UNESCO MCP Servers

🔌 Connect any MCP client

These are standard MCP servers over Streamable HTTP. Point your client at an endpoint below and send a bearer token.

Combined (all tools): https://mcp.unesco.org/mcp
UNESDOC documents: https://mcp.unesco.org/unesdoc/mcp
Datahub statistics: https://mcp.unesco.org/datahub/mcp
Web search (*.unesco.org): https://mcp.unesco.org/search/mcp
Admin Manual: https://mcp.unesco.org/manual/mcp

Auth header on every request: Authorization: Bearer <UNESCO_MCP_API_KEY>. SSE equivalents are available at /<server>/sse for legacy clients.

Where do I get an API key? Request one from your UNESCO administrator (UNESCO Data & AI team) — it is the bearer token for the UNESCO MCP service.

🤖 Using with Claude

Two convenient paths for Claude users.

Claude Desktop — one-click install

Claude Desktop can't enter a static bearer token in its connector UI, so install the bundle below (it bridges Desktop to the combined endpoint). Three steps:

Download the installer and then open it.
Double-click the file — Claude Desktop asks for your UNESCO MCP API Key. Paste it into the secure prompt (never stored in the file).
Enable the extension under Settings → Extensions.

⬇️ Download installer (.mcpb)

Team / Enterprise admins: push this bundle to your organization's extension registry so staff get one-click install centrally.

Claude Code — CLI (no bundle needed)

Claude Code supports remote MCP over HTTP natively. Add UNESCO with one command:

claude mcp add --transport http unesco \
  https://mcp.unesco.org/mcp \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY"

Add --scope user to make it available across all your projects (default scope is local). Verify with claude mcp list.