Hackathon team builds MCP server for UK/US government info, uniting 29,000 sites
pritisinghhhh · x · 2026-10-07
A developer built an MCP server for UK government information at a Downing Street hackathon, making official data accessible via Model Context Protocol.
The linked America.gov shows the broader trend: an AI answer service uniting 29,000 US government websites, sourcing answers exclusively from official sites, free and privacy-preserving, with form-filling features planned for 2027.
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