paulieb89/govuk-mcp

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 | Page metadata and navigable section index for any GOV.UK page by base path |
| govuk_get_section | Body HTML for a single named section (anchor) of a GOV.UK page |
| govuk_grep_content | Regex/substring search within the body of a specific GOV.UK page |
| 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.
Resources
For protocol-aware clients (Claude, Cursor, Inspector), the server also exposes govuk:// resource templates:
| URI | Returns |
|-----|---------|
| govuk://content/{base_path*}/header | Page metadata (title, doc type, dates) |
| govuk://content/{base_path*}/index | Section anchor:heading list |
| govuk://content/{base_path*}/section/{anchor} | Bounded HTML for one section |
| govuk://content/{base_path*}/details/{field} | Schema-specific details field |
| govuk://content/{base_path*}/links/{rel} | Related content by link type |
| govuk://organisation/{slug} | Organisation profile |
Connect
Hosted (no install)
Local (uvx)
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 |