# Local Business Finder — MCP server on mcp.ai
> Find businesses by city or neighborhood with phone, address, website and rating, then read the reviews of each one. Useful both to build a prospecting list and to track a business reputation, yours or a competitor's. Accepts up to 100 searches in a single call. Hosted by the platform, no credentials, you pay per query.

By: mcp.ai · official
Page: https://mcp.ai/local_finder

## Connect (MCP protocol)
Remote MCP endpoint (HTTP, streamable): https://api.mcp.ai/p_local_finder?ms=1788152280000
Add it as a custom/remote MCP connector, then authenticate when prompted.

## REST API (no MCP client required)
Every tool is also a REST endpoint, authed with a workspace API key.
Discover: GET https://api.mcp.ai/api/local_finder/_endpoints   # public; lists every endpoint
Call:     POST https://api.mcp.ai/api/local_finder/<endpoint>
  Authorization: Bearer sk_live_…   # create one at https://mcp.ai/settings/api-keys
  Content-Type: application/json
  Body: { …args }   →   { "ok": true, "tool": "<id>", "result": { … } }

## Developer docs
How to use (MCP or REST), markdown: https://mcp.ai/local_finder/skill.md
Postman collection (v2.1): https://mcp.ai/local_finder/postman.json

## Tools
- local_finder_map(consultas: string[], pais?: string, idioma?: string, limite?: integer, local?: string, pagina?: integer) — Busca no mapa e devolve o dobro de estabelecimentos por consulta, com latitude e longitude. Use quando precisar de cobertura ou das coordenadas; para volume, local_finder_search custa um terço do preç
- local_finder_reviews(cids: string[], pais?: string, idioma?: string, pagina_token?: string) — Lê as avaliações de um estabelecimento: nota, data e texto de cada uma. O identificador vem no campo cid devolvido por local_finder_search ou local_finder_map, então o caminho natural é achar o negóci
- local_finder_search(consultas: string[], pais?: string, idioma?: string, limite?: integer, local?: string, pagina?: integer) — Busca estabelecimentos e devolve nome, endereço, telefone, site, nota, número de avaliações e o identificador cid. É a ferramenta de prospecção: uma consulta por cidade ou bairro devolve a lista pront

## Example prompts
- "Find dental clinics in Campinas with phone and rating, and build a prospecting list"
- "What are the most common complaints in this company's reviews?"
- "Compare the rating and review volume of the 5 competitors in this neighborhood"

## Links
Docs: https://mcp.ai/docs/mcps/local_finder
Website: https://mcp.ai/mcps/local_finder