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.

Point any MCP client at the hosted server:

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

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

fastmcp install claude-desktop govuk-mcp

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