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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

https://mcp.mcpbundles.com/bundle/gov-uk-notify-status

What is MCP?

Model Context Protocol lets AI tools call external capabilities securely through a single URL. This bundle groups tools behind an MCP endpoint that many clients can use.

Use this bundle in 3 steps

  1. Copy the MCP URL above
  2. Open your AI tool and add a new MCP/connector
  3. Paste the URL and follow any auth prompts

Claude Desktop Users

Skip the manual setup! Use the .mcpb file format for one-click installation. Check the Claude Desktop tab for setup instructions.

Pick your tool tab for exact steps

Select ChatGPT, Cursor, Claude Code, or another tab for copy-paste config.

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