and description for datasets, whether they cover financial markets or payment statistics.

Once you know the dataset's code, you run the main query function, providing the specific dataflow ID and a detailed SDMX series key. Your agent handles the complexity of mapping these codes and keys into usable economic data, giving you everything from historical USD/EUR exchange rates to complex monetary aggregates like M1/M2/M3.

Vinkius puts this entire catalog at your fingertips, letting your AI client pull highly specific time-series metrics directly into your workflow.

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Questions you might have

How do I know what datasets are available using ECB Discovery — Universal Statistical Data Access MCP? +

You use the list_dataflows tool. This function runs first, giving you a comprehensive list of all available dataflow codes (like EXR or FM) that you can reference later.

What is the difference between `list_dataflows` and `query_ecb_data`? +

list_dataflows only gives you the list of available codes. You need to use query_ecb_data afterward, providing one of those codes plus a specific key, to actually get data.

Can this MCP pull data for non-Eurozone currencies? +

Yes, the tool supports foreign exchange rates. You can use query_ecb_data with the appropriate code and keys to track various currency pairs.

Does ECB Discovery — Universal Statistical Data Access MCP handle different date formats? +

The underlying mechanism handles standard SDMX time series formats. As long as you provide a valid key, it returns structured data that your agent can process regardless of the initial input format.

What if I don't know the specific dataflow code? +

Don't worry. Start by calling list_dataflows first. This catalog tool helps you identify the correct code (e.g., BSI) before attempting to query it.