FAOSTAT MCP Server

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FAOSTAT data for 245 countries: crops, trade, food security, and emissions via 23 MCP tools.

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Install FAOSTAT MCP server

claude mcp add faostat -e FAOSTAT_API_TOKEN='<faostat-api-token>' -e FAOSTAT_USERNAME='<faostat-username>' -e FAOSTAT_PASSWORD='<faostat-password>' -- uvx faostat-mcp

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "faostat": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "faostat-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "FAOSTAT_API_TOKEN": "<faostat-api-token>",
        "FAOSTAT_USERNAME": "<faostat-username>",
        "FAOSTAT_PASSWORD": "<faostat-password>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (global) or .cursor/mcp.json (project).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "faostat": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "faostat-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "FAOSTAT_API_TOKEN": "<faostat-api-token>",
        "FAOSTAT_USERNAME": "<faostat-username>",
        "FAOSTAT_PASSWORD": "<faostat-password>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Settings → Developer → Edit Config (claude_desktop_config.json), then restart.

{
  "servers": {
    "faostat": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "faostat-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "FAOSTAT_API_TOKEN": "<faostat-api-token>",
        "FAOSTAT_USERNAME": "<faostat-username>",
        "FAOSTAT_PASSWORD": "<faostat-password>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to .vscode/mcp.json in your workspace.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "faostat": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "faostat-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "FAOSTAT_API_TOKEN": "<faostat-api-token>",
        "FAOSTAT_USERNAME": "<faostat-username>",
        "FAOSTAT_PASSWORD": "<faostat-password>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json.

Configuration

Variable	Required	Secret	Description
FAOSTAT_API_TOKEN	—	yes	Optional. A FAOSTAT access token from the Developer Portal. Tokens expire after 1 hour, so prefer FAOSTAT_USERNAME + FAOSTAT_PASSWORD, which refresh automatically.
FAOSTAT_USERNAME	yes	—	FAOSTAT account email (free account at https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#developer-portal). Used to obtain and refresh tokens automatically.
FAOSTAT_PASSWORD	yes	yes	FAOSTAT account password. Used with FAOSTAT_USERNAME to obtain and refresh tokens automatically.

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Last commit (default branch)
2026-10-02 · 8d ago · GitHub
Latest release
2026-10-02 · 8d ago · GitHub · v1.3.0
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Registry entry updated
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FAQ

›How do I install the FAOSTAT MCP server in Claude Code?

Run: claude mcp add faostat -e FAOSTAT_API_TOKEN='<faostat-api-token>' -e FAOSTAT_USERNAME='<faostat-username>' -e FAOSTAT_PASSWORD='<faostat-password>' -- uvx faostat-mcp. For Cursor, VS Code, Claude Desktop and Windsurf, use the install tabs above.

›Does FAOSTAT require an API key?

Yes. It expects FAOSTAT_USERNAME, FAOSTAT_PASSWORD, FAOSTAT_API_TOKEN, of which 2 are secrets.

›Can I use FAOSTAT as a remote (hosted) MCP server?

No hosted endpoint is published; it runs locally over stdio.

›Is FAOSTAT in the official MCP registry?

Yes, as io.github.berba-q/faostat-mcp.