Can I use Companies House as a CLI?

Yes. KosmoKrator exposes a Companies House CLI through kosmo integrations:call and the provider shortcut command. Commands can return JSON for scripts, CI, and coding agents.

Can I expose Companies House through MCP?

Yes. The KosmoKrator MCP gateway can expose selected Companies House tools to clients such as Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, and other MCP-compatible tools.

Where are Companies House credentials stored?

Companies House credentials are configured in KosmoKrator's local integration settings and reused by CLI, Lua, and MCP gateway surfaces.

Can I deny write access for Companies House MCP tools?

Yes. Start the gateway with --write=deny for read-only clients, or use ask/allow only for trusted workspaces.

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Companies House CLI for AI Agents

Use the Companies House CLI from KosmoKrator to call Companies House tools headlessly, return JSON, inspect schemas, and automate workflows from coding agents, scripts, and CI.

Companies House CLI Setup

Companies House can be configured headlessly with `kosmokrator integrations:configure companies-house`.

Install, configure, and verify

# Install KosmoKrator first if it is not available on PATH.
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OpenCompanyApp/kosmokrator/main/install.sh | bash

# Configure and verify this integration.
kosmokrator integrations:configure companies-house --set api_key="$COMPANIES_HOUSE_API_KEY" --enable --read allow --write ask --json
kosmokrator integrations:doctor companies-house --json
kosmokrator integrations:status --json

Credentials

Authentication type: API key api_key. Configure credentials once, then reuse the same stored profile from scripts, coding CLIs, Lua, and MCP.

Key	Env var	Type	Required	Label
`api_key`	`COMPANIES_HOUSE_API_KEY`	Secret `secret`	yes	API Key

Command Patterns

The generic command is stable across every integration. The provider shortcut is shorter for humans.

Generic CLI call

kosmo integrations:call companies-house.companies_house_search_all '{}' --json

Provider shortcut

kosmo integrations:companies-house companies_house_search_all '{}' --json

Discovery

These commands return structured output for coding agents that need to inspect capabilities before choosing a function.

Discovery commands

kosmo integrations:docs companies-house --json
kosmo integrations:docs companies-house.companies_house_search_all --json
kosmo integrations:schema companies-house.companies_house_search_all --json
kosmo integrations:search "Companies House" --json
kosmo integrations:list --json

Automation Contexts

The same configured command surface works in these environments. The command does not change unless the host wrapper, credentials, or permissions change.

CI Run integration calls from CI jobs with JSON output, explicit credentials, and predictable exit status. Cron Jobs Schedule repeatable integration workflows from cron while keeping credentials in KosmoKrator config. Shell Scripts Call integration functions from shell scripts with stable JSON input and output. Headless Automation Use KosmoKrator as a non-interactive integration runtime for local automations and wrappers. Coding Agents Let coding agents discover schemas and execute integration functions through CLI commands or MCP.

CLI Functions

Every function below can be called headlessly. Commands are highlighted, copyable, and scroll horizontally when payloads are long.

`companies-house.companies_house_search_all`

Search companies, officers, and disqualified officers.

Read read

Parameters: none

Generic call

kosmo integrations:call companies-house.companies_house_search_all '{}' --json

Shortcut

kosmo integrations:companies-house companies_house_search_all '{}' --json

`companies-house.companies_house_search_companies`

Search companies by name or number.

Read read

Parameters: none

Generic call

kosmo integrations:call companies-house.companies_house_search_companies '{}' --json

Shortcut

kosmo integrations:companies-house companies_house_search_companies '{}' --json

`companies-house.companies_house_advanced_search_companies`

Search companies using official advanced filters.

Read read

Parameters: none

Generic call

kosmo integrations:call companies-house.companies_house_advanced_search_companies '{}' --json

Shortcut

kosmo integrations:companies-house companies_house_advanced_search_companies '{}' --json

`companies-house.companies_house_search_officers`

Search company officers.

Read read

Parameters: none

Generic call

kosmo integrations:call companies-house.companies_house_search_officers '{}' --json

Shortcut

kosmo integrations:companies-house companies_house_search_officers '{}' --json

`companies-house.companies_house_search_disqualified_officers`

Search disqualified officers.

Read read

Parameters: none

Generic call

kosmo integrations:call companies-house.companies_house_search_disqualified_officers '{}' --json

Shortcut

kosmo integrations:companies-house companies_house_search_disqualified_officers '{}' --json

`companies-house.companies_house_company_profile`

Retrieve a company profile.

Read read

Parameters: none

Generic call

kosmo integrations:call companies-house.companies_house_company_profile '{}' --json

Shortcut

kosmo integrations:companies-house companies_house_company_profile '{}' --json

`companies-house.companies_house_registered_office_address`

Retrieve a registered office address.

Read read

Parameters: none

Generic call

kosmo integrations:call companies-house.companies_house_registered_office_address '{}' --json

Shortcut

kosmo integrations:companies-house companies_house_registered_office_address '{}' --json

`companies-house.companies_house_officers`

List company officers.

Read read

Parameters: none

Generic call

kosmo integrations:call companies-house.companies_house_officers '{}' --json

Shortcut

kosmo integrations:companies-house companies_house_officers '{}' --json

`companies-house.companies_house_officer_appointment`

Retrieve one company officer appointment.

Read read

Parameters: none

Generic call

kosmo integrations:call companies-house.companies_house_officer_appointment '{}' --json

Shortcut

kosmo integrations:companies-house companies_house_officer_appointment '{}' --json

`companies-house.companies_house_officer_appointments`

List appointments for an officer.

Read read

Parameters: none

Generic call

kosmo integrations:call companies-house.companies_house_officer_appointments '{}' --json

Shortcut

kosmo integrations:companies-house companies_house_officer_appointments '{}' --json

`companies-house.companies_house_registers`

Retrieve company registers.

Read read

Parameters: none

Generic call

kosmo integrations:call companies-house.companies_house_registers '{}' --json

Shortcut

kosmo integrations:companies-house companies_house_registers '{}' --json

`companies-house.companies_house_filing_history`

List company filing history.

Read read

Parameters: none

Generic call

kosmo integrations:call companies-house.companies_house_filing_history '{}' --json

Shortcut

kosmo integrations:companies-house companies_house_filing_history '{}' --json

`companies-house.companies_house_filing_history_item`

Retrieve one filing history item.

Read read

Parameters: none

Generic call

kosmo integrations:call companies-house.companies_house_filing_history_item '{}' --json

Shortcut

kosmo integrations:companies-house companies_house_filing_history_item '{}' --json

`companies-house.companies_house_charges`

List company charges.

Read read

Parameters: none

Generic call

kosmo integrations:call companies-house.companies_house_charges '{}' --json

Shortcut

kosmo integrations:companies-house companies_house_charges '{}' --json

`companies-house.companies_house_charge`

Retrieve one company charge.

Read read

Parameters: none

Generic call

kosmo integrations:call companies-house.companies_house_charge '{}' --json

Shortcut

kosmo integrations:companies-house companies_house_charge '{}' --json

`companies-house.companies_house_insolvency`

Retrieve insolvency information.

Read read

Parameters: none

Generic call

kosmo integrations:call companies-house.companies_house_insolvency '{}' --json

Shortcut

kosmo integrations:companies-house companies_house_insolvency '{}' --json

`companies-house.companies_house_exemptions`

Retrieve company disclosure exemptions.

Read read

Parameters: none

Generic call

kosmo integrations:call companies-house.companies_house_exemptions '{}' --json

Shortcut

kosmo integrations:companies-house companies_house_exemptions '{}' --json

`companies-house.companies_house_uk_establishments`

List UK establishments for an overseas company.

Read read

Parameters: none

Generic call

kosmo integrations:call companies-house.companies_house_uk_establishments '{}' --json

Shortcut

kosmo integrations:companies-house companies_house_uk_establishments '{}' --json

`companies-house.companies_house_psc_list`

List persons with significant control.

Read read

Parameters: none

Generic call

kosmo integrations:call companies-house.companies_house_psc_list '{}' --json

Shortcut

kosmo integrations:companies-house companies_house_psc_list '{}' --json

`companies-house.companies_house_psc_statements`

List PSC statements.

Read read

Parameters: none

Generic call

kosmo integrations:call companies-house.companies_house_psc_statements '{}' --json

Shortcut

kosmo integrations:companies-house companies_house_psc_statements '{}' --json

`companies-house.companies_house_psc_individual`

Retrieve an individual PSC.

Read read

Parameters: none

Generic call

kosmo integrations:call companies-house.companies_house_psc_individual '{}' --json

Shortcut

kosmo integrations:companies-house companies_house_psc_individual '{}' --json

`companies-house.companies_house_psc_corporate_entity`

Retrieve a corporate-entity PSC.

Read read

Parameters: none

Generic call

kosmo integrations:call companies-house.companies_house_psc_corporate_entity '{}' --json

Shortcut

kosmo integrations:companies-house companies_house_psc_corporate_entity '{}' --json

`companies-house.companies_house_psc_legal_person`

Retrieve a legal-person PSC.

Read read

Parameters: none

Generic call

kosmo integrations:call companies-house.companies_house_psc_legal_person '{}' --json

Shortcut

kosmo integrations:companies-house companies_house_psc_legal_person '{}' --json

`companies-house.companies_house_psc_super_secure`

Retrieve a super-secure PSC.

Read read

Parameters: none

Generic call

kosmo integrations:call companies-house.companies_house_psc_super_secure '{}' --json

Shortcut

kosmo integrations:companies-house companies_house_psc_super_secure '{}' --json

`companies-house.companies_house_psc_individual_beneficial_owner`

Retrieve an individual beneficial owner PSC.

Read read

Parameters: none

Generic call

kosmo integrations:call companies-house.companies_house_psc_individual_beneficial_owner '{}' --json

Shortcut

kosmo integrations:companies-house companies_house_psc_individual_beneficial_owner '{}' --json

`companies-house.companies_house_psc_corporate_entity_beneficial_owner`

Retrieve a corporate-entity beneficial owner PSC.

Read read

Parameters: none

Generic call

kosmo integrations:call companies-house.companies_house_psc_corporate_entity_beneficial_owner '{}' --json

Shortcut

kosmo integrations:companies-house companies_house_psc_corporate_entity_beneficial_owner '{}' --json

`companies-house.companies_house_psc_legal_person_beneficial_owner`

Retrieve a legal-person beneficial owner PSC.

Read read

Parameters: none

Generic call

kosmo integrations:call companies-house.companies_house_psc_legal_person_beneficial_owner '{}' --json

Shortcut

kosmo integrations:companies-house companies_house_psc_legal_person_beneficial_owner '{}' --json

`companies-house.companies_house_psc_super_secure_beneficial_owner`

Retrieve a super-secure beneficial owner PSC.

Read read

Parameters: none

Generic call

kosmo integrations:call companies-house.companies_house_psc_super_secure_beneficial_owner '{}' --json

Shortcut

kosmo integrations:companies-house companies_house_psc_super_secure_beneficial_owner '{}' --json

`companies-house.companies_house_psc_statement`

Retrieve one PSC statement.

Read read

Parameters: none

Generic call

kosmo integrations:call companies-house.companies_house_psc_statement '{}' --json

Shortcut

kosmo integrations:companies-house companies_house_psc_statement '{}' --json

`companies-house.companies_house_disqualified_officer_natural`

Retrieve a natural disqualified officer.

Read read

Parameters: none

Generic call

kosmo integrations:call companies-house.companies_house_disqualified_officer_natural '{}' --json

Shortcut

kosmo integrations:companies-house companies_house_disqualified_officer_natural '{}' --json

`companies-house.companies_house_disqualified_officer_corporate`

Retrieve a corporate disqualified officer.

Read read

Parameters: none

Generic call

kosmo integrations:call companies-house.companies_house_disqualified_officer_corporate '{}' --json

Shortcut

kosmo integrations:companies-house companies_house_disqualified_officer_corporate '{}' --json

Function Schemas

Use these parameter tables when building CLI payloads without calling integrations:schema first.

companies-house.companies_house_search_all 0 parameters

Schema command

kosmo integrations:schema companies-house.companies_house_search_all --json

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
No parameters.

companies-house.companies_house_search_companies 0 parameters

Schema command

kosmo integrations:schema companies-house.companies_house_search_companies --json

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
No parameters.

companies-house.companies_house_advanced_search_companies 0 parameters

Schema command

kosmo integrations:schema companies-house.companies_house_advanced_search_companies --json

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
No parameters.

companies-house.companies_house_search_officers 0 parameters

Schema command

kosmo integrations:schema companies-house.companies_house_search_officers --json

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
No parameters.

companies-house.companies_house_search_disqualified_officers 0 parameters

Schema command

kosmo integrations:schema companies-house.companies_house_search_disqualified_officers --json

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
No parameters.

companies-house.companies_house_company_profile 0 parameters

Schema command

kosmo integrations:schema companies-house.companies_house_company_profile --json

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
No parameters.

companies-house.companies_house_registered_office_address 0 parameters

Schema command

kosmo integrations:schema companies-house.companies_house_registered_office_address --json

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
No parameters.

companies-house.companies_house_officers 0 parameters

Schema command

kosmo integrations:schema companies-house.companies_house_officers --json

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
No parameters.

companies-house.companies_house_officer_appointment 0 parameters

Schema command

kosmo integrations:schema companies-house.companies_house_officer_appointment --json

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
No parameters.

companies-house.companies_house_officer_appointments 0 parameters

Schema command

kosmo integrations:schema companies-house.companies_house_officer_appointments --json

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
No parameters.

companies-house.companies_house_registers 0 parameters

Schema command

kosmo integrations:schema companies-house.companies_house_registers --json

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
No parameters.

companies-house.companies_house_filing_history 0 parameters

Schema command

kosmo integrations:schema companies-house.companies_house_filing_history --json

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
No parameters.

companies-house.companies_house_filing_history_item 0 parameters

Schema command

kosmo integrations:schema companies-house.companies_house_filing_history_item --json

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
No parameters.

companies-house.companies_house_charges 0 parameters

Schema command

kosmo integrations:schema companies-house.companies_house_charges --json

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
No parameters.

companies-house.companies_house_charge 0 parameters

Schema command

kosmo integrations:schema companies-house.companies_house_charge --json

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
No parameters.

companies-house.companies_house_insolvency 0 parameters

Schema command

kosmo integrations:schema companies-house.companies_house_insolvency --json

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
No parameters.

companies-house.companies_house_exemptions 0 parameters

Schema command

kosmo integrations:schema companies-house.companies_house_exemptions --json

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
No parameters.

companies-house.companies_house_uk_establishments 0 parameters

Schema command

kosmo integrations:schema companies-house.companies_house_uk_establishments --json

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
No parameters.

companies-house.companies_house_psc_list 0 parameters

Schema command

kosmo integrations:schema companies-house.companies_house_psc_list --json

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
No parameters.

companies-house.companies_house_psc_statements 0 parameters

Schema command

kosmo integrations:schema companies-house.companies_house_psc_statements --json

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
No parameters.

companies-house.companies_house_psc_individual 0 parameters

Schema command

kosmo integrations:schema companies-house.companies_house_psc_individual --json

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
No parameters.

companies-house.companies_house_psc_corporate_entity 0 parameters

Schema command

kosmo integrations:schema companies-house.companies_house_psc_corporate_entity --json

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
No parameters.

companies-house.companies_house_psc_legal_person 0 parameters

Schema command

kosmo integrations:schema companies-house.companies_house_psc_legal_person --json

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
No parameters.

companies-house.companies_house_psc_super_secure 0 parameters

Schema command

kosmo integrations:schema companies-house.companies_house_psc_super_secure --json

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
No parameters.

companies-house.companies_house_psc_individual_beneficial_owner 0 parameters

Schema command

kosmo integrations:schema companies-house.companies_house_psc_individual_beneficial_owner --json

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
No parameters.

companies-house.companies_house_psc_corporate_entity_beneficial_owner 0 parameters

Schema command

kosmo integrations:schema companies-house.companies_house_psc_corporate_entity_beneficial_owner --json

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
No parameters.

companies-house.companies_house_psc_legal_person_beneficial_owner 0 parameters

Schema command

kosmo integrations:schema companies-house.companies_house_psc_legal_person_beneficial_owner --json

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
No parameters.

companies-house.companies_house_psc_super_secure_beneficial_owner 0 parameters

Schema command

kosmo integrations:schema companies-house.companies_house_psc_super_secure_beneficial_owner --json

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
No parameters.

companies-house.companies_house_psc_statement 0 parameters

Schema command

kosmo integrations:schema companies-house.companies_house_psc_statement --json

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
No parameters.

companies-house.companies_house_disqualified_officer_natural 0 parameters

Schema command

kosmo integrations:schema companies-house.companies_house_disqualified_officer_natural --json

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
No parameters.

companies-house.companies_house_disqualified_officer_corporate 0 parameters

Schema command

kosmo integrations:schema companies-house.companies_house_disqualified_officer_corporate --json

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
No parameters.

Permissions

Headless calls still follow the integration read/write permission policy. Configure read/write defaults with integrations:configure. Add --force only for trusted automation that should bypass that policy.