LiveUSDA, UN Comtrade and the EIA — read straight from the source.

Crop answers, cited.
72 AgriPulse tools behind one URL.
Frontier models: 100% correct with Pipeworx, 63% with web search

Ask what corn yielded last year, what a commodity costs today, or how much coffee Brazil sold to the United States. The number comes back with the USDA or Comtrade release it was read from, so you can check it.

One connection · no per-source API keys · free to start

← All verticals

Included Packs

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USDA NASS

Crop production, yields, acreage, prices, livestock, weekly crop progress. The core USDA data source. (BYO key, free)

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USDA FAS

Global production, supply, demand by commodity and country. US export/import data. (free)

EIA

Energy data: ethanol production, petroleum/diesel prices, natural gas, electricity. (BYO key, free)

📈
FRED

Commodity futures, exchange rates, interest rates, agricultural price indices. 800K+ time series. (platform key)

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BLS

Agricultural price indices, food CPI, farm employment. No key needed. (platform key)

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Weather

Real-time conditions and forecasts for crop regions. (free)

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Climate

Climate projections and historical data for growing regions. (free)

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World Bank

Global agricultural indicators, GDP, food security metrics. (free)

Setup

1
Sign up for Pipeworx

Create a free account at /signup and grab your API key from /account.

2
Connect to Claude

Choose one of these options:

Option A — Claude on the web

Open claude.ai/customize/connectors, click Add custom connector, name it Pipeworx Agri and paste this URL. Leave the OAuth client ID and secret blank — the connector registers itself.

connector URL
https://gateway.pipeworx.io/mcp?vertical=agri

Then click Connect and sign in with GitHub. That step is free and takes you from 50 calls a day to 200 — same connection either way, and you can skip it and sign in later. In a new chat, open the tools menu and enable the connector.

Custom connectors need a paid Claude plan — that is an Anthropic gate, not a Pipeworx one.

Option B — Persistent MCP config

Add this to your claude_desktop_config.json:

claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx-agri": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/mcp?vertical=agri",
        "--header",
        "Authorization:Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
      ]
    }
  }
}
Option C — Session only

Paste this into Claude to use for one conversation:

prompt
Use this MCP server for this conversation:

npx -y mcp-remote "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/mcp?vertical=agri" --header "Authorization:Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

Then give me a corn market outlook — production, exports, and ethanol demand.
3
USDA NASS API Key

For crop and livestock data, get a free key at quickstats.nass.usda.gov and add it on your /account page.

4
EIA API Key

For energy and ethanol data, get a free key at eia.gov and add it on your /account page.

5
FRED, BLS, Weather, Climate, World Bank

These packs need no additional keys — they work out of the box with your Pipeworx account.

All 30 Tools

USDA NASS 5 tools

nass_queryGeneral query against USDA QuickStats
nass_crop_productionCrop production, yields, and acreage data
nass_pricesAgricultural commodity prices
nass_livestockLivestock inventory and slaughter data
nass_crop_progressWeekly crop progress and condition reports

USDA FAS 4 tools

fas_exportsUS agricultural export data by commodity and country
fas_importsUS agricultural import data by commodity and country
fas_productionGlobal production, supply, and demand estimates
fas_commodity_codesLook up FAS commodity and country codes

EIA 5 tools

eia_seriesFetch any EIA data series by ID
eia_ethanolEthanol production and stocks data
eia_petroleumPetroleum and diesel price data
eia_natural_gasNatural gas prices and production
eia_electricityElectricity generation and pricing

FRED 5 tools

fred_get_seriesFetch time series observations
fred_searchSearch for economic data series
fred_series_infoMetadata for a specific series
fred_categoryBrowse data by category
fred_releasesEconomic data release schedule

BLS 4 tools

bls_get_seriesFetch BLS time series data
bls_searchSearch for BLS data series
bls_latestLatest values for a series
bls_popular_seriesBrowse popular BLS series

Weather 2 tools

get_weatherReal-time weather conditions for a location
get_forecastWeather forecast for a location

Climate 1 tool

get_climate_projectionClimate projections and historical data for a region

World Bank 4 tools

get_countryCountry metadata and classifications
get_populationPopulation data for any country
get_gdpGDP data for any country
get_country_statsCountry-level statistical indicators

Common questions

What data sources are included in AgriPulse?

USDA (NASS crop reports, livestock data, FAS export sales), FRED (commodity prices, farm income), BLS (food CPI, agricultural employment), UN Comtrade (global trade flows for crops and meat), Open-Meteo and NOAA (weather and growing-season conditions), and EIA (energy markets that drive fertilizer and fuel costs).

How current are crop production and export figures?

NASS publishes crop production estimates monthly during the growing season and weekly for crop progress. FAS export sales report weekly. UN Comtrade releases bilateral trade data on a 1–2 month lag. Every tool response includes _meta.cache.fresh_until so an agent can decide whether to refetch.

Can I correlate weather conditions with crop forecasts?

Yes. Open-Meteo and NOAA tools provide current conditions, multi-day forecasts, and historical weather for any lat/lon. Combined with NASS crop progress reports and FRED commodity prices, an agent can reason about how unusual heat, drought, or precipitation in a key growing region might affect harvest and pricing.