Govuk

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