dataset-viewer

An MCP server for interacting with the Hugging Face Dataset Viewer API, providing capabilities to browse and analyze datasets hosted on the Hugging Face Hub.

• Uses dataset:// URI scheme for accessing Hugging Face datasets
• Supports dataset configurations and splits
• Provides paginated access to dataset contents
• Handles authentication for private datasets
• Supports searching and filtering dataset contents
• Provides dataset statistics and analysis

The server provides the following tools:

1. validate

   • Check if a dataset exists and is accessible
   • Parameters:
     • dataset: Dataset identifier (e.g. 'stanfordnlp/imdb')
     • auth_token (optional): For private datasets

2. get_info

   • Get detailed information about a dataset
   • Parameters:
     • dataset: Dataset identifier
     • auth_token (optional): For private datasets

3. get_rows

   • Get paginated contents of a dataset
   • Parameters:
     • dataset: Dataset identifier
     • config: Configuration name
     • split: Split name
     • page (optional): Page number (0-based)
     • auth_token (optional): For private datasets

4. get_first_rows

   • Get first rows from a dataset split
   • Parameters:
     • dataset: Dataset identifier
     • config: Configuration name
     • split: Split name
     • auth_token (optional): For private datasets

5. get_statistics

   • Get statistics about a dataset split
   • Parameters:
     • dataset: Dataset identifier
     • config: Configuration name
     • split: Split name
     • auth_token (optional): For private datasets

6. search_dataset

   • Search for text within a dataset
   • Parameters:
     • dataset: Dataset identifier
     • config: Configuration name
     • split: Split name
     • query: Text to search for
     • auth_token (optional): For private datasets

7. filter

   • Filter rows using SQL-like conditions
   • Parameters:
     • dataset: Dataset identifier
     • config: Configuration name
     • split: Split name
     • where: SQL WHERE clause (e.g. "score > 0.5")
     • orderby (optional): SQL ORDER BY clause
     • page (optional): Page number (0-based)
     • auth_token (optional): For private datasets

8. get_parquet

   • Download entire dataset in Parquet format
   • Parameters:
     • dataset: Dataset identifier
     • auth_token (optional): For private datasets

• Python 3.12 or higher
• uv - Fast Python package installer and resolver

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/privetin/dataset-viewer.git
cd dataset-viewer

1. Create a virtual environment and install:

# Create virtual environment
uv venv

# Activate virtual environment
# On Unix:
source .venv/bin/activate
# On Windows:
.venv\Scripts\activate

# Install in development mode
uv add -e .

• HUGGINGFACE_TOKEN: Your Hugging Face API token for accessing private datasets

Add the following to your Claude Desktop config file:

On Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

On MacOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "dataset-viewer": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "--directory",
        "parent_to_repo/dataset-viewer",
        "run",
        "dataset-viewer"
      ]
    }
  }
}

MIT License - see LICENSE for details