OpenGrant MCP server

• Registry nameuk.co.opengrant/opengrantverified in the MCP registry

The registry name sits under opengrant.co.uk. The registry only lets a publisher use that namespace after proving control of the domain through DNS or HTTP.

• Stateanswerschecked 2026-10-28
• Tools6
• Server calls itselfOpenGrant UK grants
• Server version2.0.0
• Protocol version2025-06-18

On 2026-10-28 the server answered initialize and tools/list without a sign-in. First answer in 196 ms.

• Its tools do filter open grants by location, applicant type and deadline, but not save searches and track a shortlist of grant opportunities.

Said by rules from the measurements above. The likely first call is a model's pick from the tool list; read its description before relying on it.

• INITE MCP score85 of 100answers 100 · does the job 50 · definitions 97 · context 100 · connects 100
• What an agent can do with it1 of 2 use cases
• Answered100% of days7 of 7 daily checks
• Median first answer151 ms
• Space in an agent's context≈ 1,505 tokensthe definitions of all its tools (6), which an agent carries on every turn
• Tool definitionsA · 97 of 100
• Typed results0 of 6 toolsdeclared outputSchema: results come typed, read once

• Parameters without a description: in 1 of 6

A program checks the server once a day: initialize and tools/list, no model. Tokens are the definitions' length at about four characters a token. The grade averages six checks of every tool's name, description, schema and annotations; it says how well the tools are described, not whether they work. The score weighs what was measured and nothing else: answering (25%), doing the product's job (25%), definitions (20%), context (10%), use (10%) and how readily a client connects (10%). A part that was not measured is left out, and a hidden instruction caps the score at 40. The state of vendors' MCP servers: method and numbers →

• search_grants

  Search open, rolling and forthcoming UK grant schemes (deadline not yet passed) and return their public facts, soonest deadline first: funder, status, deadline, award range, where it applies, who can apply, the official guidance link and…

• get_grant

  Read the public facts for one grant scheme by its OpenGrant id (the UUID in https://opengrant.co.uk/opportunities/{id}). Works for open, forthcoming and recently closed schemes; a scheme whose deadline has passed is reported as closed.

• get_funder

  Read a UK funder's public profile: type, charity or company number, website, register description and income, published 360Giving totals, its open, rolling and forthcoming schemes and its recently closed ones, each with its URL. Look a…

• count_matching_grants

  Count open, rolling and forthcoming UK grant schemes matching optional filters, with the same rules as search_grants. Returns a number and a link to the matching search on the website. Use search_grants to see the schemes themselves.

• list_example_grants

  List up to three showcase grants whose full record (summary, criteria and contacts) is public. These are fixed examples, not search results; use search_grants to find schemes.

• get_example_grant

  Read one showcase grant's full record by UUID. For any other grant use get_grant, which returns its public facts.