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Summary
Search and inspect the official UK companies register: company profiles, directors and secretaries, filing history. Free public API with a 600 requests / 5 minutes rate limit. The UK equivalent of the German Handelsregister.
Frag einfach
Beispiel-Prompts für UK Companies House
Klick auf einen Prompt, um ihn zu kopieren. In Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Gemini, Copilot oder OpenClaw einfügen — und gegen diesen Konnektor laufen lassen.
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UK Companies House + Claude
Search and inspect the official UK companies register: company profiles, directors and secretaries, filing history. Free public API with a 600 requests / 5 minutes rate limit. The UK equivalent of the German Handelsregister.
Voraussetzungen
Die vollständige Setup-Anleitung ist in den Connector eingebaut (im Store sichtbar, wenn du den Connector auswählst). Benötigte Umgebungsvariablen für diesen Connector:
COMPANIES_HOUSE_API_KEY
Schritt 1 — Zugangsdaten holen
Getting an API key: register a free account at https://developer.company-information.service.gov.uk → 'Manage applications' → 'Create an application' (pick Live or Test) → 'Create new key' → REST. Copy the generated key into COMPANIES_HOUSE_API_KEY.
Authentication quirk: Companies House uses HTTP Basic Auth where the API key is the username and the password is empty (the canonical curl shape is -u API_KEY:). This adapter mirrors that — leave the password configuration empty.
Company numbers: always 8 characters, zero-padded (e.g. 00006400 not 6400). The search endpoint returns matches with the canonical number you can feed into the other tools.
…(continued in the in-app connector instructions)
Schritt 2 — Adapter installieren
git clone https://github.com/HelpCode-ai/anythingmcp.git
cd anythingmcp && docker compose up -d
Schritt 3 — Connector in Claude hinzufügen
Empfohlener Weg — funktioniert auf claude.ai web ohne Anfassen einer Konfigurationsdatei.
- Öffne claude.ai/customize/connectors.
- Klicke "Add custom connector".
- Trage ein:
- Name:
UK Companies House - URL:
https://cloud.anythingmcp.com/mcp - Authentication: Bearer Token → MCP-API-Key einfügen (aus AnythingMCP → Profile → MCP API Keys → New Key)
- Name:
- Klicke Connect zum Autorisieren.
Alle unten gelisteten Tools erscheinen in deinem Chat — leg los mit Prompts.
Verfügbare Tools
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
companies_house_search_company | Search the UK companies register by company name or number |
companies_house_get_company_profile | Fetch the full profile for a UK company by its 8-character zero-padded company number |
companies_house_list_officers | List directors, secretaries and other officers (current and resigned) for a UK company |
companies_house_list_filings | List the filing history (accounts, confirmation statements, officer appointments, share allotments, …) for a UK company |
FAQ
Funktioniert es mit Claude Code genauso wie mit Claude Desktop? Ja — beide auf https://cloud.anythingmcp.com/mcp zeigen lassen.
Nächste Schritte
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