@pipeworx/foursquare

Connect: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/foursquare/mcp · Install: one-click buttons

Tools: 3

Foursquare Places API v3 MCP — POI lookup with categories and popularity.

Tools

• search_places(query?, near?, latitude?, longitude?, radius_m?, categories?, sort?, limit?)
• get_place(fsq_id)
• nearby_places(latitude, longitude, radius_m?, categories?, limit?)

Auth

• Platform key: gateway env PLATFORM_FOURSQUARE_KEY.
• BYO: ?_apiKey=<key> after registering at https://foursquare.com/developers/.

Foursquare’s “Standard” plan is 100k req/mo free.

Data source

https://api.foursquare.com/v3/places — header Authorization: <api_key> (no Bearer prefix).

Tools

• search_places — Search Foursquare places. Combine query (e.g., “coffee”, “hardware store”) with a location anchor — either near (“Brooklyn, NY”) or latitude+longitude. Returns name, fsq_place_id, categories,
• get_place — Full place details by fsq_place_id. Returns name, categories, address, lat/lon, social media, website, hours, rating, price, popularity.
• nearby_places — POIs near a lat/lon without a search term. Uses the new search endpoint with location bias and no query.