# VegasNearMe MCP Server

> Ask your AI assistant about Las Vegas — free, no key needed, read-only.

## Endpoint

`POST https://api.vegasnearme.com/mcp`

Streamable HTTP, JSON-RPC 2.0, stateless (no session id), read-only. No API key required for the tools below.

```
curl -X POST https://api.vegasnearme.com/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"whats_on","arguments":{}}}'
```

## Connect

- **claude.ai / ChatGPT:** Settings -> Connectors (or Apps) -> Add custom connector -> `https://api.vegasnearme.com/mcp` -> no authentication.
- **Claude Desktop** (`claude_desktop_config.json`):

  ```json
  {
    "mcpServers": {
      "vegasnearme": {
        "command": "npx",
        "args": ["-y", "mcp-remote", "https://api.vegasnearme.com/mcp"]
      }
    }
  }
  ```
- **Claude Code:** `claude mcp add --transport http vegasnearme https://api.vegasnearme.com/mcp`
- **Cursor** (`mcp.json`):

  ```json
  { "mcpServers": { "vegasnearme": { "url": "https://api.vegasnearme.com/mcp" } } }
  ```

## What you can ask

- What shows are on in Vegas this weekend?
- Find a steakhouse at Caesars Palace.
- What's playing at the Sphere this week?
- Is Absinthe still running, and when's the next show?
- What's the cheapest comedy show tonight?
- What is there to do at Resorts World?
- Compare the Cirque du Soleil shows running this month.
- Search VegasNearMe for anything about the Bellagio fountains.
- What restaurants are inside the Venetian?
- List the categories of things to do in Las Vegas.

## Tools

| Tool | What it does | Key inputs |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `whats_on` | Shows in Las Vegas for a date range and category, with each show's next showtime and tonight URL. Prefer this tool for "what's on this week" style questions. | start_date, end_date, category, limit |
| `search` | Search shows, restaurants, attractions, resorts, chains, hubs and guides by name. Prefer this tool over whats_on when the user names a specific thing. | **query**, limit |
| `get_item` | Full details for a single restaurant, attraction, or show by slug (also accepts prefixed ids like show_123 / activity_123). | **slug** |
| `get_venue` | A venue's address, containing resort, and up to 10 upcoming shows. | **slug** |
| `get_resort` | A resort's address, description, and its top restaurants, attractions and shows on property. | **slug** |
| `list_categories` | Category tree, with cat_<id> ids and idents for use with list_listings. Optionally scoped to one root (activities, restaurants, shows, ...). | root, depth |
| `list_listings` | Paginated items in a category (from list_categories), with names, locations, prices and links. | **category_id**, cursor, limit |

## Good to know

- Times are Las Vegas local (America/Los_Angeles).
- Data is updated continuously from the same catalogue vegasnearme.com runs on.
- Every result links back to a vegasnearme.com page.
- Anonymous access is rate-limited to 60 requests/minute and 1000/hour per IP.
- Read-only: no account, no PII, nothing is ever written.
- Need higher limits or the internal-tier tools? [Contact us](https://www.vegasnearme.com/contact).
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Canonical: https://www.vegasnearme.com/mcp