EU Trade Explorer MCP server

• Registry nameeu.tradedashboard/eu-trade-explorerverified in the MCP registry

The registry name sits under tradedashboard.eu. The registry only lets a publisher use that namespace after proving control of the domain through DNS or HTTP.

• Stateanswerschecked 2026-10-26
• Tools37
• Server calls itselfEU Trade Explorer
• Server version4.0.10
• Protocol version2025-06-18

On 2026-10-26 the server answered initialize and tools/list without a sign-in. First answer in 639 ms.

• Its tools do every use case we checked: compare trade volatility and concentration across several products; check import dependency on strategic goods; profile a member state's trade position against other states.
• Checked on 2 of the 7 days it takes to judge reliability.

Said by rules from the measurements above. The likely first call is a model's pick from the tool list; read its description before relying on it.

• INITE MCP scoreafter a weeka score needs 7 daily checks: 2 so far
• What an agent can do with it3 of 3 use cases
• Answeredmeasuring2 of the 7 daily checks it takes to print a share
• Median first answer797 ms
• Space in an agent's context≈ 34,002 tokensthe definitions of all its tools (37), which an agent carries on every turn
• Tool definitionsB · 83 of 100
• Typed results37 of 37 toolsdeclared outputSchema: results come typed, read once

• Not saying whether it only reads or can destroy: 37 of 37

A program checks the server once a day: initialize and tools/list, no model. Tokens are the definitions' length at about four characters a token. The grade averages six checks of every tool's name, description, schema and annotations; it says how well the tools are described, not whether they work. The score weighs what was measured and nothing else: answering (25%), doing the product's job (25%), definitions (20%), context (10%), use (10%) and how readily a client connects (10%). A part that was not measured is left out, and a hidden instruction caps the score at 40. The state of vendors' MCP servers: method and numbers →

• guidelines_for_a_short_report

  Read this first for a quick report. Returns the short-report workflow: resolve a product code, then call `get_full_report` for the five most important report sections in one shot -- enough for a quick, simple report. Also covers access…

• guidelines_for_a_long_report

  Read this first for an in-depth report. Returns the long-report workflow: which of the 35+ tools to combine per angle (partners, concentration, volatility & shocks, autonomy), the dashboard menu/tab structure for pointing readers at…

• get_countries

  Reference data for reporters/partners: selectable EU/Euro-area/member states, named partner presets, predefined reporter/partner groups, and per-language country-name translations. Use this to find valid values for the `reporter`…

• get_chapters

  List all top-level Combined Nomenclature chapters (2-digit codes). Bootstraps browsing the nomenclature top-down; drill into a chapter with `get_subtree`.

• get_subtree

  Return the Combined Nomenclature sub-tree rooted at `code` (its children, and their children, ...), each with a `code` and a `text` description. Use this to see whether a heading you're about to use (e.g. as `query.product` elsewhere) is…

• validate_code

  Validate and describe one or more Combined Nomenclature codes. For a single code, returns the full hierarchy of description levels (`levels`), the resolved `product_name`, and `has_subcodes`. For a comma-separated list, returns…

• search_codes

  Keyword/code search over the Combined Nomenclature (or PRODCOM). Returns ranked `{code, label, path}` candidates. Prefer `resolve_product_code` for a one-call keyword-or-code helper; use this directly if you specifically want the raw…

• get_data_range

  Return the period coverage (`data_min`/`data_max`, 'YYYY-MM') actually cached for the given product code(s) -- use before picking `period_start`/`period_end` so you don't request an empty window.

• get_overview

  Headline figures: total import/export quantities, values and weighted-average prices per period, the trade balance, and a top-partner breakdown. The best first call for any new product/reporter slice.

• get_partner_detail

  Per-partner import/export breakdown. For each flow, the top-N trading partners ranked both by quantity and by value (so you can compare volume-based vs. value-based rankings), each with its own quantity, value and price time series, plus…

• get_reporter_detail

  Per-EU-member-state import/export breakdown -- the reporter-side counterpart of `get_partner_detail`. Top-N member states (by quantity and by value) with their quantity, value and price series. Aggregate reporters (EU, Euro area, groups)…

• get_reporter_benchmark

  Every EU reporter ranked by value for one year -- the country-view counterpart of `get_reporter_detail`. Returns a single-year snapshot (every real EU member state's quantity, value and price per flow, ranked by value) plus a benchmark…

• get_map_data

  Choropleth-ready aggregates: per-period totals (quantity, value, price) for imports and exports, keyed by GISCO country code on both the reporter and partner sides.

• get_top_entities

  Just the ordered list of top entities for a slice -- no time series. A lightweight helper for populating entity pickers or quickly checking who the top partners/reporters are without pulling full series.

• get_production_series

  EU27 and per-country PRODCOM production series: EU quantity, EU production unit value, and the same two per reporting country (all DS-059358 reporters, not just EU-27, since production data carries no trade columns). Country-level figures…

• get_product_compare

  Sub-product comparison: for a single parent CN code, expands into its children (or, for a multi-code request, compares the entered codes directly) and returns per-subcode quantity/value/price series for both flows -- so each sub-product…

• get_concentration

  Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) of trade concentration across partners or member states, per period (0 = perfectly spread, 10000 = one entity holds the whole market), plus the top-8-by-value share breakdown (rest bundled as 'Others')…

• get_concentration_compare

  Partner-concentration (HHI) compared across sub-products: one HHI line per sub-product rather than per flow, to see which sub-products drive a parent code's overall concentration.

• get_concentration_map

  Cross-sectional HHI per country for one year -- the choropleth counterpart of get_concentration. 'partner' entity_level = for every EU member state, HHI of its trade across partners; 'reporter' = for every partner, HHI of its trade across…

• get_specialisation

  Intra-EU revealed symmetric comparative advantage (RSCA) per member state -- a Balassa index benchmarked against the EU instead of the world. Runs -1 (under-specialised) to +1 (strongly specialised), value -based and intra-EU only. Treat…

• get_production_concentration

  How concentrated production of a product is across all DS-059358 reporting countries (PRODCOM; EU member states plus EFTA/candidate/other reporters -- not only the EU-27). HHI of PRODVAL across countries over time, plus each country's…

• get_volatility

  Coefficient-of-variation (CV = stdev / mean) volatility per partner/reporter x product pair, over inactive-period-excluded history. Higher CV = the flow swings more relative to its typical level. Returns per-entity CV bars (with…

• get_pattern_shift

  Before/after trade-pattern shift around a split point (`query.midpoint`): for each entity, compares average quantity and price before vs. after, and returns scatter points (quantity-change % vs. price-change %) with quadrant labels…

• get_supply_shocks

  Detect abnormal collapses in trade volumes ("sudden volume changes"). Flags periods where a partner/product pair's volume drops well below its historical average (>2 sigma by default). Returns ranked shock events per flow, each with…

• get_price_shocks

  Detect sudden price regime shifts ("rapid price changes"), accounting for each flow's usual volatility so naturally volatile flows aren't over-flagged. Returns ranked shock events per flow with timeline phases (price spike/drop, volatile…

• get_net_import_reliance

  Net Import Reliance (NIR) = (Imports - Exports) / Apparent consumption, annual, joining PRODCOM production with Comext trade. E.g. 40% means 40% of EU consumption is met by imports; negative means the EU is a net exporter. Returns the NIR…

• get_trade_intensity

  Trade Intensity (TI) = (Imports + Exports) / (Imports + Production), annual. Near 1 = highly trade-exposed sector; near 0 = predominantly domestic. Used in the Commission's CEEAG methodology for carbon-leakage / State-aid eligibility…

• get_export_propensity

  Export Propensity = Exports / Production, annual: the share of EU production that is exported. Not clamped -- values above 100% are legitimate (re-exports, stock drawdown, scope differences). Returns the export-propensity matrix, a…

• get_subcontracting

  EU27 sub-contracting intensity: the share of sold production that is toll (sub-contracted) manufacturing rather than own-account output. Returns intensity (%) across value/quantity, its component series, per-period data-quality status…

• get_subcontracting_members

  Per-country sub-contracting intensity (PRODCOM): for each reporting country, the share of its sold production that is toll manufacturing -- which countries act as processing hubs vs. autonomous producers. Spans all DS-059358 reporters…

• resolve_product_code

  Resolve a free-text query or CN code(s) into validated product code(s) with descriptions -- the recommended first step before using a code as `product` in any other tool's `query`. Saves the search -> validate -> (optional) subtree…

• get_product_profile

  Report-section helper ("Scope & definitions"): the resolved product code + label, a one-sentence caveat when the code bundles several sub-products (`has_subcodes`), the data-coverage window actually cached for it, and whether it has a…

• get_market_summary

  Report-section helper ("General overview"): condensed, report-ready digest of how a market has evolved over the chosen window -- one call instead of separately fetching and cross-referencing get_overview + get_reporter_detail +…

• get_market_structure_summary

  Report-section helper ("Market structure"): combines, in priority order, the intra-EU specialisation snapshot (`get_specialisation`, already map-ready), partner-concentration detail (`get_concentration`, keeping the top-8-by-value share…

• get_volatility_summary

  Report-section helper ("Volatility & shocks"): the entities analysed are picked by `get_volatility` (ranks by trade volume, reports each one's CV) and by `get_price_shocks`/`get_supply_shocks` at default parameters (both already scoped to…

• get_autonomy_summary

  Report-section helper ("Autonomy & vulnerability"): net import reliance (`get_net_import_reliance`) is always the headline fact/chart. Trade intensity and export propensity (`get_trade_intensity` / `get_export_propensity`) are both…

• get_full_report

  Fetch every report section (scope, overview, market structure, volatility, autonomy) for one shared `query` in a single call, instead of calling `get_product_profile` / `get_market_summary` / `get_market_structure_summary` /…