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WeatherMCP serverFirst audited Nov 13, 2026

Ireland MCP

Read-only Irish public data for AI assistants: stats, weather, transport, law, property and maps.The vendor's description, from its MCP Registry listing.

Passed, with 1 warningAudited Nov 13, 2026
  • Warning: Slow to connect (9.8 s for the handshake).

Nothing failed, but there is something to know or fix. Public audit: we connect as an AI client would, list the tools and check what they say. We do not run them. How we audit

Does it work?
SlowIt connects, but the handshake took 9.8 s.
Sign-up?
None neededIt answered without any account or key.
Can it change things?
No, read-onlyAll 9 tools say they only read.
Endpointhttps://mcp.irishopendata.ie/mcp

Source code Website Streamable HTTP · protocol 2025-11-25 · server version 1.2.0

What we checked, the evidence, and the tools it offers.

What we checked

Security

  • Passed: Connections are encrypted (HTTPS).

  • Passed: No hidden instructions found in tool text.

Safety labels

  • Passed: Every tool says whether it only reads or can change things.

Tools

  • Passed: 9 tools listed.

  • Passed: Every tool describes its inputs with a valid schema.

Protocol

  • Passed: The MCP handshake works (Streamable HTTP).

  • Passed: Protocol version 2025-11-25 (latest).

  • Passed: Unknown requests are refused.

Connection

  • Warning: Slow to connect (9.8 s for the handshake).

  • Passed: The server responds.

Tools (9)

As the server describes them. The labels are the server's own: it says whether each tool only reads or can change things.

  • ireland_catalogueList sources and their operations, grouped by domain: stats, transport, environment, energy, economy, law/politics, places/property. Start here. Filter by topic, geo_level (national, nuts2, nuts3, co…Read-only
  • ireland_describeWith source only: the full dataset card (topics, geography levels, time coverage, cadence, dimensions, join keys, freshness, licence, auth, example questions). With operation too: its argument JSON s…Read-only
  • ireland_callRun a source operation with args. Bad args return the expected schema and an example. Operations by source: cso: cso_search_tables, cso_get_table_metadata, cso_get_data, cso_area_profile; lobbying: l…Read-only
  • ireland_queryFilter, join, aggregate, rank and sort whole tables on the server; returns only the answer rows, each input's provenance and the query echo. tables: {alias, table_id} (from an ireland_call result) or…Read-only
  • ireland_aboutLicence, attribution, status URL and how to enable typed toolsets.Read-only
  • searchSearch across Central Statistics Office (CSO) PxStat, National Council for Special Education open data, World Bank Indicators for Ireland, Eurostat Statistics API, Pobal HP Deprivation Index, Houses…Read-only
  • fetchFetch the full text of a search result by its id, e.g. 'cso:F1001', 'oireachtas:bill/2024/12', 'legislation:2018/7/s2' or 'data-gov-ie:moby-bikes'.Read-only
  • nearbyFor a WGS84 point in Ireland: county, local authority, LEA, constituency, electoral division, small area and settlement (GeoHive) with crosswalk codes, the nearest Met Éireann station and forecast, r…Read-only
  • ireland_resolve_placeAll geography codes for an Irish place: county, province, council, LEA, Dáil constituency, NUTS3, electoral division (ED) and, for lat/lon, small area, with population shares where areas straddle. Ta…Read-only

Audit history

  1. Nov 13Warnings

What we sent

Every request in this audit, with the answer and how long it took. We never send credentials and never call a tool.

RequestAnswerTime
initializeHTTP 2009774 ms
initializedHTTP 202383 ms
tools/listHTTP 200106 ms
resources/listHTTP 20093 ms
prompts/listHTTP 200100 ms
unknown-methodHTTP 20093 ms

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