API Tools

close.city

Provides APIs for location lookups, walkability summaries, nearby points of interest, and isochrone generation.

1 endpoint10 known toolsFirst detected July 25, 2026Last detected August 29, 2026

ENDPOINT 1

https://mcp.close.city/mcp

No auth detected

MCP server metadata

Name: close-api
Version: 1.0.0

Capabilities

tools

Server instructions

Tools for walkability analysis over the Close travel-time database. Start with find_place. Metered tools charge tokens; pass a ck_ key as the Authorization bearer, or use request_sign_in / redeem_code to get the user a free key.

Known tools 10

find_place

Look up a US city or town by name (free, no key).

Inferred read-only

get_catalog

List the travel modes and the destination-type taxonomy (free, no key).

Inferred read-only

walkability_summary

Fastest travel time from a location to each destination category, by mode (metered: 1 token per returned row).

Inferred read-only

nearby_pois

Nearby points of interest and the travel time to each, from a location (metered: 1 token per returned row).

Inferred read-only

isochrone

The area reachable from a location within a time budget, as GeoJSON contours (metered: 10 tokens per contour).

Inferred read-only

blocks_in_area

Per-block travel times for every census block in an area (metered: 1 token per returned row).

Inferred read-only

get_token_balance

Check the token balance of the API key in use, without spending any tokens.

Inferred read-only

request_sign_in

Start free sign-up for the user: email them a six-digit code.

Potential side effects

redeem_code

Complete sign-up with the six-digit code the user received, and return a new API key (shown once).

Inferred read-only

join_close_plus

Get a Stripe Checkout URL for the Close+ membership ($10/month: 5,000 API tokens granted monthly plus member features on the close.

Inferred read-only

CONNECT WITH APPROVAL

Client installation

Review this server and its permissions before adding it. Secret placeholders must be set locally.

Codex

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.close-api]
url = "https://mcp.close.city/mcp"
enabled = true

Claude Code

.mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "close-api": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.close.city/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector

Name: close-api
Remote MCP URL: https://mcp.close.city/mcp

Add this remote URL as a custom connector in Claude Desktop. Availability depends on the user plan and workspace policy.

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "close-api": {
      "url": "https://mcp.close.city/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Visual Studio Code

.vscode/mcp.json

Add to Visual Studio Code

{
  "servers": {
    "close-api": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.close.city/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Generic MCP

Client-specific MCP configuration

{
  "name": "close-api",
  "transport": "streamable-http",
  "url": "https://mcp.close.city/mcp"
}

MCP Inspector

Run the official MCP Inspector locally and enter the indexed Streamable HTTP endpoint.

TRUST AND VERIFICATION EVIDENCE

Trust Data Available

BuiltWith Trust API v2 evidence for close.city was fetched 2026-08-25T22:11:57.600Z.

Trust status RestrictedContent

close.city is assessed as RestrictedContent: Domain runs gambling-related technology.

Indexed

Evidence is source-attributed and does not guarantee that a third-party server is safe. Risk labels are conservative metadata heuristics.