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title: "Open Source Software"
subtitle: "Python, Stata, and MCP tools for economic data access and research engineering"
description: "Explore open-source tools for analyzing household surveys, central bank data, and AI-ready statistical agents."
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Since I was a student, I've felt there's a real gap in how researchers get access to data: official statistics are scattered across dozens of disconnected portals, and there's little real infrastructure for accessing them easily. These tools grew out of that: each one turns a repetitive, one-off data-pulling task into something reproducible, and — more recently — something an AI agent can call directly.
## AI Agent Tooling
MCP servers that give LLMs direct, structured access to statistical APIs.
**mcp-bcrp** — MCP server that exposes over 5,000 macroeconomic indicators from [Peru's central bank (BCRP)](https://www.bcrp.gob.pe/) as tool calls an AI agent can invoke directly, instead of scraping the portal by hand.
`<a href="https://github.com/MaykolMedrano/mcp_bcrp" class="tool-link"><i class="bi bi-github"></i> GitHub</a> <a href="https://pypi.org/project/mcp-bcrp" class="tool-link"><i class="bi bi-box-seam"></i> PyPI</a>`{=html}
[](https://pypi.org/project/mcp-bcrp) [](https://github.com/MaykolMedrano/mcp_bcrp)
**mcp-wbgapi360** — Asynchronous Python client for the [World Bank](https://data.worldbank.org/) Data360 API, with MCP support so an AI agent can pull international development indicators for cross-country comparisons on its own.
`<a href="https://github.com/MaykolMedrano/mcp_wbgapi360" class="tool-link"><i class="bi bi-github"></i> GitHub</a> <a href="https://pypi.org/project/wbgapi360" class="tool-link"><i class="bi bi-box-seam"></i> PyPI</a>`{=html}
[](https://pypi.org/project/wbgapi360) [](https://github.com/MaykolMedrano/mcp_wbgapi360)
**mcp-sinim** — Python client and MCP server for Chile's [SINIM](https://datos.sinim.gov.cl) municipal data, letting an AI agent search ~480 variables by natural language and pull tidy panels for any of the country's 345 municipalities.
`<a href="https://github.com/MaykolMedrano/mcp_sinim" class="tool-link"><i class="bi bi-github"></i> GitHub</a> <a href="https://pypi.org/project/mcp-sinim" class="tool-link"><i class="bi bi-box-seam"></i> PyPI</a>`{=html}
[](https://pypi.org/project/mcp-sinim) [](https://github.com/MaykolMedrano/mcp_sinim)
## Python
Typed clients and downloaders that turn a public statistical portal into a dataframe.
**enahodata** — Automates downloading and processing Peru's ENAHO household survey modules ([INEI](https://www.gob.pe/inei/)), built for large-scale poverty and labor-market research without manual, file-by-file downloads.
`<a href="https://github.com/MaykolMedrano/enahodata_py" class="tool-link"><i class="bi bi-github"></i> GitHub</a> <a href="https://pypi.org/project/enahodata" class="tool-link"><i class="bi bi-box-seam"></i> PyPI</a>`{=html}
[](https://pypi.org/project/enahodata) [](https://github.com/MaykolMedrano/enahodata_py)
**usebcrp** — Python client for the [BCRP](https://www.bcrp.gob.pe/) statistical API, giving programmatic access to macroeconomic indicators and national accounts for reproducible econometric work.
`<a href="https://github.com/MaykolMedrano/usebcrp" class="tool-link"><i class="bi bi-github"></i> GitHub</a> <a href="https://pypi.org/project/usebcrp" class="tool-link"><i class="bi bi-box-seam"></i> PyPI</a>`{=html}
[](https://pypi.org/project/usebcrp) [](https://github.com/MaykolMedrano/usebcrp)
**usecasen** — Python tool for Chile's [CASEN](https://observatorio.ministeriodesarrollosocial.gob.cl/encuesta-casen) socioeconomic survey, built for multidimensional poverty analysis.
`<a href="https://github.com/MaykolMedrano/usecasen" class="tool-link"><i class="bi bi-github"></i> GitHub</a> <a href="https://pypi.org/project/usecasen" class="tool-link"><i class="bi bi-box-seam"></i> PyPI</a>`{=html}
[](https://pypi.org/project/usecasen) [](https://github.com/MaykolMedrano/usecasen)
**usebcch** — Python tool for [Central Bank of Chile](https://www.bcentral.cl) data, for monitoring monetary policy indicators.
`<span class="tech-tag"><svg role="img" viewBox="0 0 24 24" width="14" height="14" fill="currentColor" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><title>Python</title><path d="M14.25.18l.9.2.73.26.59.3.45.32.34.34.25.34.16.33.1.3.04.26.02.2-.01.13V8.5l-.05.63-.13.55-.21.46-.26.38-.3.31-.33.25-.35.19-.35.14-.33.1-.3.07-.26.04-.21.02H8.77l-.69.05-.59.14-.5.22-.41.27-.33.32-.27.35-.2.36-.15.37-.1.35-.07.32-.04.27-.02.21v3.06H3.17l-.21-.03-.28-.07-.32-.12-.35-.18-.36-.26-.36-.36-.35-.46-.32-.59-.28-.73-.21-.88-.14-1.05-.05-1.23.06-1.22.16-1.04.24-.87.32-.71.36-.57.4-.44.42-.33.42-.24.4-.16.36-.1.32-.05.24-.01h.16l.06.01h8.16v-.83H6.18l-.01-2.75-.02-.37.05-.34.11-.31.17-.28.25-.26.31-.23.38-.2.44-.18.51-.15.58-.12.64-.1.71-.06.77-.04.84-.02 1.27.05zm-6.3 1.98l-.23.33-.08.41.08.41.23.34.33.22.41.09.41-.09.33-.22.23-.34.08-.41-.08-.41-.23-.33-.33-.22-.41-.09-.41.09zm13.09 3.95l.28.06.32.12.35.18.36.27.36.35.35.47.32.59.28.73.21.88.14 1.04.05 1.23-.06 1.23-.16 1.04-.24.86-.32.71-.36.57-.4.45-.42.33-.42.24-.4.16-.36.09-.32.05-.24.02-.16-.01h-8.22v.82h5.84l.01 2.76.02.36-.05.34-.11.31-.17.29-.25.25-.31.24-.38.2-.44.17-.51.15-.58.13-.64.09-.71.07-.77.04-.84.01-1.27-.04-1.07-.14-.9-.2-.73-.25-.59-.3-.45-.33-.34-.34-.25-.34-.16-.33-.1-.3-.04-.25-.02-.2.01-.13v-5.34l.05-.64.13-.54.21-.46.26-.38.3-.32.33-.24.35-.2.35-.14.33-.1.3-.06.26-.04.21-.02.13-.01h5.84l.69-.05.59-.14.5-.21.41-.28.33-.32.27-.35.2-.36.15-.36.1-.35.07-.32.04-.28.02-.21V6.07h2.09l.14.01zm-6.47 14.25l-.23.33-.08.41.08.41.23.33.33.23.41.08.41-.08.33-.23.23-.33.08-.41-.08-.41-.23-.33-.33-.23-.41-.08-.41.08z"/></svg> Python</span><a href="https://github.com/MaykolMedrano/usebcch" class="tool-link"><i class="bi bi-github"></i> GitHub</a>`{=html}
[](https://github.com/MaykolMedrano/usebcch) [](https://github.com/MaykolMedrano/usebcch/blob/main/LICENSE)
## Stata
**useminedu** — Stata module that downloads school-level statistics and education census indicators from Peru's [ESCALE](https://escale.minedu.gob.pe/inicio) platform, for territorial and impact-evaluation research.
`<span class="tech-tag"><i class="bi bi-terminal"></i> Stata</span><a href="https://github.com/MaykolMedrano/useminedu" class="tool-link"><i class="bi bi-github"></i> GitHub</a>`{=html}
[](https://github.com/MaykolMedrano/useminedu) [](https://github.com/MaykolMedrano/useminedu/blob/main/LICENSE)
**fixencoding** — Stata utility that batch-repairs character encoding issues in legacy data files, handling special characters like tildes and ñ across software versions.
`<span class="tech-tag"><i class="bi bi-terminal"></i> Stata</span><a href="https://github.com/MaykolMedrano/fixencoding" class="tool-link"><i class="bi bi-github"></i> GitHub</a>`{=html}
[](https://github.com/MaykolMedrano/fixencoding) [](https://github.com/MaykolMedrano/fixencoding/blob/main/LICENSE)
**siafreport** — Stata module that generates automated public expenditure execution reports from Peru's [SIAF](https://www.gob.pe/institucion/mef/siaf) data, for budget tracking and auditing.
`<span class="tech-tag"><i class="bi bi-terminal"></i> Stata</span><a href="https://github.com/MaykolMedrano/siafreport" class="tool-link"><i class="bi bi-github"></i> GitHub</a>`{=html}
[](https://github.com/MaykolMedrano/siafreport) [](https://github.com/MaykolMedrano/siafreport/blob/main/LICENSE)
