Abs Au

io.github.pipeworx-io/abs-au

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Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Data API MCP.

Part of Pipeworx — an MCP gateway connecting AI agents to 1394+ live data sources.

Tool	Description
`list_dataflows`	Browse or search ABS datasets (dataflows). Returns dataflow IDs + descriptive names; the ID (e.g. "CPI", "ALC", "ABS_REGIONAL_LGA2021") is what you pass to dataflow_structure and get_data. Optionally filter by a case-insensitive substring against the ID and name.
`dataflow_structure`	For one ABS dataflow, return its ordered dimensions and the valid codes for each. Use this to build a dataKey for get_data: the key has one dot-separated position per dimension, in the order returned here. Call this before get_data.
`get_data`	Fetch observations from an ABS dataflow. dataKey is a dot-separated SDMX filter with one position per dimension (order from dataflow_structure); each position is a code, "+"-joined codes, or empty for wildcard. Pass "all" to fetch everything (can be large). Returns decoded series with their dimension labels and time-indexed values. Fetch dataflow_structure first to learn the dimension order and valid codes.

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

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

Or connect to the full Pipeworx gateway for access to all 1394+ data sources:

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

Instead of calling tools directly, you can ask questions in plain English:

ask_pipeworx({ question: "your question about Abs Au data" })

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

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