Data Collection

mindthegates.uk

Provides information about UK level crossings including search, live status, nearby crossings, and busy rankings.

1 endpoint4 known toolsFirst detected July 25, 2026Last detected August 29, 2026

ENDPOINT 1

https://mindthegates.uk/mcp

No auth detected

MCP server metadata

Name: mind-the-gates
Version: 1.0.0

Capabilities

tools

Server instructions

Live status and closure forecasts for ~1,650 UK level crossings across Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Find a crossing with list_crossings or crossings_near, then call crossing_status for its live state, next-30-minutes timeline and approaching trains (markdown). All data is public; no auth.

Known tools 4

list_crossings

Search UK level crossings by name, URL word or region name (substring, case-insensitive).

Inferred read-only

crossing_status

Live barrier status, the next-30-minute closure timeline and approaching trains for ONE crossing, as markdown.

Inferred read-only

crossings_near

Nearest listed level crossings to a point, closest first.

Inferred read-only

busiest_today

The ten UK level crossings with the most predicted road-closed time today.

Inferred read-only

CONNECT WITH APPROVAL

Client installation

Review this server and its permissions before adding it. Secret placeholders must be set locally.

Codex

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.mind-the-gates]
url = "https://mindthegates.uk/mcp"
enabled = true

Claude Code

.mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mind-the-gates": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mindthegates.uk/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector

Name: mind-the-gates
Remote MCP URL: https://mindthegates.uk/mcp

Add this remote URL as a custom connector in Claude Desktop. Availability depends on the user plan and workspace policy.

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mind-the-gates": {
      "url": "https://mindthegates.uk/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Visual Studio Code

.vscode/mcp.json

Add to Visual Studio Code

{
  "servers": {
    "mind-the-gates": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mindthegates.uk/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Generic MCP

Client-specific MCP configuration

{
  "name": "mind-the-gates",
  "transport": "streamable-http",
  "url": "https://mindthegates.uk/mcp"
}

MCP Inspector

Run the official MCP Inspector locally and enter the indexed Streamable HTTP endpoint.

TRUST AND VERIFICATION EVIDENCE

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Checking the associated registrable domain. The BuiltWith key remains server-side.

Indexed

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