What is govuk-mcp?
govuk-mcp is a MCP server by paulieb89 that search GOV.UK content, retrieve full government pages, look up organisations and resolve UK postcodes to local authorities. Read-only. It is listed under Browser & web and has 4 GitHub stars.
| Type | Mcp server |
|---|---|
| Author | paulieb89 |
| Repository | paulieb89/govuk-mcp |
| Popularity | 4 GitHub stars |
| Category | Browser & web |
| Security | Review before installing (68/100) |
| Rank | #2,418 of 4,418 MCP servers; #214 in Browser & web |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-07-16 |
| Runs | Cloud service |
| Language | Python |
Is govuk-mcp safe to install?
govuk-mcp scores 68/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: sends your data to a cloud service; can take actions such as send, write or deploy. It passed 2 of 6 checks.
MCP server results come from listing signals: who publishes it, where your data goes and what it can do. The code itself is not scanned yet.
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| Community-built server | Note |
| Sends your data to a cloud service | Review |
| Needs an API key or account login | Note |
| Can take actions such as send, write or deploy | Review |
| No code execution | Pass |
| Source on GitHub | Pass |
How do I install govuk-mcp?
- Find the launch command. The README says how the server starts (npx, uvx, docker or a remote URL) and which API keys it needs.
https://github.com/paulieb89/govuk-mcp
- Add it to Claude Code. Replace the part after -- with the command from the README. Remote servers use --transport http with a URL.
claude mcp add govuk-mcp -- <command from README> claude mcp add --transport http govuk-mcp <server-url>
- Check it connected. This lists your MCP servers and their status.
claude mcp list
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs govuk-mcp for you:
Add the "govuk-mcp" MCP server from https://github.com/paulieb89/govuk-mcp to Claude Code. Read its README for the launch command and any API keys I need, run claude mcp add, then check that it connects.