# Australia CPI (ABS)

> Australian Bureau of Statistics Consumer Price Index — headline CPI for your AI agent.

Remote MCP server (Streamable HTTP): https://au-cpi-mcp.donniertf.workers.dev/mcp
Free tier: `latest_cpi` — no key, no sign-up, 20 calls/day per IP.
Pro: A$15/month, cancel anytime — all tools, unlimited.

## Tools
- latest_cpi (free): FREE. Latest ABS headline CPI observation (Australia).
- cpi_history (Pro): PRO. ABS headline CPI history from 2020.
- cpi_meta (Pro): PRO. Dataset structure/metadata for the CPI query.

## Buying (agents)
1. POST https://au-cpi-mcp.donniertf.workers.dev/checkout -> {checkout_url, session_id}. A human (or a payment-capable agent) completes Stripe Checkout at checkout_url.
2. GET https://au-cpi-mcp.donniertf.workers.dev/token?session_id=... -> {access_token}.
3. Send Authorization: Bearer <access_token> to https://au-cpi-mcp.donniertf.workers.dev/mcp (or pass access_token in tool arguments).

## Pay per call (x402, USDC on Base)
No account: POST JSON args to https://au-cpi-mcp.donniertf.workers.dev/x402/<tool> -> HTTP 402 with payment requirements ($0.03 USDC per call, payTo 0x02226D28e0c85AE4AdDB7fe7043Dd2b1Ff710D41). Retry with an X-PAYMENT header (x402 v1, scheme exact, network base). Manifest: https://au-cpi-mcp.donniertf.workers.dev/.well-known/x402. MCP clients may also send X-PAYMENT on tools/call.
Machine-readable pricing: https://au-cpi-mcp.donniertf.workers.dev/pricing.json · Server card: https://au-cpi-mcp.donniertf.workers.dev/.well-known/mcp

## Sources
- ABS Data API — CPI

## Notes
Australian Bureau of Statistics CPI via the ABS SDMX API (headline quarterly index).
Contact: dmorrisonwebdesign@gmail.com. More UK data MCPs: https://github.com/donniertf-hub/uk-mcp-fleet