HasData Yelp MCP Server

A hosted Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that gives Claude, Cursor, Windsurf and any other MCP client three read-only Yelp tools. Search businesses by keyword and location, read one business in full, and page through its complete review feed, all as structured JSON, with no Yelp Fusion key and nothing to host. Its 3 documented tools cover hasdata, yelp.

People who work with hasdata and yelp and want it reachable from Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in JavaScript.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-09-14 · ★ 16 · #33 OF 93 MAINTAINED WEB SCRAPING · VERIFIED 2026-09-18

MIT · JavaScript servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install HasData Yelp

before you install - you'll need

HASDATA_API_KEY

Environment variables documented in the project's README - it lists which are required and which have defaults.

Claude Code

claude mcp add hasdata-yelp-mcp --transport http https://mcp.hasdata.com/api/mcp?apis=yelp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "hasdata-yelp-mcp": {
      "url": "https://mcp.hasdata.com/api/mcp?apis=yelp"
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

https://mcp.hasdata.com/api/mcp?apis=yelp

transport: streamable-http

endpoint alive - authentication required · probed 2026-09-18

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions · remote - your agent's requests go to mcp.hasdata.com

endpoint auth requires authentication - rejected our unauthenticated MCP initialize

repo age created 2026-09-09 - young repo, little track record yet

license MIT - declared in the repository

npm package @hasdata/yelp-mcp - published under the repo owner's npm scope (@hasdata)

registry vendor namespace com.hasdata - domain-verified with the official MCP registry

03 · What HasData Yelp can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

What you can build

An agent gets 3 documented tools spanning hasdata, yelp, including hasdata_yelp_place_getPlaceDetails, hasdata_yelp_reviews_getPlaceReviews, hasdata_yelp_search_getSearchResults.

The 3 tools it gives your agent

Extracted from the project's README - what HasData Yelp lets an agent do.

hasdata_yelp_place_getPlaceDetails: - Name, address, phone, website, price range, categories, overall rating, review count, hours, amenities, photos, and highlighted reviews. 10 credits a call
hasdata_yelp_reviews_getPlaceReviews: - Fetches the review feed of a single Yelp business by Yelp ID, with sorting (relevance, date, rating, elites), filtering by star rating, language and free-text q
hasdata_yelp_search_getSearchResults: - A ranked list of businesses with Yelp alias/ID, name, categories, rating, review count, price tier, neighborhood, and thumbnail. 10 credits a call

Latest releases

v1.0.0 · 2026-09-09

First release of the Yelp MCP server. · Three read-only tools over HasData's hosted endpoint: business search by keyword and location, full place details, and the complete review feed with sorting, star and language…

04 · Who maintains HasData Yelp

HasData Yelp is maintained by hasdata. We track 26 MCP servers from hasdata - 26 actively maintained, 332 combined GitHub stars, oldest repo from Apr 2026. Full record: all servers from hasdata.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/hasdata/yelp-mcp
website: https://hasdata.com/apis/yelp-api
category: web scraping - ranked #33 of 93 actively-maintained web scraping servers as of 2026-09-18.
release cadence: 1 release in the last 90 days (latest 2026-09-09)
registry: com.hasdata/yelp (active, first published 2026-09-09)
packages: npm:@hasdata/yelp-mcp · pypi:hasdata-yelp-mcp

06 · HasData Yelp FAQ

Is HasData Yelp still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-09-18, its last commit was 2026-09-14 and it shipped 1 release in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

What can HasData Yelp do?

An agent gets 3 documented tools spanning hasdata, yelp, including hasdata_yelp_place_getPlaceDetails, hasdata_yelp_reviews_getPlaceReviews, hasdata_yelp_search_getSearchResults.

How do I install HasData Yelp?

Run `npx -y @hasdata/yelp-mcp`. The README documents one environment variable (HASDATA_API_KEY) to set first. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does HasData Yelp require authentication?

Yes - when we probed the endpoint on 2026-09-18, it rejected an unauthenticated MCP initialize; you'll need credentials to connect.

07 · Alternatives to HasData Yelp

Alternatives to HasData Yelp

Maintained web scraping servers if HasData Yelp isn't the fit.

Pairs well with

Servers that cover what HasData Yelp doesn't - only shown when the pairing reason fits the companion.

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