# StatCite

> Free remote MCP server + REST API serving official economic statistics — World Bank, IMF WEO, ECB reference rates, optional FRED — where every number ships with a full citation (source, dataset, series id, canonical URL, license, retrieval date). Includes verify_stat: check a claimed economic figure against the official series and get a verdict with diagnostics — and verify_claims: fact-check up to 15 claims from a draft in one batch call (MCP tool + POST /v1/verify_claims).

Key facts: no API key, no auth, CORS open, read-only. MCP endpoint: https://statcite.com/mcp (Streamable HTTP, stateless). REST base: https://statcite.com/v1. 42 curated indicators, 200+ economies, ~120 currencies.

## Docs

- [Full documentation](https://statcite.com/docs.html): tools, parameters, indicator registry, citation spec
- [llms-full.txt](https://statcite.com/llms-full.txt): complete agent-readable reference
- [OpenAPI spec](https://statcite.com/openapi.json): REST API machine spec

## Quick use

- [Verify a stat](https://statcite.com/v1/verify?indicator=inflation_cpi&country=USA&period=2023&value=4.1): GET /v1/verify?indicator=…&country=…&period=…&value=…
- Verify a batch of claims: POST /v1/verify_claims with JSON body {"claims":[{"indicator":…,"country":…,"period":…,"claimed_value":…}]} (1–15 claims)
- [Get an indicator](https://statcite.com/v1/indicator/gdp_growth?country=BRB&latest_only=true): GET /v1/indicator/{key}?country=…
- [Country snapshot](https://statcite.com/v1/snapshot/Japan): GET /v1/snapshot/{country}
- [Sources & licenses](https://statcite.com/v1/sources): what backs every number