No install? Use cloud.anythingmcp.com directly.
Sign in, install the UK Companies House in one click, paste the credentials, mint an MCP API key — done. No Docker, no git clone, no local server to run.
TL;DR
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.
💡 Keine Installation? Nutze cloud.anythingmcp.com direkt. Einloggen, Connectors → UK Companies House klicken, Zugangsdaten einfügen, MCP-API-Key erzeugen — fertig. Kein Docker, kein
git clone, kein lokaler Server.
UK Companies House + Gemini
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 Gemini hinzufügen
Gemini CLI liest MCP-Server aus ~/.gemini/settings.json (oder %APPDATA%\gemini\settings.json unter Windows). Hinzufügen:
{
"mcpServers": {
"anythingmcp": {
"httpUrl": "https://cloud.anythingmcp.com/mcp",
"headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_MCP_API_KEY" }
}
}
}
- Hole deinen MCP API Key aus AnythingMCP → Profil → MCP API Keys → Neuer Key.
- Speichern und
geminineu starten. /mcpin Gemini CLI ausführen —UK Companies Housesollte als verfügbar gelistet sein.- Vertex AI Studio:
https://cloud.anythingmcp.com/mcpimtools-Array der Anfrage mit demselben Bearer-Header übergeben.
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
Unterstützen Gemini 1.5 Pro oder 2.x MCP? Ja — Gemini CLI ≥ 0.4 und die Vertex AI Tools API akzeptieren MCP httpUrl-Connectors mit Bearer-Header.
Nächste Schritte
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