Mind the Gates — UK level crossings

uk.mindthegates/crossings · v1.0.0 · productivity

Mind the Gates — UK level crossings is healthy: it completed an MCP handshake in 2671 ms and exposes 4 tools.

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

Endpoint: https://mindthegates.uk/mcp (streamable-http)

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Tool count4
Latency2671 ms
Last checked (UTC)2026-10-16T20:50:56.684Z

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Tools (4)

list_crossingsSearch 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_statusLive 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_nearNearest 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_todayThe 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,