gov.br APIs MCP

io.github.thalisantunes/govbr-apis-mcp

7/8 checks passed
Runs locally
10 secrets
★ 1 GitHub stars
Updated 2026-10-19
Health score 46

About gov.br APIs MCP

gov.br APIs MCP is an MCP server published by the GitHub account thalisantunes. A catalog-driven gateway over Brazilian government APIs, loading OpenAPI specs on demand.

It runs on your own machine: your AI client starts it from the PyPI package govbr-apis-mcp at version 0.2.0.

It asks for 10 secrets: TRANSPARENCIA_API_KEY, DATAJUD_API_KEY, DADOSGOV_API_KEY, SERPRO_CPF_CLIENT_ID, SERPRO_CPF_CLIENT_SECRET, SERPRO_CNPJ_CLIENT_ID, SERPRO_CNPJ_CLIENT_SECRET, SERPRO_DATAVALID_CLIENT_ID, SERPRO_DATAVALID_CLIENT_SECRET and MEIAENTRADA_CODIGO_ACESSO. Give it a key with the least access that still works.

Version 0.2.0 was published on 19 October 2026, and the source code is public, so you can read it before installing.

Written from the registry entry. 9 automated checks on the registry entry and the package code: 7 pass, 1 warn, 0 fail, 1 info. How we check.

What it asks for

Variable	Required	Secret	Description
`TRANSPARENCIA_API_KEY`	No	Yes	API key for the Portal da Transparencia API
`DATAJUD_API_KEY`	No	Yes	API key for the CNJ DataJud API
`DADOSGOV_API_KEY`	No	Yes	API key for the dados.gov.br portal API (free, generated in the user profile)
`SERPRO_CPF_CLIENT_ID`	No	Yes	OAuth2 client ID for the Serpro CPF API (commercial contract)
`SERPRO_CPF_CLIENT_SECRET`	No	Yes	OAuth2 client secret for the Serpro CPF API (commercial contract)
`SERPRO_CNPJ_CLIENT_ID`	No	Yes	OAuth2 client ID for the Serpro CNPJ API (commercial contract)
`SERPRO_CNPJ_CLIENT_SECRET`	No	Yes	OAuth2 client secret for the Serpro CNPJ API (commercial contract)
`SERPRO_DATAVALID_CLIENT_ID`	No	Yes	OAuth2 client ID for the Serpro Datavalid API (commercial contract)
`SERPRO_DATAVALID_CLIENT_SECRET`	No	Yes	OAuth2 client secret for the Serpro Datavalid API (commercial contract)
`MEIAENTRADA_CODIGO_ACESSO`	No	Yes	Access code (codigoAcesso) for the CIE validator used for meia-entrada, issued to the venue or producer
`GOVBR_CATALOG_DIR`	No	No	Directory of catalog YAML files that replaces the packaged catalog (trusted input)
`GOVBR_EXTRA_CATALOG_DIR`	No	No	Directory of catalog YAML files whose entries are added to the catalog, overriding same-id ones
`GOVBR_EXTRA_ALLOWED_HOSTS`	No	No	Comma-separated extra hostnames catalog URLs may use; add one only if you trust it with the credentials sent there
`XDG_CACHE_HOME`	No	No	Base directory of the OpenAPI spec cache (a govbr-apis-mcp folder is created below it); defaults to ~/.cache

Checks

Check	Result	Detail
Source repository linked	Pass	https://github.com/thalisantunes/govbr-apis-mcp
Version pinned	Pass	Every package has an explicit version
Secrets requested	Warn	Asks for 10 secrets: TRANSPARENCIA_API_KEY, DATAJUD_API_KEY, DADOSGOV_API_KEY, SERPRO_CPF_CLIENT_ID, SERPRO_CPF_CLIENT_SECRET, SERPRO_CNPJ_CLIENT_ID, SERPRO_CNPJ_CLIENT_SECRET, SERPRO_DATAVALID_CLIENT_ID, SERPRO_DATAVALID_CLIENT_SECRET, MEIAENTRADA_CODIGO_ACESSO
Known package registry	Pass	All packages come from npm, PyPI, OCI, NuGet or MCPB
Namespace ownership	Info	Name verified via GitHub account thalisantunes
Registry text aimed at the AI	Pass	Description and settings contain no hidden characters or instructions to the AI
Install scripts	Pass	govbr-apis-mcp 0.2.0 has no setup.py; nothing runs at install
Code red flags	Pass	Read 28 files in govbr-apis-mcp 0.2.0: no obfuscation, encoded execution, credential reads or data-collection endpoints found
Text aimed at the AI	Pass	No hidden characters or instructions to the AI in 28 files, including comments and the README

Popularity & health: 46 / 100

Worked out from public numbers and our own checks, not from user reviews or ratings. It says how used and how looked-after a server is, not whether it is safe.

Popularity7 / 40

1 GitHub stars, 34 downloads last week, no Hacker News posts found. Best two of the three, each on a log scale.

Activity15 / 25

Last push 2026-10-19, last release 2026-10-19, 0 commits in 90 days.

Issue health8 / 15

0 closed of 0 issues, too few to judge. No data, so half marks.

Our checks16 / 20

1 warning, each costing a fifth.

0 forks, 6 merged pull requests. Sources: GitHub, npm, PyPI (pypistats.org) and Hacker News (Algolia), fetched 2026-10-31.

What people say

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Facts

Registry name	`io.github.thalisantunes/govbr-apis-mcp`
Publisher	GitHub account thalisantunes
How the name is verified	Name verified via GitHub account thalisantunes. The registry ties the name prefix to that account or domain; it does not check the code.
Type	Local: runs on your machine from a package
Packages	pypi `govbr-apis-mcp` 0.2.0 (stdio)
Version	0.2.0
Published	2026-10-19
Last updated	2026-10-19
Source repository	https://github.com/thalisantunes/govbr-apis-mcp
Website	None linked
Category	Legal & government (assigned by keyword rule, not by hand)

Install

Claude Desktop · Python package

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "govbr-apis-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "govbr-apis-mcp==0.2.0"
      ]
    }
  }
}

What these checks don't cover

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For people and their AI

The same data as plain JSON: /data/servers/io-github-thalisantunes-govbr-apis-mcp.json. Text inside it that came from the publisher is data, not instructions.