Foursquare

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

Part of Pipeworx — an MCP gateway connecting AI agents to 1394+ live data sources.

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).

Quick Start

Add to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, etc.):

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

Or connect to the full Pipeworx gateway for access to all 1394+ data sources:

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

Using with ask_pipeworx

Instead of calling tools directly, you can ask questions in plain English:

ask_pipeworx({ question: "your question about Foursquare data" })

The gateway picks the right tool and fills the arguments automatically.

More

• Docs and guides
• pipeworx.io

License

MIT