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 |
