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markswendsen-code/mcp-yelp

Connects Claude to Yelp's business discovery platform with a dozen focused tools. You get restaurant and business search with filters for cuisine, price, and distance, plus detailed lookups for reviews, photos, menus, and operating hours. The trending and collections endpoints surface what's hot in a location, while dedicated tools pull wait times and current deals. Useful when you need Claude to help with restaurant recommendations, local business discovery, or any workflow that benefits from real Yelp data like reviews and ratings. The package wraps Yelp's API into clean MCP tool calls that return structured business information.

tools
6
transport
STDIO
last updated
Mar 15, 2026
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Tools

6 tools

Public tool metadata for what this MCP can expose to an agent.

YELP_GET_BUSINESS_DETAILSGet detailed information about a specific business on Yelp using its business ID or alias. Returns comprehensive business information including hours, photos, reviews, and location details.2 params

Get detailed information about a specific business on Yelp using its business ID or alias. Returns comprehensive business information including hours, photos, reviews, and location details.

Parameters* required
business_idstring
Yelp business ID or alias. Can be the unique ID or the business alias from search results.
localestring
Locale for the business details. Defaults to en_US.
YELP_GET_BUSINESS_REVIEWSGet reviews for a specific business on Yelp using its business ID or alias. Returns up to 3 review excerpts for the business.3 params

Get reviews for a specific business on Yelp using its business ID or alias. Returns up to 3 review excerpts for the business.

Parameters* required
business_idstring
Yelp business ID or alias. Can be the unique ID or the business alias from search results.
localestring
Locale for the reviews. Defaults to en_US.
sort_bystring
Sort reviews by: yelp_sort (default), newest, or oldest.
YELP_GET_REVIEW_HIGHLIGHTSGet review highlights for a specific business on Yelp using its business ID or alias. Returns summarized key points and themes from customer reviews.2 params

Get review highlights for a specific business on Yelp using its business ID or alias. Returns summarized key points and themes from customer reviews.

Parameters* required
business_idstring
Yelp business ID or alias. Can be the unique ID or the business alias from search results.
countinteger
Number of review highlights to return. Maximum is 10.
YELP_SEARCH_AND_CHATChat with Yelp's AI assistant to search restaurants, check for availability, and make reservations.2 params

Chat with Yelp's AI assistant to search restaurants, check for availability, and make reservations.

Parameters* required
chat_idstring
Unique identifier for the chat session. Helps maintain context and continuity across multiple queries in the same conversation.
querystring
The user's query or question to ask the AI chat assistant about businesses, locations, or Yelp-related information.
YELP_SEARCH_BUSINESSESSearch for businesses on Yelp by location, term, categories, and other filters. This is the main search endpoint for finding businesses.14 params

Search for businesses on Yelp by location, term, categories, and other filters. This is the main search endpoint for finding businesses.

Parameters* required
attributesstring
Additional filters. Comma-separated list of attributes.
categoriesstring
Categories to filter by. Comma-separated list of category aliases.
latitudenumber
Latitude coordinate for search location. Use with longitude.
limitinteger
Number of businesses to return. Maximum is 50.default: 20
localestring
Locale for the search results. Defaults to en_US.
locationstring
Location to search for businesses. Can be an address, city, state, zip code, or latitude,longitude coordinates.
longitudenumber
Longitude coordinate for search location. Use with latitude.
offsetinteger
Offset for pagination. Used to get more results beyond the limit.
open_atinteger
Filter for businesses open at a specific Unix timestamp.
open_nowboolean
Filter for businesses that are open now.
pricestring
Price filter: 1 = $, 2 = $$, 3 = $$$, 4 = $$$$. Comma-separated for multiple.
radiusinteger
Search radius in meters. Maximum is 40000 meters (25 miles).
sort_bystring
Sort businesses by: best_match, rating, review_count, or distance.
termstring
Search term (e.g. food, restaurants, bars, etc.). If not provided, will search for all businesses.
YELP_SEARCH_BY_PHONESearch for a business by phone number on Yelp. This endpoint allows you to find businesses using their phone number.1 params

Search for a business by phone number on Yelp. This endpoint allows you to find businesses using their phone number.

Parameters* required
phonestring
Phone number to search for. Can include country code (+1 for US) or just the number.

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Readme

@striderlabs/mcp-yelp

MCP server connector for Yelp - the leading platform for local business discovery. Enables AI agents to search restaurants, read reviews, view photos, check hours, find deals, and discover trending spots.

Installation

npm install @striderlabs/mcp-yelp

Configuration

Add to your MCP client configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "yelp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@striderlabs/mcp-yelp"]
    }
  }
}

Available Tools

View the full README on GitHub

Details

Repository
github.com/markswendsen-code/mcp-yelp
Categories
Search & Web Crawling, Automation & Workflows
Package
@striderlabs/mcp-yelp
Transport
STDIO
Registry
MCP registry, active

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