Kolada MCP Server — Claude Code MCP server: setup guide
MCP server providing LLMs access to official Swedish municipal and regional statistics via the Kolada API. Ideal for territorial analytics.
claude mcp add --transport http kolada-mcp https://kolada-mcp-pafn.onrender.com/mcpWhat Kolada MCP Server does
This server connects AI assistants to the Kolada public API. It exposes statistical records for 290 municipalities and 21 regions. The catalog covers 264 functional sectors. Key domains include demographics and healthcare. Gender filtering separates totals, men, or women.
Built-in functions handle metric lookups and comparisons. The tool compares between 2 and 10 municipalities simultaneously. Metadata catalogs stay in a 24-hour local cache. This limits redundant requests. Keep in mind that get_kpis caps bulk retrieval at 25 items.
What it helps with
- retrieve official metrics across 290 Swedish municipalities
- compare public service indicators between multiple Swedish regions
- analyze multi-year trend data for healthcare and education
- locate specific organizational units such as preschools and nursing homes
Example prompts for the agent
- Compare primary school spending between Stockholm and Gothenburg using Kolada data
- Retrieve population trend figures for Malmö municipality filtered by gender
- Search for public healthcare metrics available in the Kolada database
How to install Kolada MCP Server
1Platform CLI: remote server
claude mcp add --transport http kolada-mcp https://kolada-mcp-pafn.onrender.com/mcp2Platform CLI
claude mcp add kolada-mcp-server -- npx -y kolada-mcp-server1Platform CLI: remote server
codex mcp add kolada-mcp-server --url https://kolada-mcp-pafn.onrender.com/mcp2Platform CLI
codex mcp add kolada-mcp-server -- npx -y kolada-mcp-serverConfig file
{
"mcpServers": {
"kolada-mcp-server": {
"url": "https://kolada-mcp-pafn.onrender.com/mcp"
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"kolada-mcp-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"kolada-mcp-server"
]
}
}
}Config file
{
"servers": {
"kolada-mcp-server": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://kolada-mcp-pafn.onrender.com/mcp"
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"kolada-mcp-server": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"kolada-mcp-server"
]
}
}
}1Platform CLI: remote server
gemini mcp add -t http kolada-mcp-server https://kolada-mcp-pafn.onrender.com/mcp2Platform CLI
gemini mcp add kolada-mcp-server npx -y kolada-mcp-serverStep by step, with commands for each platform: How to add an MCP server to Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, VS Code, Gemini CLI and more
Questions about Kolada MCP Server
How to install Kolada MCP Server in Claude Code?
Run claude mcp add kolada-mcp-server -- npx -y kolada-mcp-server in your terminal. You can also connect via HTTP using claude mcp add --transport http kolada-mcp https://kolada-mcp-pafn.onrender.com/mcp.
What does Kolada MCP Server do?
It equips AI agents with tools to query Swedish municipal and regional data from the Kolada API. The assistant can search metrics, rank territories, and fetch historical trends.
Does the server limit bulk metric queries?
Yes, the get_kpis tool allows fetching up to 25 metrics in a single API call.
