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nearby
What is within walking distance of a point in San Francisco: entities with `distance_m` (metres, straight line), `walk_min` (minutes, street-grid adjusted) and compass bearing, nearest first.
LIVE ENDPOINT
https://sftechmap.app/mcp
Connect to this endpoint to inspect the live schema for nearby and invoke it with your own arguments.
Indexed input schema
{}Risk classification
Inferred read-only · medium confidence · heuristic, not a guarantee.
- No write-capable action terms were found; this is not proof that invocation has no side effects.
Parent server
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.sftechmap]
url = "https://sftechmap.app/mcp"
enabled = true
Claude Code
.mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"sftechmap": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://sftechmap.app/mcp"
}
}
}
Claude Desktop
Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
Name: sftechmap
Remote MCP URL: https://sftechmap.app/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": {
"sftechmap": {
"url": "https://sftechmap.app/mcp"
}
}
}
Visual Studio Code
.vscode/mcp.json
Add to Visual Studio Code{
"servers": {
"sftechmap": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://sftechmap.app/mcp"
}
}
}
Generic MCP
Client-specific MCP configuration
{
"name": "sftechmap",
"transport": "streamable-http",
"url": "https://sftechmap.app/mcp"
}
MCP Inspector
Run the official MCP Inspector locally and enter the indexed Streamable HTTP endpoint.
Related tools
changes_since— Public change log of the SF tech map since a date: new pins, moves, closures, planned offices, leases, funding rounds, status flips and corrections.events_this_week— Upcoming tech events in San Francisco: meetups, hackathons, demo days, talks, office hours.fetch— Connector-style document fetch for ChatGPT / OpenAI deep research: takes the `id` returned by `search` (an entity slug) and returns {id, title, text, url, metadata}.get_entity— Full record for one company, fund, accelerator, coworking space, hacker house, community space, cafe or landmark on the SF tech map, by `slug` (as returned by search_entities, nearby or the list tools; aliases also resolve).get_neighborhood— Profile of one San Francisco neighbourhood (a DataSF analysis neighbourhood such as `hayes-valley` or `south-of-market`; names and aliases resolve too): one-liner, transit notes, centroid, its district with aliases, counts by kind, stale count, up to 10 highlights, 5 coworking spaces, 5 investors and 5 recent changes, plus a `map_url`.get_tour— One editorial walking tour by `slug` (from list_tours): 2-10 ordered stops with a story and what to look for, legs with distance in metres and walking minutes, total minutes, a transit note, a `map_url` that opens the tour player at stop 1, and Apple/Google Maps walking-direction links.list_coworking— Places to work from in San Francisco: coworking spaces by default, plus `community_space` and `cafe` when added to `kinds`.list_investors— Venture funds, angel groups, family offices and accelerators that invest, with a San Francisco office.