# What Do They Know?

> Use this tool when you need to access information about UK public authorities and their responses to Freedom of Information (FOI) requests. It solves problems related to transparency and accountability by providing a searchable database of FOI requests and allowing users to draft and submit new requests. The tool takes search queries and request drafts as input and outputs relevant information and submitted request status.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/bouch-whatdotheyknow  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/bouch-whatdotheyknow

## Description

Search UK FOI requests, public authorities, and responses. Draft and submit Freedom of Information requests.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.30
- **Verification tier:** unverified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-01

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** search
- **Updated:** 2026-09-01

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Smithery](https://smithery.ai/server/bouch/whatdotheyknow)

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "bouch-whatdotheyknow"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/bouch-whatdotheyknow` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/bouch-whatdotheyknow/pull`

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