CPIH (Consumer Prices Index including owner occupiers' housing costs) is the UK's most comprehensive inflation measure. Unlike CPI, it includes housing costs for homeowners. The ONS considers CPIH its headline measure of inflation.

UK ONS Economy — GDP, Inflation & Consumer Spending MCP Server for Windsurf 6 tools — connect in under 2 minutes

Name: UK ONS Economy — GDP, Inflation & Consumer Spending
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  "mcpServers": {
    "uk-ons-economy-gdp-inflation-consumer-spending": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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About UK ONS Economy — GDP, Inflation & Consumer Spending MCP Server

Official UK economic statistics from the ONS.

Windsurf's Cascade agent chains multiple UK ONS Economy — GDP, Inflation & Consumer Spending tool calls autonomously. query data, analyze results, and generate code in a single agentic session. Paste Vinkius Edge URL, reload, and all 6 tools are immediately available. Real-time tool feedback appears inline, so you see API responses directly in your editor.

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

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The UK ONS Economy — GDP, Inflation & Consumer Spending MCP Server exposes 6 tools through the Vinkius. Connect it to Windsurf 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 Windsurf via MCP

Follow these steps to integrate the UK ONS Economy — GDP, Inflation & Consumer Spending MCP Server with Windsurf.

Open MCP Settings

Go to Settings → MCP Configuration or press Cmd+Shift+P and search "MCP"

Add the server

Paste the JSON configuration above into mcp_config.json

Save and reload

Windsurf will detect the new server automatically

Start using UK ONS Economy — GDP, Inflation & Consumer Spending

Open Cascade and ask: "Using UK ONS Economy — GDP, Inflation & Consumer Spending, help me...". 6 tools available

Why Use Windsurf with the UK ONS Economy — GDP, Inflation & Consumer Spending MCP Server

Windsurf provides unique advantages when paired with UK ONS Economy — GDP, Inflation & Consumer Spending through the Model Context Protocol.

Windsurf's Cascade agent autonomously chains multiple tool calls in sequence, solving complex multi-step tasks without manual intervention

Purpose-built for agentic workflows. Cascade understands context across your entire codebase and integrates MCP tools natively

JSON-based configuration means zero code changes: paste a URL, reload, and all 6 tools are immediately available

Real-time tool feedback is displayed inline, so you see API responses directly in your editor without switching contexts

UK ONS Economy — GDP, Inflation & Consumer Spending + Windsurf Use Cases

Practical scenarios where Windsurf combined with the UK ONS Economy — GDP, Inflation & Consumer Spending MCP Server delivers measurable value.

Automated code generation: ask Cascade to fetch data from UK ONS Economy — GDP, Inflation & Consumer Spending and generate models, types, or handlers based on real API responses

Live debugging: query UK ONS Economy — GDP, Inflation & Consumer Spending tools mid-session to inspect production data while debugging without leaving the editor

Documentation generation: pull schema information from UK ONS Economy — GDP, Inflation & Consumer Spending and have Cascade generate comprehensive API docs automatically

Rapid prototyping: combine UK ONS Economy — GDP, Inflation & Consumer Spending data with Cascade's code generation to scaffold entire features in minutes

UK ONS Economy — GDP, Inflation & Consumer Spending MCP Tools for Windsurf (6)

These 6 tools become available when you connect UK ONS Economy — GDP, Inflation & Consumer Spending to Windsurf 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 Windsurf

Ready-to-use prompts you can give your Windsurf 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 Windsurf

Common issues when connecting UK ONS Economy — GDP, Inflation & Consumer Spending to Windsurf through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.

Server not connecting

Check Settings → MCP for the server status. Try toggling it off and on.

UK ONS Economy — GDP, Inflation & Consumer Spending + Windsurf FAQ

Common questions about integrating UK ONS Economy — GDP, Inflation & Consumer Spending MCP Server with Windsurf.

How does Windsurf discover MCP tools?

Windsurf reads the mcp_config.json file on startup and connects to each configured server via Streamable HTTP. Tools are listed in the MCP panel and available to Cascade automatically.

Can Cascade chain multiple MCP tool calls?

Yes. Cascade is an agentic system. it can plan and execute multi-step workflows, calling several tools in sequence to accomplish complex tasks without manual prompting between steps.

Does Windsurf support multiple MCP servers?

Yes. Add as many servers as needed in mcp_config.json. Each server's tools appear in the MCP panel and Cascade can use tools from different servers in a single flow.