MCP server exposing 4 tools for datagov-uk.
This URL is a JSON-RPC 2.0 endpoint over HTTP. Issue POST requests with a JSON-RPC body. Browsers and search crawlers land here on GET.
POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/datagov-uk/mcp
Content-Type: application/json
{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/list"}search_datasets — Search the data.gov.uk catalogue (CKAN package_search) across 57k+ UK government open datasets. Returns matching datasets with titles, descriptions, publishing organization, and resources. Content is English. Pass an empty query to browse everything by relevance/sort.dataset_details — Full dataset record by id or slug (CKAN package_show), including its resources. Each resource exposes a downloadable file: read "url" (the download link), "format" (CSV/XLSX/ZIP/etc.), and "name". data.gov.uk resources are files, not queryable datastore tables.list_organizations — List publishing organizations on data.gov.uk (CKAN organization_list) — UK government departments, agencies, councils, NHS bodies, ONS, etc. Use a returned org "name" as fq="organization:<name>" in search_datasets to filter to that publisher.organization_details — Full details for one publishing organization (CKAN organization_show): display name, description, dataset count, and (optionally) a sample of its datasets. Use to learn what a given UK publisher releases.Code samples (curl / TypeScript / one-click client install), schemas, and the live playground are on the pack page:
https://pipeworx.io/packs/datagov-uk/
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