# Ukri Gtr (npm · @pipeworx/mcp-ukri-gtr)

UKRI Gateway to Research (GtR) MCP — every grant awarded by the UK's seven research councils plus…

- Trust score: 79/100 (medium)
- Change this week: 0
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-11-05

## Components

- remote · `gateway.pipeworx.io`: 71/100, [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/pipeworx-io-ukri-gtr/ukri-gtr-mcp.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/pipeworx-io-ukri-gtr/ukri-gtr-mcp)
- npm · `@pipeworx/mcp-ukri-gtr`: 79/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/pipeworx-io-ukri-gtr/pipeworx-mcp-ukri-gtr.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/pipeworx-io-ukri-gtr/pipeworx-mcp-ukri-gtr)

## Channel facts

- Registry: `npm`
- Package: `@pipeworx/mcp-ukri-gtr`
- Version: `0.2.0`
- Transport: `stdio`

## Trust breakdown

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically from public evidence about the published package, including repeated runs of it in an isolated sandbox, and we only credit what we can confirm. Scores are 0–100 per category. Scoring method: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring (what has changed: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring/changelog)

Scored 2026-11-05.

- **Supply Chain Security**: 100/100
  - No malware found by supply-chain analysis.
  - No known CVEs affecting this package version or its production dependencies.
  - No install/post-install scripts declared.
  - No production dependencies, so there is no dependency health to assess.
- **Provenance & Transparency**: 97/100
  - Source repository is publicly reachable at the declared URL.
  - Cryptographically verified build provenance (signed, bound to pipeworx-io/mcp-ukri-gtr).
  - Clear OSI-approved license (MIT).
  - Actively maintained (last published 6 days ago).
  - Disclosure check failed: no security disclosure policy was found in the source repository.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 66/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (good).
  - Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 978 tokens (~195/item across 5 items; 5 tools + 0 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 0/100
  - Stability not yet verified: not enough scan history yet (needs a 30-day window).
- **Tool Coverage**: 100/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 100% of tool parameters carry a description.
- **Tool Safety**: 100/100
  - No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.
  - We read all 5 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.
  - An AI judge read all 6 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.

**Unverified: 1 category.** A category scored 0 because we could not verify it: a data source with nothing on this package, evidence we could not reach, or a check we could not run. We only credit what we can confirm.

## Install

### How do I install the Ukri Gtr MCP server?

Ukri Gtr runs locally as an npm package, launched with npx -y @pipeworx/mcp-ukri-gtr. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add pipeworx-io-ukri-gtr -- npx -y @pipeworx/mcp-ukri-gtr
```

### Cursor

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx-io-ukri-gtr": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@pipeworx/mcp-ukri-gtr"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "pipeworx-io-ukri-gtr": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@pipeworx/mcp-ukri-gtr"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

### Codex

```bash
codex mcp add pipeworx-io-ukri-gtr -- npx -y @pipeworx/mcp-ukri-gtr
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "pipeworx-io-ukri-gtr": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": [
        "npx",
        "-y",
        "@pipeworx/mcp-ukri-gtr"
      ],
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add pipeworx-io-ukri-gtr --command npx --arg -y --arg @pipeworx/mcp-ukri-gtr
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  pipeworx-io-ukri-gtr:
    command: "npx"
    args: ["-y", "@pipeworx/mcp-ukri-gtr"]
```

### Netclaw

```json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "pipeworx-io-ukri-gtr": {
      "Transport": "stdio",
      "Command": "npx",
      "Arguments": [
        "-y",
        "@pipeworx/mcp-ukri-gtr"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

### Vellum

```bash
assistant mcp add pipeworx-io-ukri-gtr -t stdio -c npx -a -y @pipeworx/mcp-ukri-gtr
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx-io-ukri-gtr": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@pipeworx/mcp-ukri-gtr"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Changelog

Every change recorded for this component, newest first. Days that predate change tracking, or that we cannot explain, say so: "we were watching and nothing happened" and "we were not watching" are different claims.

### 2026-10-30 (score 79, 0)

- [functional regression] Security disclosure: unverified → fail

### 2026-10-29 (score 79)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (5)

### `gtr_search_projects` (~283 tokens)

Search UK research grants awarded by UKRI — the seven research councils (EPSRC, MRC, BBSRC, NERC, ESRC, AHRC, STFC) plus Innovate UK — by free text over titles and abstracts. Returns each grant reference, project title, funding council, grant category, lead department, award status and funding period, for questions like which UK grants fund a given topic, how many awards a council made in an area, or what a UK research group was funded to do. Narrow by funder name and by Active or Closed status.

Input parameters:

- `funder` (string): Funding body to restrict to, matched exactly against leadFunder: EPSRC, MRC, BBSRC, NERC, ESRC, AHRC, STFC, "Innovate UK", "Horizon Europe Guarantee", "UKRI FLF", "Newton Fund".
- `limit` (number): Results to return, 1-100. Default 10.
- `page` (number): 1-based page of upstream results. Default 1.
- `query` (string, required): Free text, e.g. "quantum computing", "antimicrobial resistance", "offshore wind".
- `search_field` (string): Which field the query text is matched against. Default "all".
- `status` (string): Award status.

### `gtr_get_project` (~168 tokens)

Full detail for one UKRI-funded project, looked up by its GtR GUID or by its human grant reference such as EP/T022159/1 or 10045762. Returns the award value in pounds, the lead organisation and its address, the principal investigators, the funding period, the abstract, technical abstract and potential-impact statement, and the research subjects and topics — this is how to answer how much a specific UK grant was worth and who received it.

Input parameters:

- `project` (string, required): GtR GUID (e.g. "6C2A6F8E-C726-4AE4-B539-8C54FD60F6BD") or RCUK grant reference (e.g. "EP/T022159/1", "10045762").

### `gtr_search_organisations` (~125 tokens)

Find UK universities, research institutes and companies that have received UKRI research funding, by institution name. Returns the GtR organisation id, official name, postcode and region — use the id with gtr_organisation_projects to list everything that institution was funded for.

Input parameters:

- `limit` (number): Results to return, 1-100. Default 10.
- `name` (string, required): Institution name or fragment, e.g. "imperial college", "rolls-royce".
- `page` (number): 1-based page. Default 1.

### `gtr_organisation_projects` (~192 tokens)

List the UKRI grants held by one institution, given its GtR organisation id or its name. Returns that institution's grant references, project titles, funding councils, departments, statuses and funding periods together with a total award count — the way to see a university's or company's UK research funding portfolio. Narrow by funding council and by Active or Closed status.

Input parameters:

- `funder` (string): Funding body to restrict to, matched against leadFunder.
- `limit` (number): Results to return, 1-100. Default 10.
- `organisation` (string, required): GtR organisation GUID (e.g. "4FC4CBFD-9E7C-4518-BB16-852553236FE1") or an institution name to resolve first.
- `page` (number): 1-based page. Default 1.
- `status` (string): Award status.

### `gtr_search_publications` (~153 tokens)

Search journal articles, books and conference papers that UKRI grant holders reported as outcomes of their funded work. Returns title, authors, journal, publication date, DOI, PubMed id, ISSN and the GtR id of the project that produced it — the way to trace UK public research funding through to what it published.

Input parameters:

- `limit` (number): Results to return, 1-100. Default 10.
- `page` (number): 1-based page. Default 1.
- `query` (string, required): Free text over publication titles and abstracts, e.g. "graphene battery".
- `search_field` (string): Which field the query text is matched against. Default "all".

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: Provenance, Dependencies. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/pipeworx-io-ukri-gtr/pipeworx-mcp-ukri-gtr#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-11-05: 79
- 2026-11-04: 79
- 2026-11-03: 79
- 2026-11-02: 79
- 2026-11-01: 79
- 2026-10-31: 79
- 2026-10-30: 79
- 2026-10-29: 79

## Common questions

### What is the Ukri Gtr MCP server?

Ukri Gtr is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as io.github.pipeworx-io/ukri-gtr. UKRI Gateway to Research (GtR) MCP, every grant awarded by the UK's seven research councils plus… This page covers its npm package (@pipeworx/mcp-ukri-gtr).

### Is the Ukri Gtr MCP server safe to use?

Ukri Gtr scores 79 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. We found no known CVEs affecting it as of 5 November 2026. It declares no install or post-install scripts. Its build provenance is signed and verified. That is a record of what we were able to check automatically, not an endorsement. The category breakdown on this page shows every signal behind the number, including the ones we could not confirm.

### What tools does the Ukri Gtr MCP server expose?

Ukri Gtr exposes 5 tools: gtr_search_projects, gtr_get_project, gtr_search_organisations, gtr_organisation_projects, gtr_search_publications. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 921 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

### Is the Ukri Gtr MCP server still maintained?

Ukri Gtr is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 5 November 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.

### What licence is the Ukri Gtr MCP server under?

Ukri Gtr declares the MIT licence, which is OSI-approved. That covers the source only, and says nothing about the cost of any service it calls.

### What did VerifyMCP test on the Ukri Gtr MCP server?

VerifyMCP ran 15 checks on Ukri Gtr, covering Malware scan, Known CVEs, Install scripts, Dependency health and 11 more. One item could not be completed, a gap on our side rather than a finding about Ukri Gtr: Stability. One category scores 0 for that reason, because we only credit what we can confirm. Endpoint Security and Transport & Reachability do not apply to an npm package, so they were not tested. The score does not measure everything, and the scoring documentation lists what it leaves out.

## Links

- npm package: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@pipeworx/mcp-ukri-gtr
- Socket report: https://socket.dev/npm/package/@pipeworx/mcp-ukri-gtr
- Repository: https://github.com/pipeworx-io/mcp-ukri-gtr
- Website: https://pipeworx.io/packs/ukri-gtr
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/pipeworx-io-ukri-gtr/pipeworx-mcp-ukri-gtr.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/pipeworx-io-ukri-gtr/pipeworx-mcp-ukri-gtr/changelog.json
- Trust report (JSON): https://verifymcp.io/servers/pipeworx-io-ukri-gtr/pipeworx-mcp-ukri-gtr.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/pipeworx-io-ukri-gtr/pipeworx-mcp-ukri-gtr