MCP server

Bls Labor

io.github.cyanheads/bls-labor-mcp-server

Checked 26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC · Connected to it and listed its tools

Fetch US Bureau of Labor Statistics data — CPI, unemployment, wages, JOLTS, and more via MCP.

Source

At a glance

Type

MCP server

Publisher

Not verified

Status

Working at last check

Tools

6

Token cost

About 3,063 tokens per request

Sets up in

Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, VS Code, Antigravity, ChatGPT, OpenAI API, Grok

Last checked

26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC

Connect it to your agent

Add to CursorAdd to VS CodeVS Code Insiders

Opens the app, which shows the server and asks you to confirm. For other apps, copy the setup below.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http bls-labor-mcp-server https://bls-labor.caseyjhand.com/mcp

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, and paste the URL.

Codex (config.toml)

[mcp_servers.bls-labor-mcp-server]
url = "https://bls-labor.caseyjhand.com/mcp"

Gemini CLI

{"mcpServers":{"bls-labor-mcp-server":{"httpUrl":"https://bls-labor.caseyjhand.com/mcp"}}}

Cursor

{"mcpServers":{"bls-labor-mcp-server":{"url":"https://bls-labor.caseyjhand.com/mcp"}}}

VS Code

{"servers":{"bls-labor-mcp-server":{"type":"http","url":"https://bls-labor.caseyjhand.com/mcp"}}}

Antigravity

agy mcp add bls-labor-mcp-server https://bls-labor.caseyjhand.com/mcp

ChatGPT

Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced settings: turn on Developer mode, then Create a connector and paste the URL. Which plans can do this varies.

OpenAI API (Responses tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"bls-labor-mcp-server","server_url":"https://bls-labor.caseyjhand.com/mcp","require_approval":"always"}

Grok (xAI API tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"bls-labor-mcp-server","server_url":"https://bls-labor.caseyjhand.com/mcp"}

Tools

• bls_dataframe_describe ~213 tokens
  List canvas dataframes materialized by bls_get_series or by bls_dataframe_query register_as, with provenance (source tool, query parameters), TTL, row count, and column schema. Use before writing SQL to confirm column names and types. Lazy-sweeps expired tables before responding. Requires CANVAS_PRO
• bls_dataframe_query ~552 tokens
  Run a single-statement SELECT against the canvas dataframes registered by bls_get_series or by an earlier register_as. Read-only: writes, DDL, DROP, COPY, PRAGMA, ATTACH, and external-file table functions are rejected. System catalogs (information_schema, pg_catalog, sqlite_master, duckdb_*) are den
• bls_get_latest ~250 tokens
  Return the single most recent observation for one or more BLS series. Use for "what is X right now" questions — the current unemployment rate, the latest CPI reading, etc. Each series consumes one API query against the 500/day limit; for the current value of many series, bls_get_series with a 1-year
• bls_get_series ~1060 tokens
  Fetch time-series data for 1–50 BLS series by SeriesID in a single API request (one query against the 500/day limit). Supports optional year range (up to 20 years per request) and BLS-computed period-over-period calculations (net change and percent change; a survey returns whichever it supports and
• bls_list_surveys ~274 tokens
  List BLS survey programs with their abbreviation codes, full names, and metadata about calculation support and annual averages. Use to discover which survey covers a topic before calling bls_search_series; bls_search_series covers only the surveys in its offline index, and series in the others are f
• bls_search_series ~714 tokens
  Search the BLS series catalog by natural language query, survey code, geographic area, or keywords to resolve cryptic SeriesIDs. Returns matching series with decoded components (survey, area, item, seasonal flag, and publication frequency for surveys that publish one series at several frequencies) a

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