search_datasets
Pack: datagov-uk · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/datagov-uk/mcp
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.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
query | string | yes | Search terms, e.g. “air quality”, “house prices”, “covid”. Pass "" to list all datasets. |
fq | string | no | Solr filter query, e.g. “organization:office-for-national-statistics”, “res_format:CSV”, or “tags:gtfs”. |
rows | number | no | Max results, 1-1000 (default 25). |
start | number | no | 0-based offset for paging. |
sort | string | no | Sort spec, e.g. “metadata_modified desc” or “score desc”. |
Example call
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/datagov-uk/mcp \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"search_datasets","arguments":{}}}'Connect
Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:
{
"mcpServers": {
"datagov-uk": {
"url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/datagov-uk/mcp"
}
}
}See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.