gankdat MCP server

• Registry namecom.gankdat/gankdatverified in the MCP registry

The registry name sits under gankdat.com. The registry only lets a publisher use that namespace after proving control of the domain through DNS or HTTP.

• Stateanswerschecked 2026-10-24
• Tools25
• Server calls itselfgankdat
• Server version0.25.5
• Protocol version2025-06-18

On 2026-10-24 the server answered initialize and tools/list without a sign-in. First answer in 48 ms.

• Its tools do every use case we checked: search UK and EU public tenders by buyer and CPV code; screen suppliers against UK sanctions and US federal exclusion lists.
• Checked on 4 of the 7 days it takes to judge reliability.

Said by rules from the measurements above. The likely first call is a model's pick from the tool list; read its description before relying on it.

• INITE MCP scoreafter a weeka score needs 7 daily checks: 4 so far
• What an agent can do with it2 of 2 use cases
• Answeredmeasuring4 of the 7 daily checks it takes to print a share
• Median first answer240 ms
• Space in an agent's context≈ 9,802 tokensthe definitions of all its tools (25), which an agent carries on every turn
• Tool definitionsB · 87 of 100
• Typed results0 of 25 toolsdeclared outputSchema: results come typed, read once

• Parameters without a description: in 19 of 25

A program checks the server once a day: initialize and tools/list, no model. Tokens are the definitions' length at about four characters a token. The grade averages six checks of every tool's name, description, schema and annotations; it says how well the tools are described, not whether they work. The score weighs what was measured and nothing else: answering (25%), doing the product's job (25%), definitions (20%), context (10%), use (10%) and how readily a client connects (10%). A part that was not measured is left out, and a hidden instruction caps the score at 40. The state of vendors' MCP servers: method and numbers →

• list_sources

  Datasets this API serves, with the tool name and filter params for each. Free to call.

• get_usage

  Plan, credits used/granted/remaining for the presented API key; without a key, the preview calls left today. Free to call.

• connect_account

  Connect the user's gankdat account (OAuth sign-in prompt in clients that support it, such as Claude): afterwards every tool answers with full pages and the account's credits instead of the preview. Returns the plan and usage once…

• request_api_key

  Start sign-up from inside the agent: give the user's email address and gankdat emails them a one-click approval link with a short code. Show the user the returned code (they approve only if it matches), then call claim_api_key with…

• claim_api_key

  Poll after request_api_key: returns status "pending" until the user approves the emailed link, then "approved" with the key exactly once. Send the key as "Authorization: Bearer <key>" on every later request (reconnect the MCP client with…

• buy_credits

  Start a one-off credit purchase for the signed-in account: pack_1k = 1,000 credits for US$8.00; pack_5k = 5,000 credits for US$35.00; pack_20k = 20,000 credits for US$120.00. Returns a PayPal approval link to show the user — they approve…

• confirm_credit_purchase

  After the user approves the buy_credits link on PayPal, capture the order: the pack credits are added to the account and the new balance returned. Safe to repeat — an order is captured at most once. Free to call; needs the user's account.

• query_uk_planning

  Planning applications from the official planning.data.gov.uk feed, normalized to one schema. Blind Mode: no applicant personal data. Filters combine with AND; q searches all text fields. Costs 1 credit(s) per call with an API key; without…

• query_uk_tenders

  Public procurement notices from the official Find a Tender OCDS feed, flattened to one queryable schema. Blind Mode: no contact or personal data. Filters combine with AND; q searches all text fields. Costs 1 credit(s) per call with an API…

• query_uk_contract_awards

  Who won which UK public-sector contract, for how much: award notices from the official Contracts Finder OCDS feed flattened to one row per award and supplier — buyer, supplier and its company number, award value and date, contract period…

• query_uk_sanctions

  Every designation on the official UK Sanctions List (FCDO) — individuals, entities, and ships, with regimes, aliases, and dates — normalized for supplier due diligence. Served as published by government for compliance purposes; dates of…

• query_eu_ted

  Contract notices and awards from TED (Tenders Electronic Daily), the official EU procurement journal — buyer, country, CPV codes, values, and deadlines across all member states, normalized for bid intelligence. Blind Mode: only…

• query_sam_exclusions

  Every active exclusion (debarment) on the official US SAM.gov list — individuals, firms, special entities, and vessels barred from federal awards, with agency, program, and dates — normalized for supplier due diligence. Served as…

• query_uk_insolvency

  The latest corporate insolvency notices from The Gazette (official UK public record) — winding-up petitions and orders, administrator, receiver and liquidator appointments, moratoria, and creditor notices, company-level facts only. Blind…

• query_uk_companies

  The newest companies on the UK register, from the official Companies House API — name, number, type, SIC codes, incorporation date, and registered-office area, refreshed daily. Blind Mode: company-level fields only; officer and PSC data…

• query_uk_food_hygiene

  Every food business rated under the UK Food Hygiene Rating Scheme (England, Wales, Northern Ireland; Scotland FHIS) from the official Food Standards Agency open-data file — business name, type, trading address and area, local authority…

• query_uk_sponsors

  Every organisation on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors for Worker and Temporary Worker visa routes — organisation name, town and county, sponsor type, licence rating, and the immigration route (Skilled Worker, Global Business…

• query_uk_charities

  Every registered and removed charity on the Charity Commission register for England and Wales — name, charity and organisation numbers, type, registration status and dates, reporting status, latest income and expenditure, postcode area…

• query_uk_care_locations

  Every health and social care location regulated by the Care Quality Commission in England — hospitals, care homes, GP practices, dentists, homecare agencies, hospices, ambulance services — with service types, specialisms, provider…

• query_uk_schools

  Every school, academy, college and nursery on the Department for Education register (Get Information About Schools) — URN, name, type and phase, open/closed status, local authority and region, address and postcode, website, capacity and…

• query_nhs_ods

  Every GP practice, NHS trust and trust site, pharmacy, dental practice and independent-sector healthcare provider on the NHS Organisation Data Service register for England — ODS code, name, organisation type, active/closed status, NHS…

• query_uk_trademark_journal

  Every UK trade mark application and international registration designating the UK accepted and published in the Intellectual Property Office’s weekly Trade Marks Journal — application number, mark text and type, Nice classes and…

• query_uk_gambling_operators

  Every operating licence on the Gambling Commission register for Great Britain — remote and non-remote betting, casino, bingo, gaming-machine, lottery and gambling-software licences with status, activities, start and end dates and the…

• query_uk_company_profiles

  One UK company by number or name, live from the official Companies House API: profile, status, type, SIC codes, registered-office area, accounts and confirmation-statement dates and overdue flags, charges, the latest filing events and…

• get_changes

  Rows added, removed or changed between daily refreshes of a register dataset (sam-exclusions, uk-food-hygiene, uk-sponsors, uk-charities, uk-care-locations, uk-schools, nhs-ods, uk-trademark-journal, uk-gambling-operators), newest first…