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Mind the Gates — UK level crossings

uk.mindthegates/crossings · v1.0.0

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

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Last check

Reachable, 4 tools, protocol 2025-06-18 · checked 2026-10-17

Test & rating

A 100/100

What it does: 4 tools · 4 read, 0 write · Documents & PDF, Weather

Test call busiest_today: worked (1,013 ms)

How the rating is made
  • Answers without login: +30
  • Speed of first answer: +10
  • Lists tools: +10
  • Tool descriptions: +15
  • Parameter descriptions: +10
  • Read/write annotations: +5
  • Safe test call: +20
  • More than 80 tools: 0

Tested 2026-10-17. Fixed rules, no AI model. Grade A needs a successful real call.

Install

Remote URL
https://mindthegates.uk/mcp

Tools

4 tools listed at last check
  • list_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
  • 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 its
  • crossings_near 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
  • busiest_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,

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