Our World in Data
Owid exposes 9 public tools on this MCP endpoint.
Opens ChatGPT on the web or desktop and asks it to use the WebMCP tools available here.
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Last probed Sep 14, 2026 · mcp.owid.io
9tools discovered
Search Indicator
Search for OWID indicators using semantic similarity via API. Search for indicators by their CONCEPT/NAME using natural language queries. The search uses embeddings and semantic similarity to find conceptually related indicators. Do NOT include country/entity names in the query - those are specified separately when fetching data. SEMANTIC SEARCH: Use natural language queries for better results. GOOD: 'coal production', 'global temperature warming', 'population density metrics', 'economic growt
Run Sql
Execute a **read‑only** SQL SELECT via the OWID public Datasette. The most useful tables are: `variables`, `datasets`, and `entities`.
Fetch Indicator Metadata
Fetch OWID indicator metadata only.
Fetch Indicator Data
Fetch OWID indicator data only.
Fetch Post
Fetch markdown content for a post by slug or Google Doc ID from the OWID database.
Search Posts
Search for articles and data insights by title or content.
Fetch Chart Data
Download a grapher CSV and return the processed data. The returned CSV includes: - Entity: Country/region names (removed if Code column has no empty values) - Code: Country/region ISO codes - Year: Time period - [Metric columns]: The actual data values IMPORTANT: Only provide data that exists in the fetched CSV. Do not hallucinate or interpolate missing values.
Fetch Chart Image
Download a grapher PNG image by converting chart slug to PNG URL. Takes a chart slug from search results and constructs a PNG URL to download the chart image as base64-encoded content.
Search Chart
Search OWID using Algolia and return grapher CSV URLs. IMPORTANT: Include country names in your query for country-specific data. Examples: "population density france", "co2 emissions china", "gdp germany"
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Directory coverage for brandsOwid exposes 9 public tools on this MCP endpoint.
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MCPBundles probed 9 tools on the live server. The tool list on this page reflects what was discovered at the last refresh — connect your client to see the full set available to your session.
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