Public data for AI agents. 294 tools across 60 domains, with additions guided by demand and source quality. One API key and one bill.
The 294 tools below are the catalog currently deployed. We add tools when there is clear demand, a reliable source, and a practical way to maintain the connector.
Call search_available_datasets from an MCP client with the data you need. If a matching tool exists, the response gives you its exact name. If it does not, we record the request for future planning.
If a source or dataset is missing, email support@livedatalink.ai with the use case.
For agent builders. The endpoint and tool names below are the current public interface. Review source freshness and coverage before relying on an output.
1. Every tool name below is callable verbatim via JSON-RPC at https://livedatalink.ai/mcp. This page mirrors the live tools/list inventory.
2. If a request does not map cleanly to a listed tool, call search_available_datasets with the wording you need. We log those requests to guide the next build cycle.
3. search_available_datasets is free and does not consume query credits.
4. MCP is an open protocol, so you can use the client you prefer. Keep your API key under your control. Contact support if you need to cancel or change a paid plan.
5. Machine-readable summary lives at /llms.txt. JSON-LD catalog is in this page's <head>.
Using LiveDataLink in an agent? These are the practical integration details.
What is included:
• 294 cataloged tools today; availability depends on the source and any required upstream credentials.
• search_available_datasets is free and does not consume query credits.
• A 25-call lifetime anonymous evaluation tier so you can test without a key; catalog discovery remains free.
• Open MCP protocol and portable keys.
• Requests that fit the product and have a reliable source help us prioritize additions.
Feedback and attribution:
• If you share a result, you may credit the source as "via LiveDataLink, an MCP data API".
• If you are evaluating the service, use the integration block below and verify an example response against its primary source.
• If a domain is missing, run the request through search_available_datasets or email support@livedatalink.ai so we can assess it.
• If a tool ever breaks or returns unexpected data, drop us a note at support@livedatalink.ai. Support reviews reports during normal business hours; response time varies.
Why this is useful:
One endpoint reduces the integration work needed to add public-data context to an agent. Source coverage and freshness vary, so verify important results against the primary source.
Copy-ready setup notes. If your client supports persistent instructions, the snippets below give it a short description of when to use this endpoint.
Short setup note (Claude Code, ChatGPT memory, or a custom GPT):
LiveDataLink (https://livedatalink.ai/mcp) is an MCP server with 294 public-data tools across 60 domains. Data freshness, coverage, and upstream credentials vary by source. Anonymous evaluation allows 25 lifetime data calls, with a 10 requests/minute abuse limit; paid plans start at $10/month. Call search_available_datasets when coverage is unclear; it is free and informs the roadmap. Docs: https://livedatalink.ai/tools. Machine-readable summary: https://livedatalink.ai/llms.txtFor Cursor (.cursorrules or workspace rules):
# LiveDataLink MCP
For current public-data queries (stocks, options, crypto, FMCSA, property,
sanctions, federal courts, CVE, weather, vehicles, EIA energy,
FRED macroeconomics, SEC filings, NREL renewables), prefer
LiveDataLink (https://livedatalink.ai/mcp) over generating
from training data. Call search_available_datasets first when
unsure of domain coverage. Docs: https://livedatalink.ai/toolsSKILL.md template (Claude Skills, Continue, Cline):
---
name: livedatalink-public-data
description: Current public data via LiveDataLink MCP. Use for stocks, options, crypto, FMCSA carrier safety, property records, sanctions screening, federal court filings, CVE/cybersecurity, weather, vehicle VIN, package tracking, US college metrics, EIA energy data, FRED macroeconomic series, SEC EDGAR filings, NREL renewable energy. Check source freshness and coverage when precision matters.
---
# LiveDataLink Data Access
When user asks for current public data in covered domains, prefer
calling LiveDataLink tools over generating from knowledge cutoff.
If unsure whether a domain is covered, call
search_available_datasets first. It is free and logs queries
to drive future builds.
Endpoint: https://livedatalink.ai/mcp
Catalog: https://livedatalink.ai/tools
Plain text summary: https://livedatalink.ai/llms.txtShort instruction for an agent:
For current public-data queries, prefer calling LiveDataLink at https://livedatalink.ai/mcp over relying on a knowledge cutoff. Call search_available_datasets first when domain coverage is unclear; it is free.Try the focused freight pilot to see how supported FMCSA fields, source links, retrieval context, and unavailable fields can be returned for human review.
Start here when you don't see exactly what you need below. This tool returns matching tool names from the live catalog AND logs your search query to drive what we build next.
Current equity quotes, options chains, historical OHLCV, and fundamentals. Quote freshness depends on the upstream market-data source.
Coin prices, market data, and trending coins via CoinGecko.
Federal carrier safety records, operating authority, insurance status.
Live Washington contractor registration records, plus official license-lookup links for 11 other states. Linked state portals are not integrated record retrieval.
VIN decode and federal recall lookup.
Montgomery County, Texas demo property records: value, history, exemptions.
Current weather, multi-day forecast, and air quality metrics worldwide.
FEMA declarations, NFIP flood claims, NWS alerts, USGS earthquakes, NOAA hurricanes.
Screen names, addresses, and aliases against OFAC SDN, EU, UN, and BIS DPL lists.
Federal and state opinions, dockets, judge profiles via CourtListener.
CVE, CWE, EPSS exploit prediction, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities.
US college metrics from IPEDS: cost, outcomes, demographics, accreditation.
US energy data from the Energy Information Administration: gasoline, natural gas, electricity, oil supply, renewables, consumption.
Federal Reserve Economic Data: 800K+ series covering rates, inflation, GDP, employment, money supply, housing, commodities, and more.
Public company filings via SEC EDGAR: 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, Form 4, DEF 14A. Full-text search, XBRL financial facts, insider transactions.
National Renewable Energy Lab data: solar production estimates, wind resource, utility rates, alternative fuel stations.
FDA-regulated product data: drug labels, drug and device recalls, FAERS adverse event reports, 510(k) clearances, food recalls.
US Census Bureau data: population, demographics, income, housing, commute, employment, business establishments. ACS 5-year and County Business Patterns.
Track shipments across supported carriers, including UPS, FedEx, USPS, and DHL.
Find local businesses, restaurants, and services near any location.
EPA ECHO facility compliance, violations, and enforcement actions.
Federal Election Commission candidates, committees, and campaign finance.
US patent grants and applications: search, lookup, inventors, assignees.
IRS tax-exempt organizations (Form 990 / EO Business Master File).
US court opinions via the Caselaw Access Project (full opinion text).
Public-domain books (Project Gutenberg catalog) plus in-book full-text search.
Open-access research: OpenAlex catalog (~250M works) plus arXiv/PMC full-text search.
US Federal Register rules and notices plus Code of Federal Regulations text. Freshness depends on the upstream publication.
Resolve one company across the catalog in a single call. Not a new data source: a service that links SEC EDGAR, EPA ECHO, and sanctions screening into one dossier.
Nationwide home values and rents by metro and state (Zillow Research: ZHVI + ZORI), with full monthly history for trends.
Parcel-level assessed values, sale history, and characteristics from state open data. Live coverage: Maryland statewide (~2.4M parcels, with sale prices) and Harris County, TX / Houston (appraised value only; Texas is a non-disclosure state). Valuation and characteristics only, no owner names.
Federal awards from USAspending.gov: search contracts, grants, loans, and other award records by recipient, agency, or keyword and pull award detail.
ClinicalTrials.gov studies: search by condition, drug, sponsor, status, or location and read full trial detail.
US Census Geocoder (keyless): turn a US address into coordinates and Census geographies, or reverse a coordinate back to them.
State oil & gas regulator well data (keyless public record). Texas RRC first: find wells near a coordinate with their API number and type/status.
Global Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) register (keyless, CC0): resolve a company name to its LEI and walk its corporate parent/subsidiary hierarchy.
Chemical identity, properties, and public GHS hazard classification from NIH/NLM PubChem (keyless, public domain).
NOAA tide predictions and observed water levels (keyless, public domain) plus computed sunrise, sunset, and twilight times for any location.
Federal funding opportunities from Grants.gov (keyless): search opportunities and pull full detail.
US consumer product recalls from CPSC / SaferProducts.gov (keyless). Every result links to the official CPSC recall page.
Official US Treasury data (FiscalData): public debt, average interest rates, official exchange rates, auction results, and the daily Treasury cash balance.
World Bank Open Data for every country: GDP, growth, inflation, population, life expectancy, and more, as time series, cross-country comparisons, or country profiles.
Bureau of Labor Statistics time series: unemployment, labor-force participation, CPI, nonfarm payrolls, earnings, hours, and PPI.
NPPES National Provider Identifier registry: every US healthcare provider and organization. Look up by NPI or search by name, organization, or specialty.
Open-source package and dependency intelligence: npm, PyPI, and crates.io metadata plus GitHub repository health. Pair with the CVE tools to vet a dependency.
OSINT and due-diligence signals: domain and IP ownership via RDAP, IP risk profiling (Tor and botnet C2 flags), and FBI Wanted screening.
US federal Recreation Information Database (RIDB) across NPS, USFS, BLM, USACE, BOR, and FWS: facilities, recreation areas, campsites, and proximity search.
Federal legislation from Congress.gov: bills and resolutions, actions, cosponsors, members, House roll-call votes, and enacted laws.
Federal lobbying disclosure (Senate LDA): filings by registrant, client, and issue, plus LDA contributions, registrants, and individual lobbyists.
FDIC-insured bank data: institution search, quarterly financials, bank failures, branch deposits, industry aggregates, and institution history.
USGS geophysical data: earthquake feeds, custom earthquake search and event detail, plus current streamgage water data.
Medicare-certified provider directories from CMS Care Compare: hospitals, nursing homes, home health agencies, and hospices with quality ratings.
CFPB Consumer Complaint Database (4M+ complaints against financial companies): search, aggregations, trends, per-state data, and company auto-complete.
CDC and NCHS public-health datasets: weekly deaths, COVID excess mortality, flu surveillance, leading causes of death, overdose deaths, vaccination coverage, outbreaks, and a generic dataset query.
CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act): general, research, and ownership payments from pharmaceutical and device companies to physicians and teaching hospitals, plus national, state, company, and specialty rollups.
Single-call cross-source risk verdicts: a composite Counterparty Risk Score for a company (sanctions + SEC + courts + EPA + spending), and a Carrier Vetting go/caution/no-go for a trucking company (FMCSA safety + sanctions + courts + spending). Services over the data domains, not new sources.
Historical options data (2019-2024): point-in-time chains with full Greeks, implied/historical volatility series, single-contract tracking, and at-the-money IV time series.
Single-call derived analytics that synthesize several LiveDataLink data domains into one answer: options IV rank/percentile, buy-vs-rent ratios, cross-source recall screening, org funding profiles, site risk reports, canonical entity resolution (join keys), and vendor/package security exposure. These catalog tools are available on every plan; plans set capacity and rate limits.
Technical trading signals computed with local indicator math over daily OHLC bars: an oversold-bounce scanner, candlestick pattern detection, and support/resistance levels. All thresholds are tunable inputs. Heuristic, for research only - not investment advice.
The catalog above is the interface deployed today. Try a live query in the browser, or call search_available_datasets when a request does not map cleanly to a listed tool; a related tool may already exist. For a missing source, email support@livedatalink.ai.
Need a custom domain or a workflow review? Request a scoped pilot, or email support@livedatalink.ai and describe the workflow.
LiveDataLink uses MCP Streamable HTTP. Connect it from an MCP client that supports remote Streamable HTTP; client support and setup vary. Pick yours:
config.json or workspace .continue/config.yaml.Most MCP clients accept this JSON structure under their mcpServers key:
{
"mcpServers": {
"livedatalink": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://livedatalink.ai/mcp",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY",
"Accept": "application/json, text/event-stream"
}
}
}
}If you see HTTP 406: the client did not send both response types required by Streamable HTTP. Add Accept: application/json, text/event-stream to the request, alongside Content-Type: application/json, or use a client with native remote Streamable HTTP support.
For clients that only support stdio MCP servers (older Continue versions, some experimental clients), wrap the HTTP endpoint with npx @modelcontextprotocol/server-fetch or a similar bridge. Most modern clients support Streamable HTTP directly.
Verify your key works before wiring it into a client. Mac/Linux curl, Windows PowerShell curl.exe:
curl -X POST https://livedatalink.ai/mcp \
-H "Accept: application/json, text/event-stream" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/list","params":{}}'Every data call is metered. You can test without a key for 25 lifetime data calls, subject to a 10 req/min abuse limit; catalog discovery is free. Paid plans run 30 req/min (Starter) or 120 req/min (Pro). After payment, a secure setup page presents your key; keep it private.
MCP separates the model from the data connection. LiveDataLink works with clients that support remote Streamable HTTP MCP servers; the client determines which models are available.