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What Do They Know

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Python
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Server Configuration

Describes the environment variables required to run the server.

NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
WDTK_API_KEYNoEnables create_request_record and update_request_state write tools

Capabilities

Features and capabilities supported by this server

CapabilityDetails
tools
{
  "listChanged": true
}
logging
{}
prompts
{
  "listChanged": false
}
resources
{
  "subscribe": false,
  "listChanged": false
}
extensions
{
  "io.modelcontextprotocol/ui": {}
}
experimental
{}

Tools

Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions

NameDescription
build_request_urlC

Build a prefilled WhatDoTheyKnow request URL.

get_request_feed_itemsA

Return parsed Atom feed entries for a specific FOI request as structured objects.

Use this instead of reading the raw wdtk://requests/{slug}/feed resource when you want structured AtomEntry objects rather than raw XML. Each entry's link field contains the request URL; use the slug from that URL with request_json or authority_json for full detail.

search_request_eventsA

Search WhatDoTheyKnow's feed-based event index and return structured results.

Call this to find FOI requests matching a query expression. Returns up to limit AtomEntry objects. Use the link field of each result as the next navigation step — extract the request slug and call the wdtk://requests/{slug} resource or get_request_feed_items for full detail.

Example expressions: status:successful body:"Liverpool City Council" (variety:sent OR variety:response) status:successful

search_authoritiesA

Search WhatDoTheyKnow public authorities by name.

Returns up to limit authorities whose name or short_name contains query (case-insensitive). Use the slug field with authority_json or build_request_url as the next step.

Example: search_authorities("Liverpool") → slug "liverpool_city_council" Then: authority_json with that slug, or build_request_url with it.

create_request_recordB

Create a request through the experimental write API.

Requires WDTK_API_KEY in the server environment.

update_request_stateB

Update the user-assessed state of a request through the experimental write API.

Requires WDTK_API_KEY in the server environment.

list_promptsB

List all available prompts.

Returns JSON with prompt metadata including name, description, and optional arguments.

get_promptA

Get a prompt by name with optional arguments.

Returns the rendered prompt as JSON with a messages array. Arguments should be provided as a dict mapping argument names to values.

Prompts

Interactive templates invoked by user choice

NameDescription
draft_foi_requestDraft a narrow, specific FOI request suitable for WhatDoTheyKnow.

Resources

Contextual data attached and managed by the client

NameDescription
all_authorities_csvDownload the complete CSV of every WhatDoTheyKnow public authority. WARNING: this is a large payload — use search_authorities(query) for targeted lookups, or authority_json for a specific body. Only call this when you need the full dataset (e.g. bulk analysis or seeding a list).

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