Foursquare Places

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POI lookup with categories, popularity, and rich tags. Free 100k req/mo. Pairs with overpass for OSM cross-validation.

3tools
0msauth
free tier50 calls/day

Tools

search_places

Text/category search with location anchor (near, lat/lon, or bbox).

Parameters
NameTypeDescription
queryoptstringFree-text query
nearoptstringPlace name anchor
latitudeoptnumberCenter latitude
longitudeoptnumberCenter longitude
radius_moptnumber1-100000 metres
categoriesoptstringFoursquare category IDs (comma-sep)
sortoptstringRELEVANCE | DISTANCE | POPULARITY | RATING
limitoptnumber1-50 (default 10)
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get_placerequired: fsq_id

Full record by fsq_id.

Parameters
NameTypeDescription
fsq_idreqstringFoursquare place ID
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nearby_placesrequired: latitude, longitude

POIs near a lat/lon without a query.

Parameters
NameTypeDescription
latitudereqnumberLatitude
longitudereqnumberLongitude
radius_moptnumberDefault 500
categoriesoptstringCategory filter
limitoptnumber1-50 (default 20)
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Test with curl

The gateway speaks JSON-RPC 2.0 over HTTP POST. You can test any pack directly from the terminal.

List available tools
bash
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/foursquare/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/list"}'
Call a tool
bash
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/foursquare/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"search_places","arguments":{}}}'

Use with the SDK

Install @pipeworx/sdk to call tools from any TypeScript/Node project.

TypeScript
import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const px = new Pipeworx();
const result = await px.call("search_places", {});
ask_pipeworx
// Or ask in plain English:
const answer = await px.ask("poi lookup with categories, popularity, and rich tags");