Ask your AI assistant, get a sourced chart

Connect progrss to Claude, ChatGPT or any MCP client. Ask about a shift in the world, and the assistant finds the plate, quotes its numbers and cites the original source.

1. Connect

Server URL: https://progrss.com/mcp · no sign-in, free.

• Claude: Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, paste the URL above.
• Other MCP clients: add a remote server with transport "Streamable HTTP" and the URL above.

2. Try asking

• "Which country mines most of the world's cobalt? Show me the progrss plate."
• "What has progrss published on Africa's population?"
• "Walk me through the progrss story on the energy switch."

3. Tools

• search_plates: finds plates by keywords, such as a country, a commodity or a topic.
• get_plate: one plate in full, with takeaways, the data table, the source and data year, claim types, image, embed link and credit line.
• latest_plates: the newest plates.
• list_stories: the storylines readers follow, plate by plate.
• get_story: one story with its plates in reading order.

All tools are read-only. New plates appear automatically.

4. JSON API

The same data without MCP: https://progrss.com/api · /api/plates?q=rice · /api/plates/037 · /api/stories · /api/stories/africa-rising

5. Terms

• Free to use in answers, apps and research, with credit: Chart: progrss.com · Data: <the original source>, linked to the plate.
• Not allowed: building training datasets for AI models from progrss, or reselling the data.
• Commercial AI products with heavy use: write to [email protected].
• No sign-in and no personal data. See privacy.

Support: [email protected]. We reply within one working day.