package_search
Search datasets with filters and sorting
How to use it
package_search is exposed by the Datagov MCP MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), and the package_search tool becomes available to the model automatically. See the full listing for setup details and every tool this server provides.
Install Datagov MCP
uv pip install -e ".[dev]"Other tools in Datagov MCP (16)
Compare categories (e.g., subscribers per city)
Generate interactive charts from any dataset.
Profile a dataset to understand its structure and quality.
Query data within a specific resource
Convenience tool — find dataset by name and fetch its data
Distribution of numeric values (e.g., apartment sizes)
List available dataset licenses
Trends over time (e.g., housing units per lottery)
Plot geographic data on interactive Leaflet maps.
List all organizations
Get details of a specific organization
Get all dataset IDs
Get detailed metadata for a specific dataset
Search for resources within datasets
Correlations between two numeric fields
Get CKAN version and site info