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Connect UK Ons Trade International Trade Business to your AI

Set it up once and it works in ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, and any other client you love. It all runs safely in the background, so you can relax and focus on what really matters. Get real-time UK economic and business statistics.

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Works with modern AI clients that support MCP, including ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, and more.

ChatGPTClaudeCursorPerplexityGeminiMicrosoft CopilotRaycastMeta AI

Your AI does the work. We keep it safe and sound.

No other AI tool gives you this. Your workflow runs in the client you already love, your account stays protected, and you decide what the agent can and cannot do. It is the whole reason to make the switch.

Each Connector lives inside our infrastructure, the same place where your workflow runs. The three things below are already part of it, working quietly in the background so you never have to think about them. Nothing to add, nothing to set up, nothing to worry about.

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Each Connector runs inside its own sealed environment.

Each Connector runs inside its own sealed V8 runtime — no access to your files, your system, or other servers. A Connector never sees past its own request.

Kill Switch02

One switch stops every agent. Instantly.

One action deactivates every Connector, revokes every token, and ends every session at once. AI Governance keeps the record.

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Spending limits that pause instead of surprise.

Every user keeps their own connections and credentials, isolated from everyone else. Anything that would cross your spending limit is held for your approval, not billed.

Three controls, built into the layer your AI connects through.

Curated set · 3 capabilities

We ship only the actions that matter.

Capability set01 / 01

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3 capabilities in this set.

Part of 3 available through UK ONS.

  1. 01

    Get traffic activity

    This capability pulls experimental traffic camera activity data. It serves as a real-time indicator to help your agent track economic activity and social changes.

  2. 02

    Get business counts

    This capability accesses the Inter-Departmental Business Register (IDBR). It provides counts for UK enterprises and local units filtered by industry and geography.

  3. 03

    Get trade

    This capability retrieves monthly UK trade in goods data. It provides import, export, and trade balance figures by partner country and commodity in millions of pounds.

Real work

What teams actually run

01

Monitoring Trade Deficits

Your agent calculates the trade balance between the UK and specific partner countries.

02

Regional Market Research

You ask for the number of businesses in a specific sector within a certain UK region.

03

Real-time Activity Tracking

You use traffic camera data to get an experimental look at current economic movement.

04

Commodity Flow Analysis

The AI identifies which specific goods are being imported or exported most frequently.

Automate a task

Put UK ONS to work on one thing.

Step-by-step automations your AI runs through this Connector: the workflow, the prompts to start with, and the exact capabilities behind each move.

One connector, every AI

UK ONS works with the most popular AI clients.

These are the most popular clients, each with a step-by-step guide: one link, set up once, with governance and visibility built in. And because everything runs on the MCP standard, the same connection also works in any other compatible client — nothing to rebuild.

ClaudeClaudeChatGPTChatGPTGeminiGeminiPerplexityPerplexityGrokGrokMicrosoft CopilotMicrosoft CopilotCursorCursorVS CodeVS CodeWindsurfWindsurfJetBrainsJetBrainsClineClineLangChainLangChainVercel AI SDKVercel AI SDKLovableLovableZ.aiZ.aiRaycastRaycastQwen CodeQwen CodeKimi CodeKimi CodeLe ChatLe Chat

Building your own app? The connector is yours to use.

You don't need a client to put UK ONS to work: the same hosted connection plugs into your own applications and agent code, with the same governance on every request. Build with it, chat with it — one connection for both.

Observed, not estimated

948ms average. Fast in production.

UK ONS is checked daily against the live service.

Daily averagePeak 1055ms
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Fastest day
696ms
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Connect your client

One URL. Every client.

Activate the Connector, copy your link, and paste it into the client you already use. 3 capabilities arrive ready to run.

Preview access · not provider authentication

The vk_preview_* token belongs to Vinkius preview infrastructure. It lets Claude discover and display the capabilities of UK ONS, so you can see the experience inside your AI.

It does not authenticate your account with UK ONS. Actions requiring credentials or live account data may not run until you activate the Connector and authorize the service.

UK ONS Connector

You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_t6iRWNzEukKgcf7FJu50KCv0HInxKcx0ZfjquF1K/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

  1. 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
  3. 3Click Add and start a new chat — UK ONS capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "uk-ons-trade-international-trade-business-activity-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_t6iRWNzEukKgcf7FJu50KCv0HInxKcx0ZfjquF1K/mcp"
    }
  }
}
  • Claude
  • ChatGPT
  • Cursor
  • VS Code
  • Windsurf
  • Claude Code
  • JetBrains
  • Cline

Step-by-step instructions for each client are in the guide. How to connect

Guided setup for Claude? Set up UK ONS in Claude and other AIs

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Who it's for

Built for the work UK ONS owners hand off.

This MCP is built for professionals who need to ground their AI agents in official UK economic data.

  • 01

    Economic Researchers

    They hand off the task of gathering specific trade and business datasets to their agent.

  • 02

    Supply Chain Analysts

    They use the capability to monitor trade balances and commodity flows.

  • 03

    Market Intelligence Leads

    They use business counts and traffic indicators to assess regional market activity.

FAQ

Questions UK ONS owners ask.

  • 01

    What kind of trade data does this MCP provide?

    It provides monthly data on UK trade in goods, including imports, exports, and trade balances. This data is broken down by partner country and commodity.

  • 02

    Where does the business count data come from?

    The business counts are sourced from the Inter-Departmental Business Register (IDBR) and include information on enterprises and local units by industry and geography.

  • 03

    Can I use this for real-time economic monitoring?

    Yes, you can use the get_traffic_activity capability, which provides experimental traffic camera activity as a real-time economic indicator.

  • 04

    Which AI clients can I use with this MCP?

    You can use this MCP with any compatible client, including Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

  • 05

    Is the trade data seasonally adjusted?

    No, the trade in goods data provided by this MCP is non-seasonally adjusted.

  • 06

    What is the IDBR?

    The Inter-Departmental Business Register (IDBR) is a comprehensive list of UK businesses used for all government statistical surveys. It covers 2.7 million+ live enterprises across all sectors.

  • 07

    Does this cover both goods and services?

    Currently, the primary datasets focus extensively on the trade in goods by commodity and country. Trade in services data is also available but categorized separately in larger macroeconomic releases.

  • 08

    What kind of traffic activity data is available?

    The ONS provides experimental real-time indicators compiled from traffic camera activity, which measure vehicle counts and traffic movement as a proxy for economic and supply chain activity.

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