MCP Server

Connect AI agents directly to poiagent.com using the Model Context Protocol. Search places and look up details natively from Claude, GPT, or any MCP-compatible agent.

Quick Setup

Add poiagent.com to your MCP client configuration:

// claude_desktop_config.json or mcp settings
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "poiagent": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@poiagent/mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "POI_BOT_URL": "https://poiagent.com"
      }
    }
  }
}

Available Tools

search_places

Search for places by text query with optional location filtering.

Parameters: query (required), lat, lng, radius

lookup_place

Get a deep research card with full details for a specific place.

Parameters: place_id (required)

get_categories

List all available place categories.

Parameters: none

Example Agent Interaction

User: "Find coffee shops near Times Square"

Agent calls: search_places({query: "coffee shops", lat: 40.758, lng: -73.985, radius: 2})

Agent: "I found 3 coffee shops near Times Square. Blue Bottle Coffee is the highest rated at 4.7 stars..."

How poiagent.com Compares

Feature	poiagent.com	Google Maps MCP	Brave Search MCP
Free	✓	✗ (API key)	✗ (API key)
No Auth	✓	✗	✗
Deep Research Cards	✓	✓	✗
MCP Native	✓	✓	✓