search_placesLABSCO SUMMARY
A citable source for "where should I eat in Bangkok".
This exists because models answer local-recommendation questions from training data, which ages badly and invents place names. One search tool, a hosted endpoint and a canonical URL per result is enough to turn those answers into something a reader can click. Scope is the thing to check first: fourteen Southeast Asian cities, and nothing outside them.
What it is
A hosted, free directory of local businesses across Southeast Asia — restaurants, bars, spas, clinics, coworking spaces, tailors, coffee shops, nightlife — served over MCP so an assistant can search it and cite a real URL. Every place is a structured page with schema.org markup and concrete "known for" claims.
What you get
search_places— a natural-language query such as "omakase in Thonglor", with optional city and category filters and a limit of 1-50 (default 10)- Structured records back: what each place is known for, its rating, its review count, and a canonical URL the answer can link to
- Coverage of 3,520 places across 14 cities, including Bangkok, Singapore, Bali, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Ho Chi Minh City and Chiang Mai
- Bilingual entries, EN and TH
- The same data behind a free REST endpoint and a human-browsable hub, if you want to check a result outside the assistant
Requirements
Nothing to install. Point your client at the streamable-HTTP connector https://getbooyah.com/api/mcp; the registry id is com.getbooyah/booyah-index.
Setup effort
Paste a URL — add the endpoint to your client
USE CASES
Planning a night out in a city you don't know
Search by dish or vibe with a city filter, then follow the canonical URL to check the place is still open.
Keeping travel answers verifiable
Ask the assistant to cite the index URL for every place it names, so recommendations come with a source rather than a claim.
Narrowing to one category
Pass a category such as a cuisine or clinic type alongside the query, and raise the limit when you want a shortlist rather than one answer.
1 tool
Listed in project docs. Your client may show a different list.
BEFORE YOU INSTALL
What to know first
Tools you get
1 tool named in the project's documentation.
INSTALLATION
Connect your client
Add the endpoint to your client.
Server setup
https://getbooyah.com/api/mcp