INDIVIDUAL MCP TOOL

get_landmark

Get one landmark's full detail: current condition, location, coordinates, dated traveller reports (with dates, ratings, estimated end dates, confirmation counts) and any verified official update.

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LIVE ENDPOINT

https://checktheview.com/api/mcp

No auth detected

Connect to this endpoint to inspect the live schema for get_landmark and invoke it with your own arguments.

Indexed input schema

{}

Risk classification

Potential side effects detected · medium confidence · heuristic, not a guarantee.

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Parent server

checktheview.com

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.check-the-view]
url = "https://checktheview.com/api/mcp"
enabled = true

Claude Code

.mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "check-the-view": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://checktheview.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector

Name: check-the-view
Remote MCP URL: https://checktheview.com/api/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": {
    "check-the-view": {
      "url": "https://checktheview.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Visual Studio Code

.vscode/mcp.json

Add to Visual Studio Code

{
  "servers": {
    "check-the-view": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://checktheview.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Generic MCP

Client-specific MCP configuration

{
  "name": "check-the-view",
  "transport": "streamable-http",
  "url": "https://checktheview.com/api/mcp"
}

MCP Inspector

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

Related tools

search_landmarks — Search Check The View landmarks by name or location and return their current reported condition, latest observation date, report count and canonical URLs.
get_report — Get an individual dated condition report by its ID: observed condition, date noticed, rating, details, photos, freshness (isCurrent, currentUntil) and canonical URL.
list_recent_reports — List the most recent dated traveller reports with landmark, condition, observation date and estimated end date.
get_featured_landmarks — Return the 50 most popular landmarks (ranked by Wikidata popularity) and 12 random catalog locations, each with current condition, report count and canonical URLs.
get_data_guide — Return Check The View's machine-readable data guide: endpoints, freshness policy, safe interpretation rules and attribution guidance.