Search Nearby Places

Instructions

Implementation Reference

• src/mcp/create-server.ts:35-58 (handler)

  MCP tool handler function for 'search_nearby' that executes the places search and returns structured content response or error.

  async (args) => {
      try {
          const result = await placesSearcher.searchNearby(args);
          return {
              content: [
                  { type: "text", text: JSON.stringify(result, null, 2) },
              ],
              isError: !result.success,
          };
      } catch (error) {
          const errorResponse = handleError(error);
          return {
              content: [
                  {
                      type: "text",
                      text:
                          errorResponse.error ||
                          "An unknown error occurred",
                  },
              ],
              isError: true,
          };
      }
  }

• src/schemas/tool-schemas.ts:10-16 (schema)

  Input schema defining parameters for the search_nearby tool: center location, keyword, radius, openNow, minRating.

  export const SearchNearbySchema = {
    center: LocationInputSchema,
    keyword: z.string().optional().describe("Search keyword (e.g., restaurant, coffee)"),
    radius: z.number().optional().default(1000).describe("Search radius in meters"),
    openNow: z.boolean().optional().default(false).describe("Only show places that are currently open"),
    minRating: z.number().min(0).max(5).optional().describe("Minimum rating requirement (0-5)")
  };

• src/mcp/create-server.ts:28-59 (registration)

  Registration of the 'search_nearby' tool in the MCP server, specifying name, metadata, input schema, and handler.

  server.registerTool(
      "search_nearby",
      {
          title: "Search Nearby Places",
          description: "Search for places near a specific location",
          inputSchema: SearchNearbySchema,
      },
      async (args) => {
          try {
              const result = await placesSearcher.searchNearby(args);
              return {
                  content: [
                      { type: "text", text: JSON.stringify(result, null, 2) },
                  ],
                  isError: !result.success,
              };
          } catch (error) {
              const errorResponse = handleError(error);
              return {
                  content: [
                      {
                          type: "text",
                          text:
                              errorResponse.error ||
                              "An unknown error occurred",
                      },
                  ],
                  isError: true,
              };
          }
      }
  );

• src/services/places.ts:31-92 (helper)

  Supporting class method in PlacesSearcher that performs the actual nearby places search using Google Maps client, handles geocoding if needed, filters by rating, etc.

  async searchNearby(params: {
      center: LocationInput;
      keyword?: string;
      radius?: number;
      openNow?: boolean;
      minRating?: number;
  }): Promise<ServiceResponse<PlaceDetails[]>> {
      try {
          let location: Location;
  
          if (params.center.isCoordinates) {
              const [lat, lng] = params.center.value.split(",").map(Number);
              validateCoordinates(lat, lng);
              location = { lat, lng };
          } else {
              const geocodeResult = await this.geocode(params.center.value);
              if (!geocodeResult.success || !geocodeResult.data) {
                  throw new Error("Failed to geocode center location");
              }
              location = geocodeResult.data;
          }
  
          const response = await this.client.placesNearby({
              params: {
                  key: config.googleMapsApiKey,
                  location: location,
                  radius: params.radius || 1000,
                  keyword: params.keyword,
                  opennow: params.openNow,
                  language: config.defaultLanguage,
              },
          });
  
          let places = response.data.results.map((place) => {
              if (!place.geometry || !place.place_id || !place.name) {
                  throw new Error("Required place data is missing");
              }
              return {
                  placeId: place.place_id,
                  name: place.name,
                  location: place.geometry.location,
                  rating: place.rating,
                  userRatingsTotal: place.user_ratings_total,
                  types: place.types,
                  vicinity: place.vicinity,
              };
          });
  
          if (params.minRating) {
              places = places.filter(
                  (place) => (place.rating || 0) >= (params.minRating || 0)
              );
          }
  
          return {
              success: true,
              data: places,
          };
      } catch (error) {
          return handleError(error);
      }
  }