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BIS (Bank for International Settlements)

BIS financial statistics — credit/debt, derivatives, banking, property prices, exchange rates, and central bank policy rates.

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Data source: BIS SDMX REST API

MCP MCP Protocol

Endpoint https://context.gnist.ai/mcp/bis/
claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gnist-bis": {
      "url": "https://context.gnist.ai/mcp/bis/",
      "headers": {
        "Gnist-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}
Shell
curl -X POST "https://context.gnist.ai/mcp/bis/" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Accept: application/json, text/event-stream" \
  -H "Gnist-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "tools/call", "id": 1, "params": {"name": "search_datasets", "arguments": {"query": "example"}}}'

API REST API

API Root https://context.gnist.ai/rest/bis/

6 endpoints available:

Shell
curl "https://context.gnist.ai/rest/bis/search_datasets?query=example" \
  -H "Gnist-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"
Python
import httpx

resp = httpx.get(
    "https://context.gnist.ai/rest/bis/search_datasets",
    headers={"Gnist-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"},
    params={
        "query": "example"
},
)
print(resp.json())

OpenAPI Spec  ·  Full API Docs

CLI Command Line

Command gc bis

CLI documentation will be available when the GnistAI SDK is published.

Install
pip install gnistai

Available Tools (6)

search_datasets
Search the BIS dataset catalog by keyword.
ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
querystringrequiredSearch term for BIS datasets (e.g. "credit", "exchange rates", "property prices", "banking", "derivatives").
limitintegeroptionalNumber of results to return (1-50, default 20). (default: 20)
list_datasets
List available BIS datasets, optionally filtered by topic.
ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
topicanyoptionalOptional topic filter (e.g. "banking", "credit", "exchange", "derivatives"). Omit to list all.
limitintegeroptionalMaximum datasets to return (1-100, default 50). (default: 50)
get_dataset_structure
Get the dimension structure of a BIS dataset.
ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
dataflowstringrequiredBIS dataflow identifier from search_datasets (e.g. "WS_CBPOL", "WS_SPP", "WS_CREDIT_GAP").
get_data
Fetch data from a BIS dataset.
ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
dataflowstringrequiredBIS dataflow identifier (e.g. "WS_CBPOL", "WS_SPP"). Use search_datasets to find IDs.
countriesanyoptionalISO alpha-2 country codes (e.g. ["US", "DE", "NO"]). Omit for all countries.
start_periodanyoptionalStart period (e.g. "2015", "2020-Q1", "2020-01").
end_periodanyoptionalEnd period (e.g. "2023", "2023-Q4", "2023-12").
dimension_filteranyoptionalAdvanced: SDMX dimension key filter (dot-separated, e.g. "M.US+DE"). Overrides countries param. Use get_dataset_structure to find valid dimension values.
limitintegeroptionalMaximum observations to return (1-1000, default 200). (default: 200)
compare_countries
Compare data across countries for a given BIS dataset.
ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
dataflowstringrequiredBIS dataflow identifier (e.g. "WS_CBPOL", "WS_SPP").
country_codeslist[string]requiredISO alpha-2 country codes to compare (e.g. ["US", "DE", "JP", "NO"]). Maximum 20.
start_periodanyoptionalStart period (e.g. "2020"). Omit for most recent data.
end_periodanyoptionalEnd period (e.g. "2023"). Omit for most recent data.
report_feedback
Report a bug, feature request, or general feedback for this data source.
ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
feedbackstringrequired
feedback_typestringoptional (default: "general")

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