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by cyanheads · remote · local (npm) · no sign-in to list tools · v0.2.0 · published by GitHub user cyanheads

Query US Treasury national debt, interest rates, exchange rates, and fiscal datasets via MCP.

Changes · 1

7 tools: 1 change things and 6 only read.

Scanned Oct 21, 2026

1 check matched something in the tool definitions. No finding is not a safety guarantee. How the checks work.

claude mcp add --transport http treasury-fiscaldata https://treasury-fiscaldata.caseyjhand.com/mcp

Findings

Matches of fixed checks, with the text they matched.

1 warn
  • The server marks "treasury_dataframe_query" read-only (readOnlyHint: true), and its own name, description or input give the class "write".

    Matched text

    annotations: {"readOnlyHint":true,"idempotentHint":true,"openWorldHint":false}; The name "treasury_dataframe_query" says "query": a word for reading.

    What this check looks for

Tools

Open a tool for its reasons and full description. Descriptions are the publisher's own words, shown as they are.

7 tools

Changes things 1Claude Code: ask
  • treasury_dataframe_queryRun a single-statement SELECT against DataCanvas dataframes registered by treasury_query_dataset, treasury_get_debt, treasury_get_interest_rates, and treasury_get_exchange_rates.1 finding

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "treasury_dataframe_query" says "query": a word for reading.
    • The description's first verb is "run": a word for a change.
    • The input takes a statement or command to run (input.sql), which can change anything it can reach.
    • The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.

    Findings

    • Warn

      The server marks "treasury_dataframe_query" read-only (readOnlyHint: true), and its own name, description or input give the class "write".

      Matched text

      annotations: {"readOnlyHint":true,"idempotentHint":true,"openWorldHint":false}; The name "treasury_dataframe_query" says "query": a word for reading.

      What this check looks for
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Run a single-statement SELECT against DataCanvas dataframes registered by treasury_query_dataset, treasury_get_debt, treasury_get_interest_rates, and treasury_get_exchange_rates. Read-only: writes, DDL, DROP, COPY, PRAGMA, ATTACH, and external-file table functions are rejected. System catalogs (information_schema, pg_catalog, sqlite_master, duckdb_*) are denied at the bridge layer. All Treasury dataframe columns are VARCHAR — CAST to DECIMAL or DATE for arithmetic and date comparisons. Use treasury_dataframe_describe to list available table names and column schemas before querying.

    Annotations the server declares

    • readOnlyHint: true
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
Only reads 6Claude Code: allow
  • treasury_dataframe_describeList DataCanvas dataframes materialized by treasury_query_dataset, treasury_get_debt, treasury_get_interest_rates, and treasury_get_exchange_rates.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "treasury_dataframe_describe" says "describe": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    List DataCanvas dataframes materialized by treasury_query_dataset, treasury_get_debt, treasury_get_interest_rates, and treasury_get_exchange_rates. Each entry surfaces source tool, query parameters, creation/expiry timestamps, row count, and column schema. Use this tool before treasury_dataframe_query to discover table names and column types. Requires CANVAS_PROVIDER_TYPE=duckdb.

    Annotations the server declares

    • readOnlyHint: true
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
  • treasury_get_debtFetch national debt (Debt to the Penny) — total public debt outstanding broken into publicly-held debt and intragovernmental holdings.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "treasury_get_debt" says "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Fetch national debt (Debt to the Penny) — total public debt outstanding broken into publicly-held debt and intragovernmental holdings. Three modes: "latest" returns the most recent business day's record; "date" returns the record for a specific date (must be a business day — the API only records debt on days markets are open); "series" returns a date range, staging the full result as a DataCanvas table when canvas_id is set or the range matches more than 500 rows — read the table's column schema with treasury_dataframe_describe, then run SQL over it with treasury_dataframe_query. Records go back to 1993-04-01.

    Annotations the server declares

    • readOnlyHint: true
    • idempotentHint: true
  • treasury_get_exchange_ratesOfficial Treasury reporting exchange rates for ~165 countries — the rates US federal agencies are required to use when converting foreign currency to USD for official reporting.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "treasury_get_exchange_rates" says "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Official Treasury reporting exchange rates for ~165 countries — the rates US federal agencies are required to use when converting foreign currency to USD for official reporting. Published quarterly (March 31, June 30, Sep 30, Dec 31); mode "latest" returns the most recently published quarter. Rate is expressed as foreign currency units per 1 USD (e.g., a Japan-Yen rate of 159.41 means 1 USD = 159.41 JPY). These are NOT market exchange rates and are not suitable for financial transaction pricing. Mode "series" stages the result as a DataCanvas table when canvas_id is set or the range matches more than 500 rows — read the table's column schema with treasury_dataframe_describe, then run SQL over it with treasury_dataframe_query.

    Annotations the server declares

    • readOnlyHint: true
    • idempotentHint: true
  • treasury_get_interest_ratesAverage interest rates Treasury pays on its outstanding securities by security type.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "treasury_get_interest_rates" says "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Average interest rates Treasury pays on its outstanding securities by security type. Answers "what is the government's cost of borrowing?" Covers every type Treasury reports — marketable issues, non-marketable series, and the aggregate totals — and which types it reports changes over the years, so omit security_type to see the ones a given period carries. Rates are percentages, not basis points. Updated monthly (end-of-month records). Mode "latest" returns the most recent month's rates for all or one security type; "series" returns a time history, staging the result as a DataCanvas table when canvas_id is set or the range matches more than 200 rows — read the table's column schema with treasury_dataframe_describe, then run SQL over it with treasury_dataframe_query.

    Annotations the server declares

    • readOnlyHint: true
    • idempotentHint: true
  • treasury_list_datasetsBrowse the curated catalog of US Treasury Fiscal Data API endpoints.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "treasury_list_datasets" says "list": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Browse the curated catalog of US Treasury Fiscal Data API endpoints. Returns endpoint paths, field names, descriptions, and update cadence for each dataset. Use this tool before treasury_query_dataset to discover the correct endpoint path and field names — a typo in either causes a 400 error from the API. The catalog is a curated subset of the full API — pass any endpoint path directly to treasury_query_dataset to query datasets not listed here. The catalog covers debt, interest rates, exchange rates, revenue/spending, savings bonds, and securities datasets.

    Annotations the server declares

    • readOnlyHint: true
    • idempotentHint: true
  • treasury_query_datasetQuery any Treasury Fiscal Data endpoint by path, field list, filters, sort, and page.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "treasury_query_dataset" says "query": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Query any Treasury Fiscal Data endpoint by path, field list, filters, sort, and page. Call treasury_list_datasets first to get the correct endpoint path and exact field names — a typo in either causes a 400. Filter syntax: each condition is { field, operator, value } where operator is eq/gt/gte/lt/lte/in (e.g., record_date:gte:2024-01-01). Multiple conditions are ANDed together. All response values are strings per the API contract, including numbers and dates; "null" (string) means no value. Supply canvas_id to stage the page result as a DataCanvas table — read its column schema with treasury_dataframe_describe, then run SQL over it with treasury_dataframe_query (requires CANVAS_PROVIDER_TYPE=duckdb on the server).

    Annotations the server declares

    • readOnlyHint: true
    • idempotentHint: true

This is not a safety rating, and no finding is not a safety guarantee. The groups and findings come from fixed checks of the tool definitions the server returned on the date shown, not from its code or what it does when called. How the checks work.

Install

Pinned to version 0.2.0. Values in angle brackets are yours to fill in.

claude mcp add --transport http treasury-fiscaldata https://treasury-fiscaldata.caseyjhand.com/mcp

Run in a terminal.

Claude Code permissions

Allow the reads, ask before a change, deny the deletes. Paste into .claude/settings.json.

.claude/settings.json
{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "mcp__treasury-fiscaldata__treasury_list_datasets",
      "mcp__treasury-fiscaldata__treasury_query_dataset",
      "mcp__treasury-fiscaldata__treasury_get_debt",
      "mcp__treasury-fiscaldata__treasury_get_interest_rates",
      "mcp__treasury-fiscaldata__treasury_get_exchange_rates",
      "mcp__treasury-fiscaldata__treasury_dataframe_describe"
    ],
    "ask": [
      "mcp__treasury-fiscaldata__treasury_dataframe_query"
    ],
    "deny": []
  }
}

Tools that only read are allowed, tools that change things ask first, tools that delete or cancel are denied. It assumes the server is installed as treasury-fiscaldata. Review it before you use it.