costapi-mcp

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Cost of living and price index data for 190+ countries. Query CPI time series, compare purchasing power parity across countries, explore US metro area prices, and analyze Eurostat HICP data. Data sourced from BLS, Eurostat, World Bank, OECD, and BEA.

Add to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json (Windows):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "aethar-cost-of-living": {
      "url": "https://col.wageapi.com/api/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "X-API-Key": "your_api_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to .claude/settings.json in your project root:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "aethar-cost-of-living": {
      "url": "https://col.wageapi.com/api/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "X-API-Key": "your_api_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Open Settings > MCP Servers > Add Server:

{
  "aethar-cost-of-living": {
    "url": "https://col.wageapi.com/api/mcp",
    "headers": {
      "X-API-Key": "your_api_key_here"
    }
  }
}

Add to .vscode/mcp.json:

{
  "servers": {
    "aethar-cost-of-living": {
      "url": "https://col.wageapi.com/api/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "X-API-Key": "your_api_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

| Tool | Description | |------|-------------| | list_countries_v1_cpi_countries_get | List all countries with CPI data (paginated). | | get_country_v1_cpi_countries__country_code__get | Get CPI data for a specific country with category breakdown. | | get_country_history_v1_cpi_countries__country_code__history_get | Get CPI time series for a country with date range and category filters. | | list_categories_v1_cpi_categories_get | List available CPI category codes. | | `compare_countri