Your First Query

Once you've installed the MCP server, you're ready to start exploring Austria's 10,000+ open datasets.

Search for Datasets

Ask your AI assistant in natural language:

Find datasets about Vienna population

Claude Desktop showing a search for Vienna population datasets. The assistant uses the search_datasets tool and returns results including Bevölkerung Wien 2020-2024 with quality score 92, Einwohner nach Bezirken with score 87, and Demografische Entwicklung Wien with score 81. Each result shows title, publisher, formats available, and quality score.

Search Results

Screenshot showing Claude Desktop with data.gv.at MCP Server search results for Vienna population datasets.

The MCP server searches data.gv.at and returns matching datasets with:

Title and description in German (the source language)
Publisher — which government agency provides the data
Formats — CSV, JSON, XML, or other available downloads
Quality score — 0-100 rating based on metadata completeness

Results are ranked by relevance and quality, so the best datasets appear first.

Get Dataset Details

Once you find an interesting dataset, ask for more information:

Tell me more about Bevölkerung Wien 2020-2024

You'll get the full metadata: license terms, temporal coverage, spatial extent, update frequency, and all available download formats.

Claude Desktop showing detailed metadata for a dataset including title, description, publisher contact, license CC BY 4.0, temporal coverage 2020-2024, spatial coverage Vienna, and available distributions in CSV and JSON formats.

Dataset Details

Screenshot showing Claude Desktop displaying full dataset metadata including license, coverage, and download options.

Preview the Data

Before downloading a large file, preview its contents:

Preview the CSV from Bevölkerung Wien 2020-2024

The MCP server fetches the first rows and shows you:

Column names and inferred types
Sample values from each column
Total row count estimate

Claude Desktop showing a data preview with column headers Bezirk, Jahr, Quartal, Bevölkerung and sample rows of data. The preview shows schema inference detecting string and integer types, with 2,400 total rows estimated.

Data Preview

Screenshot showing Claude Desktop with CSV data preview, schema inference, and row count estimate.

This helps you verify the data structure matches your needs without downloading the entire file.

Tips for Better Results

Be specific about location:

Datasets about traffic in Graz

Specify the data type:

Time series data on unemployment rates

Ask about quality:

Show me high-quality datasets (score above 80) about education

Filter by format:

Find CSV datasets about air quality

What You Can Ask

The MCP server supports these types of queries:

Query Type	Example
Search	"Find datasets about X"
Details	"Tell me more about [dataset]"
Preview	"Preview the CSV/JSON from [dataset]"
Quality	"What's the quality score of [dataset]?"
Formats	"What formats are available for [dataset]?"
Related	"Find datasets similar to [dataset]"
Compare	"Compare [dataset A] with [dataset B]"

Next Steps

Searching Guide — Advanced search techniques
Data Preview — Preview options and limits
Quality Metrics — Understanding quality scores