INDIVIDUAL MCP TOOL

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.

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LIVE ENDPOINT

https://checktheview.com/api/mcp

No auth detected

Connect to this endpoint to inspect the live schema for search_landmarks 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

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

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.
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.