yelp-mcp-min
Minimal MCP server for the Yelp Fusion API v3, enabling business search, phone lookup, match, details, and reviews via FastMCP.
README
yelp-mcp-min
Minimal MCP server for the Yelp Fusion API v3, built with FastMCP 3.
Prerequisites
- Python 3.11+
- uv 0.11+
- Docker (optional)
- A Yelp Fusion API key — https://www.yelp.com/developers/v3/manage_app
Installation
uv sync
cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env and set YELP_API_KEY
Running
# stdio transport (for use with Claude Desktop or an MCP client)
uv run python -m server.main
# Docker
docker build -t yelp-mcp-min .
docker run --env-file .env yelp-mcp-min
docker buildx build -t yelp-mcp-min .
Environment variables
| Variable | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
YELP_API_KEY |
Yes | — | Yelp Fusion API bearer token |
YELP_BASE_URL |
No | https://api.yelp.com/v3 |
API base URL |
HTTP_TIMEOUT |
No | 10.0 |
Request timeout in seconds |
HTTP_MAX_RETRIES |
No | 3 |
Max retry attempts on 429/5xx |
HTTP_RETRY_WAIT_MIN |
No | 1.0 |
Min back-off wait in seconds |
HTTP_RETRY_WAIT_MAX |
No | 10.0 |
Max back-off wait in seconds |
LOG_LEVEL |
No | INFO |
structlog level |
JSON_LOGS |
No | false |
Emit JSON log lines (for Datadog etc) |
Tools
| Tool | Yelp endpoint | Description |
|---|---|---|
search_businesses |
GET /v3/businesses/search |
Full-text + geo search with pagination |
find_business_by_phone |
GET /v3/businesses/search/phone |
Look up a business by E.164 phone number |
match_business |
GET /v3/businesses/matches |
Match structured name+address to Yelp listing |
get_business |
GET /v3/businesses/{id} |
Full business profile by Yelp ID or alias |
get_business_reviews |
GET /v3/businesses/{id}/reviews |
Customer reviews with pagination |
Resource
yelp://business/{id} — Returns the same payload as get_business as an MCP
resource (application/json). MCP clients that support resources can embed or
subscribe to this URI directly.
Project structure
yelp-mcp-min/
server/
main.py # FastMCP instance + wiring
core/
config.py # pydantic-settings (YELP_API_KEY, tunables)
logging.py # structlog setup (stderr only)
client.py # async httpx client, retry, error mapping
models.py # Pydantic output models
tools/
search.py # search_businesses
business.py # find_by_phone, match, get_business
reviews.py # get_business_reviews
resources/
business.py # yelp://business/{id}
tests/
conftest.py
test_client.py
test_tools.py
test_models.py
Dockerfile
pyproject.toml
.env.example
Running tests
uv run pytest -v
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