How to Use the UK ONS Full — Complete Statistical Intelligence MCP in Windsurf

Q: How can I check economic indices using UK ONS Full — Complete Statistical Intelligence with Windsurf?

You use getcpih to get the official consumer prices index, which includes housing costs. This tells you the headline inflation measure used by the ONS for the whole UK.

Q: How do I get historical business data with UK ONS Full — Complete Statistical Intelligence using Windsurf?

The getbusinesscounts tool pulls enterprise and local unit counts from the IDBR. You can filter these numbers by industry and geography to track shifts in commercial activity.

Q: Can I find out regional GDP data with UK ONS Full — Complete Statistical Intelligence using Windsurf?

Absolutely. The getgdp tool retrieves both quarterly and annual GDP figures for England, Wales, and the nine English regions.

Q: What specific metrics can I get on well-being with UK ONS Full — Complete Statistical Intelligence using Windsurf?

The getwellbeing tool provides quarterly estimates like life satisfaction, happiness, and anxiety across the country, while getwellbeinglocal narrows that down to individual local authorities.

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Query Any ONS Dataset

The `get_observations` tool lets you query any ONS dataset using flexible dimension filters. You just need to find the right ID via `search_datasets`, then set your criteria and pull the data. This is essential because datasets vary wildly—whether it's getting regional GDP or tracking retail sales, this mechanism handles the complexity for you.

Analyze Consumer Spending

The `get_spending_cards` tool delivers weekly data on debit and credit card spending. This provides a near real-time look at how consumer spending is actually moving in Great Britain. Need to compare that with what people are buying? Run the `get_retail_sales` tool next. You'll get both value and volume indices for retail sales, giving you a complete picture of consumption.

Model Population Changes

The `get_population_projections` tool handles UK population forecasts for older people based on sex ratios down to the local authority level. This is critical planning data. Don't forget the demographic context: use `get_business_counts` to see how many businesses are operating in those same areas, broken down by industry and geography.

Setup guide

Set up UK ONS Full — Complete Statistical Intelligence MCP in Windsurf

Prerequisites

Windsurf IDE installed (macOS, Windows, or Linux)
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Open MCP configuration

Click the Cascade assistant icon in the sidebar, then click the hammer icon (🔨) at the top of the panel. Select "Configure" to open ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json.
2

Add the UK ONS Full — Complete Statistical Intelligence MCP

Paste the JSON snippet shown on the right into the mcpServers object. Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your endpoint token from cloud.vinkius.com.
3

Refresh MCPs

Go back to the hammer icon (🔨) in Cascade and click "Refresh". Windsurf will detect the new server. No full restart is needed — the connection is hot-reloaded.
4

Verify in Cascade

Start a new Cascade conversation and ask something like "Show my UK ONS Full — Complete Statistical Intelligence payment history." If connected, Cascade will call the UK ONS Full — Complete Statistical Intelligence tools directly. You will see a green dot next to the server name in the MCP panel.

mcp_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "uk-ons-full-complete-statistical-intelligence-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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Common questions about UK ONS Full — Complete Statistical Intelligence MCP in Windsurf

You use `get_cpih` to get the official consumer prices index, which includes housing costs. This tells you the headline inflation measure used by the ONS for the whole UK.

The server handles a massive range of data, including economic indices (CPIH), population counts, trade goods data, and personal well-being estimates.

The `get_business_counts` tool pulls enterprise and local unit counts from the IDBR. You can filter these numbers by industry and geography to track shifts in commercial activity.

Absolutely. The `get_gdp` tool retrieves both quarterly and annual GDP figures for England, Wales, and the nine English regions.

The `get_wellbeing` tool provides quarterly estimates like life satisfaction, happiness, and anxiety across the country, while `get_wellbeing_local` narrows that down to individual local authorities.

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