stata-mcp MCP Server

Let LLM help you achieve your regression analysis with Stata

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Published as stata-mcp on pypi. Runs locally.

Known issues

20 problems reported by people outside the maintainer team. Issues filed by the project's own owners, members and collaborators are excluded — those are release checklists and internal refactors, not things that will go wrong for you. Showing 12.

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[ISSUE] StataNow BE on macOS: "Failed to spawn process: No such file or directory"

AI Model

Claude

Issue Description

stata-mcp fails to connect when using StataNow BE on macOS. The MCP server starts successfully but crashes with "Failed to spawn process: No such file or directory" when attempting to execute Stata commands. In Claude Desktop, the server shows "failed" status with "Server disconnected."

Context

Stata is accessible from the command line (which stata returns /usr/local/bin/stata)
Running uvx stata-mcp --usable shows most checks pass, but

Read the thread · 2026-01-31 · closed · external user · 5 comments

[ISSUE] Cursor error: No server info found

问题描述

如果cursor的mcp.json为

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "stata-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["stata-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "stata_cli": "/Applications/StataNow/StataMP.app/Contents/MacOS/stata-mp"
      }
    }
  }
}

启动mcp时报错

[info] Handling ListOfferings action, server stored: false
[error] No server info found

背景信息

运行uvx stata-mcp --usable唯一失败项是Stata CLI (Path: Not found): ❌ FAILED
但已在env中配置stata路径，且确信路径正确、有许可证、能用
没有其他开启的插件或mcp

已尝试的解

Read the thread · 2025-12-24 · closed · external user · 4 comments

[BUG] Could not Create and Read log file

AI Model

ChatGPT
Claude
GPT-4
Other (please specify): DeepSeek-Chat

Bug Description

Steps to Reproduce

As the default config
Run the test task (OLS example)
Could not read log file <- as did not generate any log file.

Expected Behavior

Read the thread · 2025-05-10 · closed · 4 comments

[Bug] stata-mcp tool call hangs on the first Claude Code session, but works after interrupting and starting a new conversation

Self-check

I have confirmed that I am using the latest version of stata-mcp. If not, please update first.
I have run uvx stata-mcp doctor to check the environment. If there are any abnormalities, I have attached the output below.
I have first tried asking an AI assistant (Claude / ChatGPT, etc.) to help analyze and resolve the issue.

Client / IDE

I have confirmed I am using the latest version of stata-mcp (if not, please update first)
I have run uvx stata-mcp doctor to check the environment and will paste the output below if there is any abnormality
I have tried to get AI (Claude / ChatGPT / etc.) to help analyze and resolve the issue

Client / IDE

Claude Code
Codex CLI

Read the thread · 2026-04-28 · closed · 1 comment

[FEATURE] Add log cleanup CLI command and doctor integration

Feature Description

Add a stata-mcp tool clean-log CLI command to clean up old log/do-file/tmp files based on filename timestamps, with opt-in cleanup integration in stata-mcp doctor.

Problem It Solves

Stata-MCP generates log files, do-files, and temporary files for every execution. These accumulate over time with no cleanup mechanism, wasting disk space. Users currently have to manually delete old files from stata-mcp-folder/.

Proposed Solution

1. CLI Command: `clean-log

Read the thread · 2026-04-15 · closed · 0 comments

[FEATURE] Append clear before exit to prevent Stata process hanging on data change

Feature Description

When executing a do-file that modifies data in memory (e.g., gen, replace, drop), Stata refuses to exit with the error:

no; dataset in memory has changed since last saved
    Save the data or specify option clear to exit anyway.
r(4);

This prevents the Stata process from terminating gracefully, leaving a zombie process running.

On macOS and Linux, the solution is to append clear before exit in the command sent to Stata. Windows does not appear to have

Read the thread · 2026-04-11 · closed · 0 comments

[FEATURE] Add read_log_only_error parameter to stata_do

Feature Description

Add a new parameter read_log_only_error (default: False) to the stata_do tool. When set to True, the log content is only read and returned when the Stata execution encounters an error; otherwise the log file path is returned but the content is not read into the response.

Problem It Solves

When executing large do-files (e.g., long regression scripts, batch data processing), the generated log file can be extremely verbose. Since stata_do currently reads and r

Read the thread · 2026-04-11 · closed · 0 comments

[FEATURE] Less token usage in MCP tools design by easier docstring

Feature Description

-- In current usage, MCP tool metadata (especially docstrings and descriptions) is too verbose, which increases context token usage. Some descriptions also do not match real tool behavior closely enough, reducing tool-selection quality.

Problem It Solves

Reduces per-request token cost and improves efficiency.
Improves consistency between tool descriptions and actual behavior.
Improves tool-selection precision and overall task reliability.

Proposed Solution

Read the thread · 2026-04-11 · closed · 0 comments

[FEATURE] Support parallel/batch execution of multiple do-files

Feature Description

Support executing multiple Stata do-files in a single tool call, enabling batch or parallel execution instead of running them one by one.

Problem It Solves

Currently stata_do only accepts a single do-file path. When an LLM agent needs to run multiple independent analyses (e.g., separate regressions for different subgroups, data cleaning followed by multiple diagnostic checks), it must call stata_do sequentially, which is slow and creates unnecessary back-and-fort

Read the thread · 2026-04-08 · open · 0 comments

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