`fca_firm_search`

Pack: fca-register · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/fca-register/mcp

No MCP client? Call it directly: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/fca_firm_search for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

BYOK. Search the FCA Financial Services Register by firm (or individual/fund) name and return ranked matches with FRN/IRN and a status summary. Requires your own free FCA Register API credentials via _apiKey as ”:” (register free at https://register.fca.org.uk/Developer/s/registernewuser). Example: fca_firm_search({ q: “Barclays Bank”, type: “firm”, _apiKey: “[email protected]:your-key” })

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`q`	string	yes	Name or substring to search for, e.g. “Barclays Bank”.
`type`	string	no	Which register category to search. Default “firm”.
`_apiKey`	string	yes

Example call

Arguments

{
  "q": "Barclays Bank",
  "type": "firm"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/fca-register/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"fca_firm_search","arguments":{"q":"Barclays Bank","type":"firm"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('fca_firm_search', {
  "q": "Barclays Bank",
  "type": "firm"
});

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "fca-register": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/fca-register/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

fca_firm_search