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by openindex.co.uk · remote · no sign-in to list tools · v1.0.0 · published by uk.co.openindex

UK public data by area: house prices, crime, deprivation, schools and more, each figure cited.

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7 tools: 7 only read.

Scanned Oct 21, 2026

No check matched anything in the tool definitions. No finding is not a safety guarantee. How the checks work.

claude mcp add --transport http open-index https://openindex.co.uk/mcp

Tools

Open a tool for its reasons and full description. Descriptions are the publisher's own words, shown as they are.

7 tools

Only reads 7Claude Code: allow
  • compare_placesTwo UK areas of the same level side by side on the same published figures, each with its own period and source.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "compare_places" says "compare": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Two UK areas of the same level side by side on the same published figures, each with its own period and source. Key figures by default.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Compare two places
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
  • fetchRead one UK area's overview figures by its canonical page path.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "fetch" says "fetch": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Read one UK area's overview figures by its canonical page path. Includes periods, sources, licences, gaps and citation links at the published level of detail.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Fetch an area document
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
  • get_placePublished figures for one UK area: key figures by default, or every figure in one topic.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "get_place" says "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Published figures for one UK area: key figures by default, or every figure in one topic. Each figure has its period, publication date, rank, comparisons, source and a link to the figure on its page.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Get a place's figures
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
  • get_rankingCouncils ranked on one measure across the UK, a nation or an English region, for the latest period.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "get_ranking" says "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Councils ranked on one measure across the UK, a nation or an English region, for the latest period. Measures each nation makes its own way (such as deprivation) are ranked within one nation only.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Rank councils
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
  • lookup_postcodeThe areas a Great Britain postcode sits in (council, constituency, ward, neighbourhood and more) with their codes and pages.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "lookup_postcode" says "lookup": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    The areas a Great Britain postcode sits in (council, constituency, ward, neighbourhood and more) with their codes and pages. A district (E8) or sector (E8 1) gives its councils. Northern Ireland postcodes are not available.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Look up a postcode
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
  • search_placesFind UK places (nations, regions, councils, constituencies, towns, wards, neighbourhoods) and postcodes by name, with each one's official code, level and page URL.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "search_places" says "search": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Find UK places (nations, regions, councils, constituencies, towns, wards, neighbourhoods) and postcodes by name, with each one's official code, level and page URL. Also lists matching data layers.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Search places
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false

This is not a safety rating, and no finding is not a safety guarantee. The groups and findings come from fixed checks of the tool definitions the server returned on the date shown, not from its code or what it does when called. How the checks work.

Install

Pinned to version 1.0.0. Values in angle brackets are yours to fill in.

claude mcp add --transport http open-index https://openindex.co.uk/mcp

Run in a terminal.

Claude Code permissions

Allow the reads, ask before a change, deny the deletes. Paste into .claude/settings.json.

.claude/settings.json
{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "mcp__open-index__search_places",
      "mcp__open-index__get_place",
      "mcp__open-index__get_ranking",
      "mcp__open-index__compare_places",
      "mcp__open-index__lookup_postcode",
      "mcp__open-index__search",
      "mcp__open-index__fetch"
    ],
    "ask": [],
    "deny": []
  }
}

Tools that only read are allowed, tools that change things ask first, tools that delete or cancel are denied. It assumes the server is installed as open-index. Review it before you use it.