Overview

The Fiscal Data MCP Server demonstrates a practical implementation of an MCP server that connects to the US Treasury's Fiscal Data API. It showcases:

Tools for fetching specific treasury statements
Resources for historical data access
Prompts for generating formatted reports

Quick Start

1. Install and Use with Claude Desktop

Add this configuration to your Claude Desktop config file:

MacOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json Windows: %APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "fiscal-data": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["fiscal-data-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

2. Example Interactions

Once configured, you can interact with the server through Claude:

Human: Can you get the treasury statement for the 20th of September 2023?

Features

1. Daily Treasury Statements

Fetch treasury data for specific dates using the get_daily_treasury_statement tool:

// Example usage through Claude
Human: Get the treasury statement for 2024-03-01
Assistant: I'll fetch that information for you using the treasury statement tool.

2. Historical Data Resource

Access 30 days of historical treasury data through the resource system:

Automatically cached for 1 hour
Updates on demand
Provides formatted JSON data

3. Report Generation

Generate formatted treasury reports using the daily_treasury_report prompt:

// Example usage through Claude
Human: Generate a treasury report for 2024-03-01
Assistant: I'll use the daily treasury report prompt to create a formatted report...

US Fiscal Data