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search_businesses

Search and query verified local businesses across 266 US metros and 88 industry verticals

onlylocal.servicesnone authenticationAvailability not checked

LIVE ENDPOINT

https://onlylocal.services/api/mcp

No auth detected

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

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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.

CONNECT WITH APPROVAL

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

Codex

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.onlylocal-directory]
url = "https://onlylocal.services/api/mcp"
enabled = true

Claude Code

.mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "onlylocal-directory": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://onlylocal.services/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector

Name: onlylocal-directory
Remote MCP URL: https://onlylocal.services/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": {
    "onlylocal-directory": {
      "url": "https://onlylocal.services/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Visual Studio Code

.vscode/mcp.json

Add to Visual Studio Code

{
  "servers": {
    "onlylocal-directory": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://onlylocal.services/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Generic MCP

Client-specific MCP configuration

{
  "name": "onlylocal-directory",
  "transport": "streamable-http",
  "url": "https://onlylocal.services/api/mcp"
}

MCP Inspector

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

get_business — Retrieve full profile details, ratings, contact info, hours, and verified social channels for a business listing by slug
get_business_jsonld — Retrieve standalone Schema.org LocalBusiness JSON-LD document with verified sameAs social graph links
list_categories — List all industry vertical categories with descriptions and active listing counts
list_locations — List all active US geographical metropolitan markets and counties
get_location_directory — Retrieve ranked directory listings for a specific city and vertical combination
ask_direct_answer — Synthesize a structured direct answer with cited verified contractors for a user prompt
get_markdown_summary — Retrieve token-optimized high-density Markdown representation for any business, city, or category path