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UK Data: VAT number checks

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Check a UK or EU VAT number against official sources and get the registered name and address

v1.5.0 · active · website · descriptor JSON · versions

An agent can connect right now, no human step.Remote endpoint, no authentication, reachable on the last probe.
Quality91strong
Trust82of 100
Uptime, 30 days96%
Latency p50329 ms

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8 clients · secrets stay placeholders
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "validation": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://ukdata.reliness.co.uk/mcp/validation",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer ${VALIDATION_TOKEN}"
      }
    }
  }
}
claude mcp add --transport http validation https://ukdata.reliness.co.uk/mcp/validation --header "Authorization: Bearer ${VALIDATION_TOKEN}"
[mcp_servers.validation]
url = "https://ukdata.reliness.co.uk/mcp/validation"
bearer_token_env_var = "VALIDATION_TOKEN"
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "validation": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://ukdata.reliness.co.uk/mcp/validation",
      "enabled": true,
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer {env:VALIDATION_TOKEN}"
      }
    }
  }
}
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "validation": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://ukdata.reliness.co.uk/mcp/validation",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer ${VALIDATION_TOKEN}"
      }
    }
  },
  "deeplink": "cursor://anysphere.cursor-deeplink/mcp/install?name=validation&config=eyJ0eXBlIjoiaHR0cCIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vdWtkYXRhLnJlbGluZXNzLmNvLnVrL21jcC92YWxpZGF0aW9uIiwiaGVhZGVycyI6eyJBdXRob3JpemF0aW9uIjoiQmVhcmVyICR7VkFMSURBVElPTl9UT0tFTn0ifX0%3D"
}
{
  "servers": {
    "validation": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://ukdata.reliness.co.uk/mcp/validation",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer ${VALIDATION_TOKEN}"
      }
    }
  }
}
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "validation": {
      "httpUrl": "https://ukdata.reliness.co.uk/mcp/validation",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer ${VALIDATION_TOKEN}"
      }
    }
  }
}
extensions:
  "validation":
    enabled: true
    name: "validation"
    type: streamable_http
    uri: "https://ukdata.reliness.co.uk/mcp/validation"
    headers:
      "Authorization": "Bearer ${VALIDATION_TOKEN}"
    timeout: 300

Placeholders to fill from your own secret store: ${VALIDATION_TOKEN}. The registry never accepts secret values.

Quality 91 / 100strong

protocol75 · weight 25
  • warn
    protocol.modernnewest supported version is 2025-11-25; 2026-07-28 not supported, older versions are deprecated until 2027-07-28
  • n/a
    protocol.statelessonly applies to 2026-07-28 servers
  • pass
    protocol.transportstreamable HTTP
  • n/a
    protocol.list_ttlonly applies to 2026-07-28 servers
authorizationn/a · weight 15
  • n/a
    auth.prm, auth.as_metadata, auth.cimdno remote uses OAuth
  • n/a
    auth.secret_in_urlno templated URL
tool hygiene100 · weight 30
  • pass
    tools.descriptionsevery tool has a description
  • pass
    tools.description_lengthdescriptions are concise
  • pass
    tools.schemasevery tool has an object input schema
  • pass
    tools.annotations2 of 2 tools declare readOnlyHint or destructiveHint
  • pass
    tools.directory_hintsevery tool declares readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint and openWorldHint
  • pass
    tools.token_costabout 289 tokens to load every tool
  • pass
    tools.api_dumptools are not a one-to-one API dump
  • pass
    tools.hidden_textno hidden text in tool names, descriptions, schemas or annotations
stability100 · weight 15
  • pass
    stability.changesno tool changes in 30 days
  • pass
    stability.rug_pullno tool changed its meaning under the same name
  • pass
    stability.new_linksno tool change named a new site
dependenciesn/a · weight 15
  • n/a
    deps.known_vulns, deps.mcp_sdk_version, deps.resolvableno npm or PyPI package

2 tools, about 289 tokens to load them all · tool set cb342b27d553 · checked 2026-11-14 06:30 UTC

Tool changes

No tool definition changes recorded. A server's first observation is its baseline; later probes record what changes.

Checks run on what our credential-free, read-only probes observe; tools are never called and no code audit is performed. How it is computed.

Trust 82 / 100

no-repository
provenance55
liveness99
freshness100
hygiene80

+dns-namespace +website +reachable +uptime-96% +updated-7d-ago -no-repository

Derived from observable signals (official registry feed and our own credential-free probes); no code audit performed. How it is computed.

Endpoints

remoteauthreachableuptime 30dp50protocollast ok
https://ukdata.reliness.co.uk/mcp/validation streamable-httpnoneyes96%329 ms2025-11-252026-11-14

Tools (2)

uk_vat_checkread-onlyValidate a UK VAT registration number against the official HMRC register and return the registered business name and address. For invoicing, supplier checks and VAT reclaim. (cost: 2 credits)
vat_checkread-onlyValidate a VAT number and get the registered business name and address. EU numbers via the official VIES service, UK numbers via HMRC. Use for invoicing, supplier onboarding, tax and KYB checks. Accepts e.g. IE6388047V, DE811234567, GB553557881. (cost: 2 credits)

Schemas: list_tools.

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Official server.json
{
  "name": "uk.co.reliness/validation",
  "title": "UK Data: VAT number checks",
  "$schema": "https://static.modelcontextprotocol.io/schemas/2025-12-11/server.schema.json",
  "remotes": [
    {
      "url": "https://ukdata.reliness.co.uk/mcp/validation",
      "type": "streamable-http",
      "headers": [
        {
          "name": "Authorization",
          "isSecret": true,
          "description": "Optional. Bearer <key> for more than the free daily allowance; free key from POST https://ukdata.reliness.co.uk/keys"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "version": "1.5.0",
  "websiteUrl": "https://ukdata.reliness.co.uk",
  "description": "Check a UK or EU VAT number against official sources and get the registered name and address"
}