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Private beta

Connect Living Data
to your AI.

One secure address gives ChatGPT or Claude read-only access to Living Data's consumer-price series, observations, coverage and revision history. Ask the lab to add your email to the beta before connecting.

https://mcp.iemlab.org/mcp
CHATGPT

Add a custom connection

  1. Open Settings, then Security and login, and turn on Developer mode.
  2. Open Plugins, select +, and create a connection named Living Data.
  3. Paste the MCP address above, review the five read-only tools, and connect.
  4. Sign in with the email the lab approved and enter the one-time code sent to it.
CLAUDE

Add a custom connector

  1. Open Settings, then Connectors.
  2. Select Add custom connector, name it Living Data, and paste the MCP address above.
  3. Select Connect, sign in with the approved email, and enter its one-time code.
  4. Enable Living Data from Search and tools in a conversation.
TRY IT

Start with a real question

What consumer-price data does Living Data have for Argentina? Compare inflation in France and Germany over the last five years. Has the United States all-items CPI been revised since Living Data began tracking it?

Living Data's tools only read the published replica. They cannot modify the database, its sources, or your account. Ordinary plotting uses Living Data's fast server-rendered image; ask explicitly for an interactive chart only when you need hover or toggles.