MCP server

Uk Ons

io.github.pipeworx-io/uk-ons

Checked 26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC · Connected to it and listed its tools

UK ONS MCP — Office for National Statistics (no auth)

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At a glance

Type

MCP server

Publisher

pipeworx.io (verified by the MCP Registry)

Status

Working at last check

Tools

48

Token cost

About 27,287 tokens per request

Sets up in

Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, VS Code, Antigravity, ChatGPT, OpenAI API, Grok

Last checked

26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC

Connect it to your agent

Add to CursorAdd to VS CodeVS Code Insiders

Opens the app, which shows the server and asks you to confirm. For other apps, copy the setup below.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http uk-ons https://gateway.pipeworx.io/uk-ons/mcp

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, and paste the URL.

Codex (config.toml)

[mcp_servers.uk-ons]
url = "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/uk-ons/mcp"

Gemini CLI

{"mcpServers":{"uk-ons":{"httpUrl":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/uk-ons/mcp"}}}

Cursor

{"mcpServers":{"uk-ons":{"url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/uk-ons/mcp"}}}

VS Code

{"servers":{"uk-ons":{"type":"http","url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/uk-ons/mcp"}}}

Antigravity

agy mcp add uk-ons https://gateway.pipeworx.io/uk-ons/mcp

ChatGPT

Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced settings: turn on Developer mode, then Create a connector and paste the URL. Which plans can do this varies.

OpenAI API (Responses tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"uk-ons","server_url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/uk-ons/mcp","require_approval":"always"}

Grok (xAI API tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"uk-ons","server_url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/uk-ons/mcp"}

Tools

• get_dataset ~114 tokens
  Single dataset metadata: title, description, methodology, contacts, release frequency, latest version, related links.
• get_observations ~258 tokens
  Fetch observations from a dataset/edition/version. Pass dimension filters as `dimensions` map ({"geography": "K02000001", "time": "2023"}). Use `*` for "all values" within a dimension.
• get_version ~166 tokens
  Fetch metadata for a specific version of an ONS dataset edition, including dimension definitions with codelist links, CSV/XLS download URLs, release date, and publication state.
• list_datasets ~118 tokens
  Paginated catalog of ONS datasets. Returns id, title, description, contacts, release frequency, last release, theme.
• list_editions ~118 tokens
  List all named editions of an ONS dataset (e.g., "time-series", "annual"). Returns each edition label, release date, state, and the latest version ID to use with get_version or get_observations.
• ons_timeseries ~210 tokens
  Fetch a single UK ONS time series by its www.ons.gov.uk URI (the classic timeseries API, distinct from the filterable datasets above). Returns the full series JSON (description + observations). e.g. uri "/economy/grossdomesticproductgdp/timeseries/abmi/pn2". (Named ons_timeseries — get_series is use

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