UK ONS Economy — GDP, Inflation & Consumer Spending MCP Server for OpenAI Agents SDK 6 tools — connect in under 2 minutes
The OpenAI Agents SDK enables production-grade agent workflows in Python. Connect UK ONS Economy — GDP, Inflation & Consumer Spending through Vinkius and your agents gain typed, auto-discovered tools with built-in guardrails. no manual schema definitions required.
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Vinkius supports streamable HTTP and SSE.
import asyncio
from agents import Agent, Runner
from agents.mcp import MCPServerStreamableHttp
async def main():
# Your Vinkius token. get it at cloud.vinkius.com
async with MCPServerStreamableHttp(
url="https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
) as mcp_server:
agent = Agent(
name="UK ONS Economy — GDP, Inflation & Consumer Spending Assistant",
instructions=(
"You help users interact with UK ONS Economy — GDP, Inflation & Consumer Spending. "
"You have access to 6 tools."
),
mcp_servers=[mcp_server],
)
result = await Runner.run(
agent, "List all available tools from UK ONS Economy — GDP, Inflation & Consumer Spending"
)
print(result.final_output)
asyncio.run(main())
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About UK ONS Economy — GDP, Inflation & Consumer Spending MCP Server
Official UK economic statistics from the ONS.
The OpenAI Agents SDK auto-discovers all 6 tools from UK ONS Economy — GDP, Inflation & Consumer Spending through native MCP integration. Build agents with built-in guardrails, tracing, and handoff patterns. chain multiple agents where one queries UK ONS Economy — GDP, Inflation & Consumer Spending, another analyzes results, and a third generates reports, all orchestrated through Vinkius.
What you can do
- GDP — Quarterly and annual, by region
- CPIH — The UK's headline inflation measure (including housing)
- Retail Sales — Monthly consumer spending volumes
- Card Spending — Experimental real-time debit/credit indicator
- Tax & Benefits — Household income redistribution
No API Key Required
Completely open and unrestricted.The UK ONS Economy — GDP, Inflation & Consumer Spending MCP Server exposes 6 tools through the Vinkius. Connect it to OpenAI Agents SDK in under two minutes — no API keys to rotate, no infrastructure to provision, no vendor lock-in. Your configuration, your data, your control.
How to Connect UK ONS Economy — GDP, Inflation & Consumer Spending to OpenAI Agents SDK via MCP
Follow these steps to integrate the UK ONS Economy — GDP, Inflation & Consumer Spending MCP Server with OpenAI Agents SDK.
Install the SDK
Run pip install openai-agents in your Python environment
Replace the token
Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your Vinkius token from cloud.vinkius.com
Run the script
Save the code above and run it: python agent.py
Explore tools
The agent will automatically discover 6 tools from UK ONS Economy — GDP, Inflation & Consumer Spending
Why Use OpenAI Agents SDK with the UK ONS Economy — GDP, Inflation & Consumer Spending MCP Server
OpenAI Agents SDK provides unique advantages when paired with UK ONS Economy — GDP, Inflation & Consumer Spending through the Model Context Protocol.
Native MCP integration via `MCPServerSse`, pass the URL and the SDK auto-discovers all tools with full type safety
Built-in guardrails, tracing, and handoff patterns let you build production-grade agents without reinventing safety infrastructure
Lightweight and composable: chain multiple agents and MCP servers in a single pipeline with minimal boilerplate
First-party OpenAI support ensures optimal compatibility with GPT models for tool calling and structured output
UK ONS Economy — GDP, Inflation & Consumer Spending + OpenAI Agents SDK Use Cases
Practical scenarios where OpenAI Agents SDK combined with the UK ONS Economy — GDP, Inflation & Consumer Spending MCP Server delivers measurable value.
Automated workflows: build agents that query UK ONS Economy — GDP, Inflation & Consumer Spending, process the data, and trigger follow-up actions autonomously
Multi-agent orchestration: create specialist agents. one queries UK ONS Economy — GDP, Inflation & Consumer Spending, another analyzes results, a third generates reports
Data enrichment pipelines: stream data through UK ONS Economy — GDP, Inflation & Consumer Spending tools and transform it with OpenAI models in a single async loop
Customer support bots: agents query UK ONS Economy — GDP, Inflation & Consumer Spending to resolve tickets, look up records, and update statuses without human intervention
UK ONS Economy — GDP, Inflation & Consumer Spending MCP Tools for OpenAI Agents SDK (6)
These 6 tools become available when you connect UK ONS Economy — GDP, Inflation & Consumer Spending to OpenAI Agents SDK via MCP:
get_cpih
Dataset: cpih01. The headline UK inflation measure used by the ONS. Filter by aggregate (cpih1dim1A0 = all items) and geography (K02000001 = UK). Get UK inflation (CPIH) — the official consumer prices index including housing costs
get_economy_dataset
Common IDs: regional-gdp-by-quarter, cpih01, retail-sales-index, uk-spending-on-cards. Use get_dimensions to discover available filters. Query any ONS economy dataset by ID with flexible filters
get_gdp
Main datasets: regional-gdp-by-quarter (quarterly), regional-gdp-by-year (annual). Covers England, Wales, and 9 English regions. Use time=* for the full time series. Get UK GDP data — quarterly and annual, by region and sector
get_retail_sales
Dataset: retail-sales-index. Monthly data showing value and volume of retail sales in Great Britain. Base year 2019=100. Seasonally and non-seasonally adjusted. Get UK retail sales index — value and volume of consumer spending
get_spending_cards
Dataset: uk-spending-on-cards. Weekly data providing near real-time insight into consumer spending patterns. Get UK debit and credit card spending — experimental real-time indicator
get_tax_benefits
Dataset: tax-benefits-statistics. Shows redistribution effects of direct and indirect taxation and benefits in cash or kind. Get the effects of taxes and benefits on UK household income
Example Prompts for UK ONS Economy — GDP, Inflation & Consumer Spending in OpenAI Agents SDK
Ready-to-use prompts you can give your OpenAI Agents SDK agent to start working with UK ONS Economy — GDP, Inflation & Consumer Spending immediately.
"What is the current UK inflation rate?"
"Show me UK GDP by region"
Troubleshooting UK ONS Economy — GDP, Inflation & Consumer Spending MCP Server with OpenAI Agents SDK
Common issues when connecting UK ONS Economy — GDP, Inflation & Consumer Spending to OpenAI Agents SDK through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.
MCPServerStreamableHttp not found
pip install --upgrade openai-agentsAgent not calling tools
UK ONS Economy — GDP, Inflation & Consumer Spending + OpenAI Agents SDK FAQ
Common questions about integrating UK ONS Economy — GDP, Inflation & Consumer Spending MCP Server with OpenAI Agents SDK.
How does the OpenAI Agents SDK connect to MCP?
MCPServerSse(url=...) to create a server connection. The SDK auto-discovers all tools and makes them available to your agent with full type information.Can I use multiple MCP servers in one agent?
MCPServerSse instances to the agent constructor. The agent can use tools from all connected servers within a single run.Does the SDK support streaming responses?
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Connect UK ONS Economy — GDP, Inflation & Consumer Spending to OpenAI Agents SDK
Get your token, paste the configuration, and start using 6 tools in under 2 minutes. No API key management needed.