# Storefinch

> US business and places data for AI agents: a remote MCP server with 14.9M US businesses (name, category,
> address, phone, website, email, socials) from Overture Maps open data, rebuilt monthly. A low-cost Google Places API
> alternative whose results you may store and export.

- MCP endpoint (Streamable HTTP): https://storefinch.com/mcp
- Auth: `Authorization: Bearer <key>` (or `?key=<key>` for clients without headers). Free key: https://storefinch.com/#start
- Discovery (initialize, tools/list) works without a key.
- MCP Registry name: com.storefinch/storefinch

## Tools

- find_categories: plain words ("roofers") to category ids, with US counts
- search_places: by category, name, city, state, ZIP or radius; require website/phone/email; up to 100 per call
- get_place: full record with sources and license
- export_leads: CSV download link (up to 5,000 rows on Pro)
- verify_websites: is each website live, dead or moved

## Connect

- Claude Code: `claude mcp add --transport http storefinch https://storefinch.com/mcp --header "Authorization: Bearer <key>"`
- Cursor and other clients: url https://storefinch.com/mcp with header Authorization: Bearer <key>

## Pricing

- Free: 200 tool calls and 500 export rows a month, no card, no expiry
- Pro: $19/month for 10,000 calls and 25,000 export rows a month

## Limits

US only. No opening hours, ratings or reviews. Monthly freshness.

## Docs

- [Google Places API comparison](https://storefinch.com/google-places-api-alternative)
- [Data licenses](https://storefinch.com/licenses)
- [Try a search without a key](https://storefinch.com/try?what=roofers&where=Austin%2C+TX)