BEA Economic Accounts

County GDP, personal income, and employment from the Bureau of Economic Analysis

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What it can do

    What data it sees

    Do you need an account

    No: the server works without sign-in

    County GDP, personal income, and employment from the Bureau of Economic Analysis

    How to connect

    How to connect BEA Economic Accounts to Claude

    The server address to paste into Claude settings:

    https://mcp.olyport.com/bea/mcp

    1. Open Claude (claude.ai or the desktop app).
    2. Go to Settings → Connectors.
    3. Click Add custom connector.
    4. Paste the server address copied below into Remote MCP server URL and click Add.
    5. In a chat, click + → Connectors and switch the new connector on.

    Custom connectors are available on Free, Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise plans (Free is limited to one). On Team and Enterprise an organization Owner adds the connector first under Organization settings → Connectors.

    Authorization

    After you click Add, a sign-in window for the service opens. Sign in with your own account and approve access. Claude never sees your password.

    How to connect BEA Economic Accounts to ChatGPT

    The server address to paste into ChatGPT settings:

    https://mcp.olyport.com/bea/mcp

    1. Open ChatGPT in a browser (chatgpt.com). A Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise or Edu plan is required.
    2. Turn on developer mode once: Settings → Apps → Advanced settings → Developer mode.
    3. Open Settings → Connectors and click Create.
    4. Fill in the form: Name (anything), Description (one line about what the service does), MCP server URL (copy it below).
    5. Under Authentication choose OAuth if the service requires sign-in, otherwise None. Click Create.
    6. In a new chat open + → Apps/Connectors and enable the connector.

    OpenAI has renamed this section before (Connectors → Apps/Plugins). If the label differs, search settings for "developer mode". On Business/Enterprise workspaces an admin must allow custom connectors first.

    Authorization

    On first use ChatGPT opens the service's sign-in window. Sign in and approve access.

    How to connect BEA Economic Accounts to Cursor

    The server address to paste into Cursor settings:

    https://mcp.olyport.com/bea/mcp

    Fastest: click Open in Cursor below and confirm the prompt.

    Manually:

    1. In Cursor open Settings → Cursor Settings → MCP and click Add new global MCP server.
    2. Paste the JSON copied below into ~/.cursor/mcp.json (per project: .cursor/mcp.json in the repo root).
    3. Save the file. The server appears in the MCP list; authorize it there if asked.

    Authorization

    If the service needs sign-in, an authorize button appears next to the server in the MCP list.

    Server tool list (5)

    Raw names from tools/list. Only developers need these.

    get_county_gdpGet GDP by county from the BEA Regional accounts (CAGDP1 table). Returns all-industry GDP for a county or state total. When year is omitted, returns the last 5 available years. GeoFips format: 5-digit county FIPS (e.g. '53067' for Thurston County, WA). For state totals use 2-digit state FIPS + '000' (e.g. '53000' for Washington). Args: county_fips: 5-digit county FIPS code (e.g. '53067') or state total (e.g. '53000'). year: Specific year to retrieve. Omit for last 5 years.
    get_county_personal_incomeGet personal income by county from the BEA Regional accounts (CAINC1 table). Returns total personal income for a county or state total. When year is omitted, returns the last 5 available years. GeoFips format: 5-digit county FIPS (e.g. '53067') or state total (e.g. '53000'). Args: county_fips: 5-digit county FIPS code (e.g. '53067') or state total (e.g. '53000'). year: Specific year to retrieve. Omit for last 5 years.
    get_county_employmentGet total full-time and part-time employment by county from BEA (CAEMP25N table). Returns employment counts for a county or state total. When year is omitted, returns the last 5 available years. GeoFips format: 5-digit county FIPS (e.g. '53067') or state total (e.g. '53000'). Args: county_fips: 5-digit county FIPS code (e.g. '53067') or state total (e.g. '53000'). year: Specific year to retrieve. Omit for last 5 years.
    get_metro_gdpGet GDP by metropolitan statistical area from BEA (MAGDP1 table). Returns all-industry GDP for an MSA. When year is omitted, returns the last 5 available years. Args: msa_code: MSA/CBSA code (e.g. '42660' for Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue). year: Specific year to retrieve. Omit for last 5 years.
    list_available_tablesList all available Regional dataset table names from the BEA API. Returns table name codes and descriptions for use with other BEA tools. Useful for discovering which datasets are available.