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Bcb Br

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pipeworx.ioFinance0Updated 5d ago

About Bcb Br

Bcb Br is an MCP server for querying Brazilian macroeconomic data through the central bank's public APIs. It retrieves SGS time series, PTAX exchange rates, and Focus market expectations without requiring an API key.

Key features

  1. 01Fetch SGS indicator time series
  2. 02Look up common indicators by name
  3. 03List indicator codes and units
  4. 04Retrieve PTAX USD/BRL rates
  5. 05Query Focus market expectations

Use cases

  1. 01Track indicators such as Selic and IPCA
  2. 02Check the USD/BRL quote for a business day
  3. 03Review economists' macroeconomic forecasts

MCP support

It exposes Banco Central do Brasil data-query tools to MCP clients through a Pipeworx remote endpoint or local stdio MCP server.

Configuration

Remote servers need no local install. Pick your client, then copy the config or install in one click.

Endpointhttps://gateway.pipeworx.io/bcb-br/mcp
Copy install command
Claude CodeTerminal
Cursor.cursor/mcp.json
VS Code.vscode/mcp.json
Claude Desktopclaude_desktop_config.json
Windsurf~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json

Run commands in a terminal; paste JSON into the client’s MCP config and restart. Servers that need sign-in will prompt on first connect.

Tools

Details

From the project README

mcp-bcb-br

Banco Central do Brasil (Brazil's central bank) MCP. Keyless public APIs: SGS time series + Olinda OData (PTAX FX, Focus expectations).

Part of Pipeworx — an MCP gateway connecting AI agents to 1875+ live data sources. This is an independent, unofficial integration — not affiliated with, endorsed by, or published by the upstream provider.

Tools

ToolDescription
sgs_seriesFetch any Banco Central do Brasil SGS time series by numeric code. Common codes: 432=Selic target, 11=Selic daily, 433=IPCA inflation, 1=USD/BRL PTAX sell, 21619=USD/BRL, 4389=CDI. Returns {series_code, series_name, country:"Brazil", statement, count, observations:[{data:"dd/MM/yyyy", valor:"..."}]}. Use "last" for the most recent N observations, or a date range.
indicatorConvenience lookup for common Brazilian macro indicators by friendly name (no SGS code needed). names: selic_target, selic_daily, ipca, usd_brl_ptax, usd_brl, cdi. Returns the latest N observations with the series label and unit.
list_indicatorsList the friendly indicator names available to the "indicator" tool, with their SGS codes and units.
ptax_usdOfficial PTAX USD/BRL quote for a specific business day (buy + sell rate, timestamp). Returns {cotacaoCompra, cotacaoVenda, dataHoraCotacao}. Quotes are not published on weekends/holidays.
focus_expectationsFocus market expectations survey — annual median/mean forecasts from ~150 economists. Filter by indicator (e.g. "IPCA", "Selic", "PIB Total", "Câmbio", "IGP-M") and optionally reference year. Returns latest survey rows with Media, Mediana, Minimo, Maximo, numeroRespondentes.

Quick Start

Add to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, etc.):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bcb-br": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/bcb-br/mcp"
    }
  }
}
What this endpoint actually serves

tools/list at https://gateway.pipeworx.io/bcb-br/mcp returns the tools in the table above plus the shared Pipeworx meta-tools — ask_pipeworx, discover_tools, search_within, remember/recall and the rest of the gateway-wide set. So the tool count you see is larger than this table: a single-pack endpoint currently lists roughly 30 shared tools alongside the pack's own. The connection's initialize response states its exact scope, and is the authoritative answer for a given day.

This is deliberate, not multiplexing by accident. The meta-tools are what let a scoped connection answer a question this pack does not cover — via ask_pipeworx, which routes across the whole catalog — without you adding a second MCP server. There is currently no way to mount a pack endpoint without them; if the extra schemas cost you more context than the routing is worth, connect to the full gateway once rather than to several pack endpoints.

Or connect to the full Pipeworx gateway to get every pack's tools listed directly, instead of just this one's:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Both URLs reach the same gateway and the same 1875+ data sources. The only difference is which pack's tools are listed directly; ask_pipeworx reaches all of them from either one.

No MCP client? Call it over HTTP

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/sgs_series \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"code":432,"last":12}'

No account needed for the first calls. Inspect any tool: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/sgs_series. Find one: POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/search_packs with {"query":"..."}.

Standalone (no gateway account)

This package also runs as a local stdio MCP server — no Pipeworx account, no gateway round-trip:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bcb-br": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@pipeworx/mcp-bcb-br"]
    }
  }
}

Or run it directly to confirm it starts:

npx -y @pipeworx/mcp-bcb-br

It speaks MCP over stdin/stdout and answers initialize/tools/list/tools/call for only this pack's tools — none of the shared meta-tools the gateway connection above adds. Same source, same tools, no ask_pipeworx routing.

Using with ask_pipeworx

Instead of calling tools directly, you can ask questions in plain English — this works on the pack endpoint above as well as on the full gateway:

ask_pipeworx({ question: "your question about Bcb Br data" })

The gateway picks the right tool and fills the arguments automatically.

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License

MIT

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