search_places
Pack: foursquare · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/foursquare/mcp
Search Foursquare places. Combine query (e.g., “coffee”, “hardware store”) with a location anchor — either near (“Brooklyn, NY”) or latitude+longitude. Returns name, fsq_place_id, categories, address, distance, lat/lon, popularity.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
query | string | no | Free-text query |
near | string | no | Place name anchor (“Brooklyn, NY”, “Tokyo”) |
latitude | number | no | Center latitude (pair with longitude) |
longitude | number | no | Center longitude |
radius_m | number | no | 1-100000 metres (only with lat/lon) |
categories | string | no | Comma-separated Foursquare category IDs (fsq_category_id) |
sort | string | no | RELEVANCE (default) | DISTANCE | RATING | POPULARITY |
limit | number | no | Results (1-50, default 10) |
Example call
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/foursquare/mcp \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"search_places","arguments":{}}}'Connect
Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:
{
"mcpServers": {
"foursquare": {
"url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/foursquare/mcp"
}
}
}See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.