GovData Docs

Connect your AI agent to UK public data

Tax rates, company finances, property prices, legislation, and economic data — accessible to any AI agent via MCP. One config line, 52 tools.

Quick start

Add this to your agent's MCP config. Get an API key from console.govdata.dev.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "govdata": {
      "url": "https://mcp.govdata.dev/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer gd_live_..."
      }
    }
  }
}

MCP Reference

Full catalogue of tools, resources, and prompts available to your agent.

52 tools 24 resources 33 prompts
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REST API

Every MCP tool and resource is also available as a traditional REST endpoint. Use the API directly from any language or framework.

1

Create an account

Sign up at console.govdata.dev to get your API key.

2

Grab your key

Copy your test key (gd_test_...) from the dashboard.

3

Make a request

Send your first API call. See the quick start guide.

Data Coverage

Domain Source Records Updated
Tax HMRC / GOV.UK Income Tax: 1990-91–2026-27. NI: 1999-00–2026-27. VAT/CGT/dividends/Corporation Tax: 2020-21–2026-27. HMRC exchange rates: monthly from January 2021 Annually
Companies Companies House ~5.9M companies Monthly + daily
Property HM Land Registry / MHCLG Planning Data ~31M transactions; 382,258 listed buildings; 11,013 conservation areas (LPA-aggregated, variable coverage) Daily to monthly
Economics ONS ~2,950 data points across 5 metrics Weekly
Legislation The National Archives ~2,800 UK Public General Acts and Statutory Instruments (coverage expanding) Scheduled Sundays; partial backfill
Food Hygiene Food Standards Agency ~611K establishments Daily
Energy Ofgem 168 regional rates across current + recent periods Quarterly
Crime Police.uk ~15.1M monthly street-level records Monthly
Education Ofsted ~22K state-funded school inspections Monthly
Vehicles / MOT DVSA 2025 test year, import in progress Annual
Charities Charity Commission 397,826 core rows + 1,245,957 annual returns Daily
Procurement Find a Tender + Contracts Finder Latest 12 months of OCDS releases Daily
Calendar GOV.UK ~280 bank holidays Weekly
Employment HMRC / GOV.UK / ONS / Gender Pay Gap Service Wage rates, ASHE earnings & 94,471 unique pay-gap reports (2017-18 to partial 2026-27) Annually
Benefits DWP / HMRC / GOV.UK Statutory & benefit rates Annually

Base URL: https://api.govdata.dev/v1 | MCP: https://mcp.govdata.dev/mcp

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.