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GOV.UK Notify Status MCP Server

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Real-time status of the GOV.UK Notify platform — the UK government's messaging service for emails, texts, and letters. Monitor service health, component status, and recent incidents via the Statuspage.io API.

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GOV.UK Notify Status

Real-time operational status for GOV.UK Notify — the UK government platform that sends emails, texts, and letters on behalf of public services. Powered by Statuspage.io.

Data Model

  • Page — Top-level metadata: name, URL, time zone, last update timestamp.
  • Components — Individual services (API, website, email/SMS/letter sending). Each has status: operational, degraded_performance, partial_outage, major_outage, under_maintenance.
  • Incidents — Disruption events with timeline of updates. Statuses: investigating, identified, monitoring, resolved, postmortem.
  • Scheduled Maintenances — Planned maintenance windows.

Component Statuses

  • operational — Working normally
  • degraded_performance — Slower than usual
  • partial_outage — Some features unavailable
  • major_outage — Service down
  • under_maintenance — Planned maintenance in progress

Gotchas

  • Impact levels on incidents: none, minor, major, critical.
  • Statuspage.io API — standard across many services, so response structure is consistent.
  • Times — All timestamps include timezone offset (Europe/London).

Tools in this Server (2)

Notify Status Components

Get the operational status of each GOV.UK Notify component — API, website, email sending, SMS sending, letter sending, and international SMS. Each com...

Notify Status Summary

Get the overall status summary of GOV.UK Notify — the UK government's messaging service. Returns page metadata, component statuses (API, website, emai...

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the GOV.UK Notify Status MCP server?

Real-time status of the GOV.UK Notify platform — the UK government's messaging service for emails, texts, and letters. Monitor service health, component status, and recent incidents via the Statuspage.io API. It provides 2 tools that AI agents can use through the Model Context Protocol (MCP).

How do I connect GOV.UK Notify Status to my AI agent?

Add the MCPBundles server URL to your MCP client configuration (Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, etc.). The URL format is: https://mcp.mcpbundles.com/bundle/gov-uk-notify-status. Authentication is handled automatically.

How many tools does GOV.UK Notify Status provide?

GOV.UK Notify Status provides 2 tools that can be called by AI agents, along with a SKILL.md that gives your AI agent domain knowledge about when and how to use them.

What authentication does GOV.UK Notify Status require?

GOV.UK Notify Status uses open data APIs — no authentication required.

Setup Instructions

Connect GOV.UK Notify Status to any MCP client in minutes

MCP URL
https://mcp.mcpbundles.com/bundle/gov-uk-notify-status
Claude.aiCursorVS CodeVS Code InsidersGooseLM StudioCherry StudioChatGPT

One-click install:

Install on Claude.aiInstall for organization (admins)

The link prefills the Add custom connector dialog — you still review the values and click Add, then Connect to complete OAuth.

Or add manually

  1. Open claude.ai → Settings → Connectors.
  2. Click the + button and choose Add custom connector.
  3. Set Name to GOV.UK Notify Status and paste the MCP URL into Remote MCP server URL.
  4. Click Add. GOV.UK Notify Status will appear under Not connected — select it and click Connect to complete OAuth.
Name: GOV.UK Notify Status
Remote MCP server URL: https://mcp.mcpbundles.com/bundle/gov-uk-notify-status
Authentication: OAuth

Custom connectors at claude.ai require a paid Claude plan (Pro, Max, Team, or Enterprise).

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