Configuration

Configure OParl MCP Server for your specific needs.

Environment Variables

Variable	Default	Description
`OPARL_BASE_URL`	`https://api.oparl.org`	Base URL of the OParl API
`OPARL_API_KEY`	`None`	API key for authentication
`OPARL_TIMEOUT`	`30.0`	Request timeout in seconds
`OPARL_LOG_LEVEL`	`INFO`	Logging level
`OPARL_SERVER_NAME`	`OParl MCP Server`	Server name
`OPARL_SERVER_VERSION`	`0.1.0`	Server version

Programmatic Configuration

from oparl_mcp import OParlConfig, OParlMCPServer

config = OParlConfig(
    base_url="https://custom.oparl.api.com",
    api_key="your-api-key",
    timeout=60.0,
    server_name="Custom OParl Server",
    log_level="DEBUG"
)

server = OParlMCPServer(config)
server.run()

Configuration File

Create a .env file in your project root:

OPARL_BASE_URL=https://oparl.muenchen.de
OPARL_API_KEY=your-munich-api-key
OPARL_TIMEOUT=45.0
OPARL_LOG_LEVEL=INFO

Multiple OParl Implementations

The server supports various OParl implementations:

Generic OParl API: https://api.oparl.org
Munich City Council: https://oparl.muenchen.de
Cologne City Council: https://oparl.koeln.de
Hamburg Parliament: https://oparl.hamburg.de

Each implementation may have different:

Authentication requirements
Available data
API endpoints
Rate limits