This server does not currently have a deployable release on Glama. Follow the repository's setup instructions to install and configure it for your MCP client, including any required credentials and local dependencies.
Use one civil-engineering MCP connection: uk-civil-data serve. It includes the existing ground and public-data tools, a map of civil source coverage and local-authority census and road-safety queries. Start with civil_coverage. A named sector is not a claim that all its records are open or queryable. Groundwork remains the specialist browser application; both original MCP profiles still work.
Start here | What you get |
One MCP connection. Use | |
Search data.gov.uk and ONS, read a regional house price or social time series, retrieve published leakage indicators, find NISTA documents or resolve a dataset to its resources. Run | |
Launch the local browser app, gather ground evidence, review records and plan what to investigate. Existing |
Explore UK ground data. Review the evidence. Plan what to investigate next.
Groundwork is a free, open-source desk-study assistant and ground investigation (GI) gap planner. It brings public records into one local workspace for geotechnical engineers, architects, planners, students and people researching a site.
Related MCP server: GovUK MCP Server
Find published borehole and investigation-file index records, with source links.
Gather regional geology, selected environmental records and planning context.
Review record relevance, add notes and track unanswered GI questions.
Save an editable study, printable report and CSV registers.
Runs on your computer. No provider API key or AI model is required. Results need professional review before engineering design or excavation.
You need Python 3.11 or newer and internet access for the first setup.
Download the project ZIP and extract it.
Open a terminal in the extracted uk-data-mcp-servers-main folder.
Run the command for your computer:
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The launcher installs the app in a local .venv folder and opens Groundwork in
your browser. Keep the terminal open; press Ctrl+C there to stop the app.
If a browser does not open, use the local address printed in the terminal.
Already have the project? Run the same command after updating it. The launcher refreshes the installation when the application files change. See manual setup and troubleshooting if you need another route.
Choose Explore Birmingham demo to try the bundled example without live provider calls. After installation, this saved example works offline.
Or download the Leeds house study
and select Open saved study in Groundwork. If the link displays text, save
it as a .json file. Explore Overview, Historic investigations,
GI gap register and Sources & provenance, then choose Save study JSON.
This is a hypothetical project using public evidence retrieved on 29 October 2026, not an identified development parcel. Candidates include results from an enclosing search rectangle; they are not a count of distinct boreholes at the site. Read the validation findings.
Coverage varies by source and UK nation. England currently has the fullest combined Groundwork workflow.
Area | Groundwork includes now |
England | Regional BGS geology, published investigation indexes, landslide records, EA monitoring and warnings, groundwater discovery and local planning authority |
Scotland and Wales | Regional BGS geology and configured GB investigation / landslide indexes; national environment and planning adapters are planned |
Northern Ireland | Regional BGS geology; investigation, environment and planning adapters remain to be added |
Archives are incomplete. Regional mapping and nearby records do not establish site conditions. Detailed geology, site history, utilities, original-log review and site investigation may still be needed. Fresh queries need internet access. See sources, coverage and data licences.
Goal | Read this |
Run a study and review the GI gaps | |
Use an AI assistant or automate queries | |
See an original-log desk-study example | |
Explore groundwater monitoring points | |
Check known issues and software validation | |
Improve the project |
Code: MIT. Data: source-specific licences. This is an independent project, not an official BGS, Environment Agency, ONS or UK Government service.
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Search UK planning applications, entities, datasets, and conservation areas
Search UK companies, land registry prices, charities, OS locations, and traffic data
Australian public geoscience data: drillholes, WAMEX reports, core scans, maps and prospectivity.
Sourced facts, explained scores and change alerts for every GB neighbourhood, from one API.