Use Public Purse inside Claude, ChatGPT, and Grok

Claude

1. Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
2. Name it Public Purse and paste https://publicpurse.ie/mcp
3. Sign in when the browser opens. Magic link, same as the site.

Ask: “What did Kerry County Council spend on housing in 2025?”

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http publicpurse https://publicpurse.ie/mcp

It will open a browser to sign in.

ChatGPT

1. Settings → Apps & Connectors. Turn on Developer mode if you don’t see custom connectors.
2. Add a connector with URL https://publicpurse.ie/mcp
3. Sign in when prompted. Then pick the Public Purse app in the chat.

If it doesn’t call the tools, say “use the Public Purse connector” in the question.

Grok

1. Settings → Connectors
2. Add an MCP server named Public Purse
3. URL https://publicpurse.ie/mcp, transport HTTP
4. Sign in when prompted

Naming the connector in the question helps the first time: “using the Public Purse connector, …”.

What it can do

• search — find published payments
• fetch — open one result
• list_entities / get_entity — public bodies
• list_publications / get_publication — releases
• search_line_items / get_line_item — individual payments

Read-only. Drafts are not included.

Things to ask

• “What has Dublin City Council published this year?”
• “Find payments to housing associations over €1 million.”
• “Who received the largest payment in the latest Kerry release?”

Access

Included with an active raw data licence. Prefer curl? Use the API.