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Storefinch is a remote MCP server for US business and places data. Endpoint (Streamable HTTP):
https://storefinch.com/mcp. Get a free API key on the home page.
Connect
- Claude Code:
claude mcp add --transport http storefinch https://storefinch.com/mcp --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY"
- Claude (claude.ai, Desktop, Cowork): Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, URL
https://storefinch.com/mcp?key=YOUR_KEY, authentication none. - Cursor, Windsurf and other clients: URL
https://storefinch.com/mcpwith the headerAuthorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY. - OpenAI Responses API / Agents SDK: an MCP tool with server URL
https://storefinch.com/mcpand the same header.
Tool discovery (initialize, tools/list) works without a key.
Tools
find_categories | Turns plain words ("roofers") into category ids, with US counts. The first step before searching or exporting. |
search_places | Searches by category, name, city, state, ZIP or a radius around a point. Can require a website, phone or email, or return only places with no website. Up to 100 results per call. |
get_place | The full record for one place, with sources, license and any website check or emails found. |
export_leads | A CSV of up to 5,000 rows: a download link valid 24 hours,
or the CSV text with inline=true for sandboxes that can't download links. |
verify_websites | Whether each place's website is live, dead or redirected. Up to 25 places per call. |
find_emails | Contact emails published on each business's own website (homepage plus up to two contact pages, honoring robots.txt), with a mail-server check. Up to 10 places per call. |
get_account | Plan, usage, remaining quota and reset date. Free. |
list_exports | Fresh download links for exports from the last 7 days. Free. |
Example prompt: "Find roofing companies in Austin, TX that have a website, check which websites are live, find their emails, and export the good ones to CSV."
Limits
- Free: 200 calls and 500 export rows a month, 20 requests a minute, no card.
- Pro ($19/month): 10,000 calls and 25,000 export rows a month, up to 5,000 rows per export, 60 requests a minute.
verify_websitesandfind_emailscount one call per place. Results are reused for 30 days.- Monthly limits reset on the 1st (UTC). Quota errors include an upgrade link; upgrade or manage billing any time.
Data
14.9M US businesses rebuilt monthly from Overture Maps open data. No opening hours, ratings or reviews. Every record carries its open license; see data licenses and the comparison with Google Places. How our website bot behaves: StorefinchBot.