# Mind the Gates — UK level crossings MCP server

Live barrier status and closure forecasts for ~1,600 UK level crossings. Public data, no auth.

## Links
- Registry page: https://www.getdrio.com/mcp/uk-mindthegates-crossings
- Website: https://mindthegates.uk

## Install
- Endpoint: https://mindthegates.uk/mcp
- Auth: Not captured

## Setup notes
- Remote endpoint: https://mindthegates.uk/mcp

## Tools
- list_crossings (Search level crossings) - Search UK level crossings by name, URL word or region name (substring, case-insensitive). Returns one line per match — name, crossing type, region, and a status URL ending .md that returns that crossing's live markdown status. Reports the total match count and returns the first `limit`; there is no pagination, so narrow the query to see different matches. Names starting with the query sort first. Endpoint: https://mindthegates.uk/mcp
- crossing_status (Live crossing status) - Live barrier status, the next-30-minute closure timeline and approaching trains for ONE crossing, as markdown. Forecasts are rebuilt per request from the live train feeds, so the answer changes minute to minute. Informational only — never a substitute for the signals and barriers at the crossing itself. An ambiguous name returns the candidate URL words to choose between; an unknown one asks you to call list_crossings first. Endpoint: https://mindthegates.uk/mcp
- crossings_near (Crossings near a point) - Nearest listed level crossings to a point, closest first. Returns one line per crossing — distance in MILES, then name, type, region and a status URL ending .md. Distance is straight-line (great circle) between the point and the crossing, NOT distance by road or along the railway: it answers 'which crossings are near this place', not 'which will this train reach next'. Endpoint: https://mindthegates.uk/mcp
- busiest_today (Busiest crossings today) - The ten UK level crossings with the most predicted road-closed time today. Takes no arguments. Each line gives the rank, crossing name, predicted minutes closed across the whole day, and a status URL ending .md. The ranking is computed from today's timetable once per day, shortly after UK midnight, and the build timestamp is included in the reply — it is a whole-day total, not a live reading, so use crossing_status for what a barrier is doing now. Briefly unavailable right after a restart while the first build runs. Endpoint: https://mindthegates.uk/mcp

## Resources
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## Metadata
- Owner: uk.mindthegates
- Version: 1.0.0
- Runtime: Streamable Http
- Transports: HTTP
- License: Not captured
- Language: Not captured
- Stars: Not captured
- Updated: Jul 23, 2026
- Source: https://registry.modelcontextprotocol.io