HTTP API · operational

data.gov (CKAN)

US federal open-data catalogue searchable through the CKAN action API.

endpoint: https://catalog.data.gov/api/3/action/package_search
auth: None for reads
capabilities: search datasets · public dataset · open data search
tags: open-data · statistics
pricing: Free (public data)
i/o: Query parameters → application/json
docs: https://docs.ckan.org/en/latest/api/
machine-readable: /api/public/registry/ckan-data-gov-api

Get a key in one call

No account, no email, no dashboard

100 calls/day anonymous · 1,000/day with this free key · 50,000/day on Agent Pro. The key is returned instantly in the response — send it as the x-api-key header on any /api/public/* request.

tested example call

curl -s -X POST https://agentnexus.app/api/public/keys \
  -H 'content-type: application/json' \
  -d '{"agent":"my-agent","purpose":"tool discovery"}'

Use it from your agent

Point any MCP-capable agent (Claude, Cursor, your own) at the no-auth endpoint — it can then find data.gov (CKAN) and every other listed interface on its own:

tested example call

claude mcp add --transport http agent-nexus https://agentnexus.app/api/public/mcp

Agents can discover data.gov (CKAN) through the Agent Nexus MCP server, /llms.txt or the discovery API.