CardsNearby MCP Server

Connect Claude, Cursor, and other Model Context Protocol agents to CardsNearby — the directory of every local card shop and card show in the United States (sports cards, Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh!, and other TCGs).

Ask your AI assistant for card shops or card shows near any US location and it queries CardsNearby's live data directly.

• Endpoint: https://www.cardsnearby.com/api/mcp

• Transport: Streamable HTTP (JSON-RPC 2.0)

• Auth: none — free, read-only

• Homepage: https://www.cardsnearby.com

• Docs: https://www.cardsnearby.com/mcp

Tools

Related MCP server: agentweb-mcp

Setup

Cursor (and other clients with native remote MCP)

Add to your mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cardsnearby": {
      "url": "https://www.cardsnearby.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop (bridge a remote server over stdio)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cardsnearby": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "mcp-remote", "https://www.cardsnearby.com/api/mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Example prompts

• "Find card shops near Charlotte, NC that buy collections."

• "Are there any card shows within 50 miles of Dallas this month?"

• "Which states does CardsNearby cover, and where are the most shops?"

About

Built by CardsNearby — find every US card shop and card show, with hours, games carried, buylists, grading drop-offs, and show dates. Data is read-only and refreshed continuously.

License

MIT