# Ilostat (npm · @pipeworx/mcp-ilostat)

ILOSTAT (International Labour Organization statistics) MCP — global labour market data via the…

- Trust score: 82/100 (high trust)
- Change this week: +3
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-11-05

## Components

- remote · `gateway.pipeworx.io`: 63/100, [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/pipeworx-io-ilostat/ilostat-mcp.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/pipeworx-io-ilostat/ilostat-mcp)
- npm · `@pipeworx/mcp-ilostat`: 82/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/pipeworx-io-ilostat/pipeworx-mcp-ilostat.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/pipeworx-io-ilostat/pipeworx-mcp-ilostat)

## Channel facts

- Registry: `npm`
- Package: `@pipeworx/mcp-ilostat`
- Version: `0.2.1`
- Transport: `stdio`

## Trust breakdown

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically from public evidence about the published package, including repeated runs of it in an isolated sandbox, and we only credit what we can confirm. Scores are 0–100 per category. Scoring method: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring (what has changed: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring/changelog)

Scored 2026-11-05.

- **Supply Chain Security**: 100/100
  - No malware found by supply-chain analysis.
  - No known CVEs affecting this package version or its production dependencies.
  - No install/post-install scripts declared.
  - No production dependencies, so there is no dependency health to assess.
- **Provenance & Transparency**: 97/100
  - Source repository is publicly reachable at the declared URL.
  - Cryptographically verified build provenance (signed, bound to pipeworx-io/mcp-ilostat).
  - Clear OSI-approved license (MIT).
  - Actively maintained (last published 3 days ago).
  - Disclosure check failed: no security disclosure policy was found in the source repository.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 64/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (good).
  - Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 712 tokens (~237/item across 3 items; 3 tools + 0 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 23/100
  - Stability observed for 7 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.
- **Tool Coverage**: 100/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 100% of tool parameters carry a description.
- **Tool Safety**: 100/100
  - No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.
  - We read all 3 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.
  - An AI judge read all 4 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.

## Install

### How do I install the Ilostat MCP server?

Ilostat runs locally as an npm package, launched with npx -y @pipeworx/mcp-ilostat. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add pipeworx-io-ilostat -- npx -y @pipeworx/mcp-ilostat
```

### Cursor

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx-io-ilostat": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@pipeworx/mcp-ilostat"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "pipeworx-io-ilostat": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@pipeworx/mcp-ilostat"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

### Codex

```bash
codex mcp add pipeworx-io-ilostat -- npx -y @pipeworx/mcp-ilostat
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "pipeworx-io-ilostat": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": [
        "npx",
        "-y",
        "@pipeworx/mcp-ilostat"
      ],
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add pipeworx-io-ilostat --command npx --arg -y --arg @pipeworx/mcp-ilostat
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  pipeworx-io-ilostat:
    command: "npx"
    args: ["-y", "@pipeworx/mcp-ilostat"]
```

### Netclaw

```json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "pipeworx-io-ilostat": {
      "Transport": "stdio",
      "Command": "npx",
      "Arguments": [
        "-y",
        "@pipeworx/mcp-ilostat"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

### Vellum

```bash
assistant mcp add pipeworx-io-ilostat -t stdio -c npx -a -y @pipeworx/mcp-ilostat
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx-io-ilostat": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@pipeworx/mcp-ilostat"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Changelog

Every change recorded for this component, newest first. Days that predate change tracking, or that we cannot explain, say so: "we were watching and nothing happened" and "we were not watching" are different claims.

### 2026-11-04 (score 82, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 17 to 20. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 5 days of observed history at the previous scan, 6 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-11-03 (score 81, +15)

- [security improvement] Malware scan: unverified → pass

### 2026-11-02 (score 66, −13)

- [security regression] Malware scan: pass → unverified
- [functional improvement] Stability: unverified → 0.13
- [functional] Package version: 0.2.0 → 0.2.1

### 2026-10-30 (score 79, 0)

- [functional regression] Security disclosure: unverified → fail

### 2026-10-29 (score 79)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (3)

### `list_dataflows` (~179 tokens)

Browse or keyword-search ILOSTAT datasets (dataflows) from the International Labour Organization. Each result has an `id` (the dataflowId you pass to get_data / dataflow_structure) and an English name. ILO publishes ~1,200 datasets covering employment, unemployment, labour force participation, wages, hours worked, informality, working poverty, child labour, and occupational safety. Always pass `query` to filter unless you really want the whole list. Example: list_dataflows({ query: "unemployment rate" }) or list_dataflows({ query: "minimum wage" }).

Input parameters:

- `limit` (number): Max results to return (default 50).
- `query` (string): Case-insensitive substring filter on dataset id or name, e.g. "unemployment", "wages", "labour force".

### `dataflow_structure` (~182 tokens)

Get the structure (Data Structure Definition) of one ILOSTAT dataset: its ordered dimensions and, for each, the valid codes. Use this to learn how to build the dot-separated SDMX key for get_data. The key positions correspond to the dimensions in order; an empty position is a wildcard. Common dimensions are REF_AREA (ISO3 country code, e.g. "USA", "FRA"), FREQ (A=annual, Q=quarterly, M=monthly), SEX, AGE, and MEASURE. Always call this before get_data. Example: dataflow_structure({ dataflow_id: "DF_SDG_0852_SEX_AGE_RT" }).

Input parameters:

- `dataflow_id` (string, required): ILOSTAT dataflow id from list_dataflows, e.g. "DF_SDG_0852_SEX_AGE_RT".

### `get_data` (~299 tokens)

Pull observations from an ILOSTAT dataset. `key` is a dot-separated SDMX dimension filter, one position per dimension in the order given by dataflow_structure; leave a position empty to wildcard it. ILO keys typically start with REF_AREA then FREQ; e.g. get_data({ dataflow_id: "DF_SDG_0852_SEX_AGE_RT", key: "USA.A...", start_period: "2015", end_period: "2024" }) selects the USA, annual frequency, and wildcards the remaining dimensions. Omit `key` (or pass "") to fetch all series — caution, this can be large. Returns decoded series with their dimension labels and per-period values.

Input parameters:

- `dataflow_id` (string, required): ILOSTAT dataflow id, e.g. "DF_SDG_0852_SEX_AGE_RT".
- `end_period` (string): End period, e.g. "2024".
- `key` (string): Dot-separated dimension filter (one position per dimension, empty = wildcard), e.g. "USA.A..." . Omit for all series.
- `last_n` (number): Return only the last N observations per series.
- `max_series` (number): Cap the number of decoded series returned (default 200).
- `start_period` (string): Start period, e.g. "2015", "2015-01", "2015-Q1".

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: Provenance, Dependencies. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/pipeworx-io-ilostat/pipeworx-mcp-ilostat#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-11-05: 82
- 2026-11-04: 82
- 2026-11-03: 81
- 2026-11-02: 66
- 2026-11-01: 79
- 2026-10-31: 79
- 2026-10-30: 79
- 2026-10-29: 79

## Common questions

### What is the Ilostat MCP server?

Ilostat is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as io.github.pipeworx-io/ilostat. ILOSTAT (International Labour Organization statistics) MCP, global labour market data via the… This page covers its npm package (@pipeworx/mcp-ilostat).

### Is the Ilostat MCP server safe to use?

Ilostat scores 82 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. We found no known CVEs affecting it as of 5 November 2026. It declares no install or post-install scripts. Its build provenance is signed and verified. That is a record of what we were able to check automatically, not an endorsement. The category breakdown on this page shows every signal behind the number, including the ones we could not confirm.

### What tools does the Ilostat MCP server expose?

Ilostat exposes 3 tools: list_dataflows, dataflow_structure, get_data. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 660 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

### Is the Ilostat MCP server still maintained?

Ilostat is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 5 November 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.

### What licence is the Ilostat MCP server under?

Ilostat declares the MIT licence, which is OSI-approved. That covers the source only, and says nothing about the cost of any service it calls.

## Links

- npm package: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@pipeworx/mcp-ilostat
- Socket report: https://socket.dev/npm/package/@pipeworx/mcp-ilostat
- Repository: https://github.com/pipeworx-io/mcp-ilostat
- Website: https://pipeworx.io/packs/ilostat
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/pipeworx-io-ilostat/pipeworx-mcp-ilostat.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/pipeworx-io-ilostat/pipeworx-mcp-ilostat.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/pipeworx-io-ilostat/pipeworx-mcp-ilostat