`places_search`

Pack: overture-places · Connect: https://pipeworx.io/mcp (see Connect below for a single-pack URL)

No MCP client? Call it directly: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/places_search for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

Find businesses and points of interest by name and/or category near a point, inside a bbox, or within a city, in the United States and the United Kingdom (Overture Maps places). Returns each place with name, category, confidence score, street address, websites, phones, emails, social links, brand and source record ids, nearest or best match first. Answers “where is the nearest Starbucks to these coordinates”, “find dentists in Austin TX”, “list Pret A Manger shops in London”.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`name`	string	no	Business name or words in it, e.g. “Starbucks” or “Pret A Manger”. Optional when category is given.
`limit`	number	no	Max places returned (1–200, default 25).

Example call

Arguments

{
  "name": "Starbucks",
  "near": {
    "lat": 30.2672,
    "lon": -97.7431
  },
  "radius_m": 3000,
  "limit": 5
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/overture-places/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"places_search","arguments":{"name":"Starbucks","near":{"lat":30.2672,"lon":-97.7431},"radius_m":3000,"limit":5}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('places_search', {
  "name": "Starbucks",
  "near": {
    "lat": 30.2672,
    "lon": -97.7431
  },
  "radius_m": 3000,
  "limit": 5
});

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config — every tool in the catalog, including this one — or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx": {
      "url": "https://pipeworx.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Connect to just the overture-places pack

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "overture-places": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/overture-places/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

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