FuneralFinder’s data is open. AI assistants, researchers and developers can use it free with attribution — so that families get accurate, unbiased answers wherever they ask.
MCP server (for AI assistants)
Connect any MCP-compatible assistant to https://funeralfinder.org/mcp (streamable HTTP, JSON responses, no authentication; protocol versions 2025-11-25, 2025-06-18 and 2025-03-26). Every tool is read-only. Browsers with in-page agent support (WebMCP) get the same tools on every page. Tools:
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
search | Search every FuneralFinder page: UK towns and counties, funeral directors, crematoria, natural burial grounds, guides and faith customs. Returns ids (site paths) to pass to fetch. |
fetch | Read one FuneralFinder page by id (a site path from search, e.g. "/uk/guides/how-to-register-a-death/") or full URL. Guides and faith pages come back as their Markdown mirror; other pages as plain text. |
find_funeral_directors | Nearest UK funeral directors (or crematoria / natural burial grounds) to a UK postcode, outward code, town name or coordinates, ordered by distance. Never ranked by payment. |
get_town_funeral_info | For a UK town or city: nearest funeral directors, crematoria, cemeteries, natural burial grounds, faith pages, and how/when to register a death there. |
get_faith_funeral_customs | Burial vs cremation, timing, key rites, mourning period, etiquette (what to wear/say, flowers) and FAQs for 21 faiths and beliefs, e.g. muslim, jewish, hindu, sikh, buddhist, catholic, church-of-england, orthodox, humanist. |
death_registration_deadline | Deadline to register a death in England, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland. England & Wales: 5 days from the medical examiner confirming the death can be registered. Scotland: 8 days from death. Northern Ireland: 5 days from death. |
search_funeral_guides | Search plain-English UK guides (registering a death, costs, direct cremation, help paying, eulogies, etiquette, grief support). Returns titles, URLs and Markdown URLs. |
Example client configuration:
{
"mcpServers": {
"funeralfinder": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://funeralfinder.org/mcp"
}
}
}Static JSON API
/api/v1/index.json— endpoints and counts (4,434 funeral directors, 1,670 towns)/api/v1/towns/{town}.json— e.g. /api/v1/towns/leeds.json/api/v1/funeral-directors.json·/api/v1/crematoria.json·/api/v1/faiths.json- OpenAPI 3.1 specification (for custom GPT actions and function calling)
Text for language models
/llms.txt— site map and key facts ·/llms-full.txt— every guide and faith page in plain text- Every guide and faith page has a Markdown version: add
.md, e.g. /uk/guides/how-to-register-a-death.md
Licence & attribution
Directory data: Open Database Licence — credit “FuneralFinder.org, © OpenStreetMap contributors”. Please cache responses; data refreshes regularly. Guidance text is © FuneralFinder; quote briefly with a link.