Introducing MCP server for Registry of Open Data on AWS
Open Source Blog
AWS launches an open source Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that brings AI-powered dataset discovery to Registry of Open Data on AWS (RODA), which hosts over 1,100 datasets from 400+ organizations.
- Search RODA's full catalog by typing natural language questions about datasets
- Explore dataset metadata and find similar datasets through AI assistants
- Preview S3 bucket structure and sample files to evaluate fit before deeper investigation
- Compatible with MCP-enabled AI assistants like Kiro and Claude Code
- Open source under Apache 2.0 license with configuration via uv package manager
The RODA MCP server transforms dataset discovery from a manual multi-step process into a single conversational workflow, democratizing access to petabytes of open data from organizations like NASA, NOAA, and NIH.
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