Clearbook

MCP server for the UK home-buying journey. Agents find and evaluate conveyancers and mortgage brokers using official regulatory data.

Why this exists

Buying a house in the UK means trusting professionals you found on Google. Clearbook lets AI agents query official regulatory registers so you can evaluate conveyancers and mortgage brokers on facts, not SEO.

It queries the SRA Solicitors Register, FCA Financial Services Register, and Companies House API in real-time, cross-references them, and returns enriched provider profiles with regulatory status, disciplinary history, and company health data.

Example

Ask your agent: "Find me conveyancers near SE22"

┌─────────────────────────┬──────────┬───────────────┬──────────────┬───────────┐
│ Firm                    │ Status   │ Trading Since │ Insolvency   │ Officers  │
├─────────────────────────┼──────────┼───────────────┼──────────────┼───────────┤
│ GT Stewart Limited      │ Active   │ 2011-02-15    │ None         │ 3         │
│ Austen-Jones Solicitors │ Active   │ 2011-02-11    │ None         │ 3         │
│ William Bailey          │ Authorised│ —            │ —            │ —         │
└─────────────────────────┴──────────┴───────────────┴──────────────┴───────────┘

Real firms. Real regulatory data. Cross-referenced with Companies House.

Tools

Tool	What it does
search_conveyancers	Find SRA-regulated conveyancing firms by UK postcode
search_mortgage_brokers	Find FCA-authorised mortgage brokers by postcode
get_provider_profile	Full enriched profile: regulatory + company health
get_disciplinary_history	Check SRA/FCA enforcement actions
compare_providers	Side-by-side factual comparison

Data sources

Source	What it provides	Freshness
SRA (Solicitors Regulation Authority)	25,098 regulated firms, practice areas, offices	Updated daily
FCA (Financial Conduct Authority)	Mortgage brokers, permissions, disciplinary history	Real-time
Companies House	Company status, insolvency, charges, officers, incorporation date	Updated daily

Setup

Claude Code

Add to your ~/.mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "clearbook": {
      "command": "python3",
      "args": ["-m", "clearbook"],
      "env": {
        "SRA_API_KEY": "your_key",
        "FCA_AUTH_EMAIL": "your_email",
        "FCA_AUTH_KEY": "your_key",
        "COMPANIES_HOUSE_API_KEY": "your_key"
      }
    }
  }
}

From source

git clone https://github.com/ElliotJLT/clearbook.git
cd clearbook
python3 -m venv .venv && source .venv/bin/activate
pip install -e ".[dev]"
python -m clearbook

API keys (all free)

Source	Register	Link
SRA	Subscribe to "SRA Data Share API V1"	sra-prod-apim.developer.azure-api.net
FCA	Click "Retrieve API Key"	register.fca.org.uk/Developer
Companies House	Create an application	developer.company-information.service.gov.uk

Important

Clearbook provides factual data only. No recommendations, no "best for you" rankings. It presents regulatory status, disciplinary history, and company health — the user decides. This is a regulatory requirement (FCA information vs advice boundary).