govuk-mcp

govuk-mcp

MCP server for GOV.UK — search, content retrieval, organisation lookup, and postcode resolution.

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govuk-mcp

govuk-mcp MCP server

MCP server for GOV.UK — search, content retrieval, organisation lookup, and postcode resolution.

Tools

Tool Description
govuk_search Full-text search across 700k+ GOV.UK pages, with format and organisation filters
govuk_get_content Retrieve the full structured content item for any GOV.UK page by base path
govuk_get_organisation Get details for a UK government organisation (type, parent, children, contacts)
govuk_list_organisations Paginated list of all government organisations registered on GOV.UK
govuk_lookup_postcode Resolve a UK postcode to local authority, region, constituency, and NHS board

All data is sourced from official public GOV.UK APIs and postcodes.io. No API keys required.

Quick start

Remote (no install)

Point any MCP client at the hosted server:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "govuk": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://govuk-mcp.fly.dev/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Local (pip install)

pip install govuk-mcp
govuk-mcp
# MCP endpoint: http://localhost:8000/mcp

Local (Claude Desktop)

fastmcp install claude-desktop govuk-mcp

APIs used

API Base URL Auth
GOV.UK Search https://www.gov.uk/api/search.json None
GOV.UK Content https://www.gov.uk/api/content{path} None
GOV.UK Organisations https://www.gov.uk/api/organisations None
postcodes.io https://api.postcodes.io None

License

MIT

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