About Ine Es
Ine Es is an MCP server for Spain’s INE Tempus3 JSON API, for clients querying Spanish statistics. It supports navigating from statistical operations to tables and series, then retrieving table-wide or individual time-series data.
Key features
- 01Browse statistical operations and codes
- 02List tables within an operation
- 03Inspect series in a table
- 04Fetch table or series data
- 05Look up classification variables and values
Use cases
- 01Retrieve CPI or labor-force survey data
- 02Review breakdowns within statistical tables
- 03Fetch statistics for a chosen period
MCP support
It exposes tools for querying INE operations, tables, series, data points, and classification variables. It can connect through the Pipeworx gateway or run as a standalone stdio MCP server.
Configuration
Remote servers need no local install. Pick your client, then copy the config or install in one click.
https://gateway.pipeworx.io/ine-es/mcpclaude mcp add --transport http pipeworx-io-ine-es https://gateway.pipeworx.io/ine-es/mcp{"mcpServers":{"pipeworx-io-ine-es":{"type":"http","url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/ine-es/mcp"}}}Open in Cursor{"servers":{"pipeworx-io-ine-es":{"type":"http","url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/ine-es/mcp"}}}Open in VS Code{"mcpServers":{"pipeworx-io-ine-es":{"type":"http","url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/ine-es/mcp"}}}{"mcpServers":{"pipeworx-io-ine-es":{"serverUrl":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/ine-es/mcp"}}}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 READMEmcp-ine-es
INE Spain (Instituto Nacional de Estadística) Tempus3 JSON API MCP.
Part of Pipeworx — an MCP gateway connecting AI agents to 1881+ live data sources. This is an independent, unofficial integration — not affiliated with, endorsed by, or published by the upstream provider.
Tools
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
list_operations | List all available INE statistical operations (Spain). Each has a numeric Id, a Codigo (e.g. "IPC"=CPI, "EPA"=labor force survey), and a Nombre. Use the Codigo or Id with tables_for_operation. |
tables_for_operation | List the statistical tables belonging to one INE operation. operationId may be the numeric Id (e.g. 25) or the operation code (e.g. "IPC", "EPA"). Each table has an Id used by series_in_table / table_data. |
series_in_table | List the data series contained in an INE table. Each series has a COD (series code, e.g. "IPC251852") and a Nombre describing the breakdown. Pass a COD to series_data. |
table_data | Fetch data points for ALL series in an INE table at once. Use nult=N for the last N periods, or date="YYYYMMDD:" for everything from that date on (trailing colon = open-ended range). Each series object carries a Data[] array of {Fecha (epoch ms), Anyo, Valor}. |
series_data | Fetch data for ONE INE series by its code. Use nult=N for the last N periods, or date="YYYYMMDD:" for from that date on. Returns the series with its Data[] array of {Fecha (epoch ms), Anyo, Valor} points. |
variable_values | List the values of an INE classification variable (e.g. provinces, age groups, ECOICOP groups). With no variableId, lists all variables; with a variableId, lists that variable's allowed values (each has an Id, Codigo, Nombre). Useful for understanding the breakdowns inside tables. |
Quick Start
Add to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, etc.):
{
"mcpServers": {
"ine-es": {
"url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/ine-es/mcp"
}
}
}
What this endpoint actually serves
tools/list at https://gateway.pipeworx.io/ine-es/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 1881+ 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/list_operations \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"lang":"EN"}'
No account needed for the first calls. Inspect any tool: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/list_operations. 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": {
"ine-es": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@pipeworx/mcp-ine-es"]
}
}
}
Or run it directly to confirm it starts:
npx -y @pipeworx/mcp-ine-es
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 Ine Es data" })
The gateway picks the right tool and fills the arguments automatically.
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License
MIT
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