rip-ie-mcp 0.1.0

MCP server for searching Irish death notices on RIP.ie

RIP.ie MCP Server

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for searching and browsing Irish death notices from RIP.ie.

Install from PyPI

pip install rip-ie-mcp

Or with uv:

uvx rip-ie-mcp

Tools

search_death_notices

Search for death notices with optional filters:

Parameter	Type	Description
firstname	string	First name to search for
surname	string	Surname to search for
county	string	County name (e.g. Dublin, Cork, Galway)
date_from	string	Start date (YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS)
date_to	string	End date (YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS)
funeral_arrangements_later	boolean	Filter for notices where funeral arrangements are TBD
page	integer	Page number (default: 1)
per_page	integer	Results per page (default: 40, max: 100)

All filters are optional and can be combined. Results are sorted by date (newest first), then surname alphabetically. Notices with multiple associated locations (e.g. birthplace and residence) are deduplicated and locations are combined.

get_death_notice

Get full details of a specific death notice by ID, including:

• Full obituary text
• Photo URL
• Date of death and burial/funeral date
• Address and locations
• Webstream links
• Charity/donation info

list_counties

Lists all 32 Irish counties (including Northern Ireland) with their IDs.

Configuration

Claude Code

Add to ~/.claude.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "rip-ie": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["rip-ie-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Add to your Claude Desktop config (~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json on macOS):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "rip-ie": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["rip-ie-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Development

git clone https://github.com/dmarkey/rip-ie-mcp.git
cd rip-ie-mcp
uv sync
uv run python -m rip_ie_mcp

How it works

• Search uses the RIP.ie public GraphQL API (https://rip.ie/api/graphql) — no authentication required.
• Detail fetches the death notice page and extracts data from the embedded Next.js __NEXT_DATA__ payload, which includes the full obituary, photo attachment, and funeral details.
• Photo images are served from https://img-dedicated.rip.ie/.