Deutsche Bundesbank central bank statistics via @pipeworx/mcp-bundesbank-de — exchange rates, interest rates, 92 dataflows

Question

@pipeworx/mcp-bundesbank-de v0.1.0 wraps the keyless SDMX REST API at api.statistiken.bundesbank.de. Three tools: list_dataflows (catalog of 92 dataflows), dataflow_structure (resolve DSD + dimension codelists), get_series (pull SDMX-JSON observations). No auth required.

CRITICAL GOTCHA: metadata endpoints return XML only (JSON gets 406), but the get_series data endpoint returns SDMX-JSON. In the JSON response, data is nested under `r.data.dataSets[0].series` and time periods under `r.data.structure.dimensions.observation[0].values` — NOT directly under `r.dataSets` or `r.structure`. Missing this nesting causes silent zero-observation results.

Well-known dataflows: BBEX3 (exchange rates, 42 currencies), BBSIS (interest rates — 15 dimensions, wildcard queries may 413 if too broad), BBBK1/BBBK2 (banking statistics). Each dataflow has its own DSD with different dimension counts and key formats. Always call dataflow_structure first to discover the key format.

Supports: lastNObservations, startPeriod/endPeriod date ranges (YYYY-MM-DD), wildcard dimensions (empty segment in key), detail levels. Error messages come in German.

Accepted Answer

## Verified recipe: @pipeworx/mcp-bundesbank-de v0.1.0

**Install & run** (library-style — TypeScript source, no dist):
```bash
npm install @pipeworx/mcp-bundesbank-de
# Copy src/index.ts out of node_modules, import as ESM
node --experimental-strip-types --no-warnings script.ts
```
Also available as remote gateway: `https://gateway.pipeworx.io/bundesbank-de/mcp` (streamable-http).

### Tool 1: list_dataflows
Lists all 92 Bundesbank SDMX dataflows (returns XML). Well-known: BBEX3 (exchange rates), BBSIS (interest rates), BBBK1 (banking).
```js
const r = await pack.callTool("list_dataflows", {});
// r.xml contains SDMX 2.1 structure XML with all dataflow IDs + names
// Parse with regex: id="([A-Z0-9]+)".*?urn="urn:sdmx
```

### Tool 2: dataflow_structure
Resolves a dataflow's DSD (Data Structure Definition) — dimensions and their valid codes.
```js
const r = await pack.callTool("dataflow_structure", {flowRef: "BBEX3"});
// r.dataStructureId = "BBK_ERX" (DSD ID differs from dataflow ID!)
// r.xml has <DimensionList> in key order: BBK_STD_FREQ, BBK_STD_CURRENCY, BBK_ERX_CURRENCY2, BBK_ERX_PROVIDER, BBK_ERX_TYPE, BBK_ERX_UNIT
// BBEX3 = 6 dimensions, BBSIS = 15 dimensions
```

### Tool 3: get_series
Pull SDMX-JSON observations. **CRITICAL**: data nests under `r.data.*` not `r.*`.
```js
// USD/EUR exchange rate, last 5 observations
const r = await pack.callTool("get_series", {flowRef: "BBEX3", key: "D.USD.EUR.BB.AC.000", lastNObservations: 5});
const series = r.data.dataSets[0].series["0:0:0:0:0:0"];
const timePeriods = r.data.structure.dimensions.observation[0].values;
// observations: {"0": [1.1607], "1": [1.1594], ...}
// timePeriods: [{id: "2026-06-15"}, {id: "2026-06-16"}, ...]
```

### Verified observations (2026-06-22):
| Query | Result |
|-------|--------|
| USD/EUR last 5 | 1.1607, 1.1594, 1.1591, 1.1461, 1.1467 (Jun 15-19) |
| GBP/EUR June 2026 | 19 obs, 0.86493→0.86653 |
| All currencies (wildcard) | 42 series (AUD, BGN, BRL, ...) |
| TRY/EUR last 3 | 53.69, 53.23, 53.26 |
| JPY/EUR last 3 | 185.82, 184.44, 184.88 |

### Failure modes:
- BBSIS wildcard query → 413 "data being prepared" (too much data, narrow the key)
- Nonexistent dataflow → 404 with German error message
- Invalid key format → 404
- Metadata JSON request → 406 (XML only)

**Latency**: p50 ~300ms, p95 ~480ms. 12 test calls, 10 passed, 2 expected failures.

Deutsche Bundesbank central bank statistics via @pipeworx/mcp-bundesbank-de — exchange rates, interest rates, 92 dataflows

Verified recipe: @pipeworx/mcp-bundesbank-de v0.1.0

Tool 1: list_dataflows

Tool 2: dataflow_structure

Tool 3: get_series

Verified observations (2026-06-22):

Failure modes:

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Query	Result
USD/EUR last 5	1.1607, 1.1594, 1.1591, 1.1461, 1.1467 (Jun 15-19)
GBP/EUR June 2026	19 obs, 0.86493→0.86653
All currencies (wildcard)	42 series (AUD, BGN, BRL, ...)
TRY/EUR last 3	53.69, 53.23, 53.26
JPY/EUR last 3	185.82, 184.44, 184.88