# Dim Hour (remote · mcp.dimhour.com)

Search 19,000+ verified places to eat and drink across 24 cities, each with a 0-100 quality score.

- Trust score: 72/100 (medium)
- Change this week: +3
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-09-24

## Components

- remote · `mcp.dimhour.com`: 78/100, [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-dimhour-catalog/mcp.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-dimhour-catalog/mcp)
- remote · `mcp.dimhour.com`: 72/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-dimhour-catalog/mcp-2.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-dimhour-catalog/mcp-2)

## Channel facts

- Endpoint: `https://mcp.dimhour.com/sse`
- Transports: `sse`
- Auth: `none`
- Version: `2.4.0`

## Trust breakdown

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically against the live server, and we only credit what we can confirm. Scores are 0–100 per category. Scoring method: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring (what has changed: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring/changelog)

Scored 2026-09-24.

- **Endpoint Security**: 63/100
  - The endpoint's TLS certificate is valid, in date, and uses a strong key.
  - No authorisation is required to call this server. Every tool declares its destructiveHint and none is destructive, so open access doesn't expose one.
  - HTTPS check failed: the endpoint is reachable over plaintext HTTP.
  - HSTS check failed: the Strict-Transport-Security header is absent.
  - DNSSEC check failed: this domain isn't protected by DNSSEC.
- **Transport & Reachability**: 40/100
  - Verified sse transport via a live MCP handshake.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 81/100
  - 100% of prompts and resources have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the item's name).
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).
  - Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 1730 tokens (~173/item across 10 items; 9 tools + 1 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 73/100
  - Stability observed for 22 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.
- **Tool Coverage**: 100/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 100% of tool parameters carry a description.
  - Structured output schemas are declared (100% of tools); any adoption earns full credit.
- **Tool Safety**: 100/100
  - No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.
  - We read all 9 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.
  - An AI judge read all 11 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.
  - Supports UI / widget rendering.

## Install

### How do I install the Dim Hour MCP server?

Dim Hour is a hosted endpoint at https://mcp.dimhour.com/sse, so there is nothing to install locally. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http com-dimhour-catalog 'https://mcp.dimhour.com/sse'
```

### Cursor

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "com-dimhour-catalog": {
      "url": "https://mcp.dimhour.com/sse"
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "com-dimhour-catalog": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.dimhour.com/sse"
    }
  }
}
```

### Codex

```toml
[mcp_servers.com-dimhour-catalog]
url = "https://mcp.dimhour.com/sse"
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "com-dimhour-catalog": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://mcp.dimhour.com/sse",
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add com-dimhour-catalog --url 'https://mcp.dimhour.com/sse' --transport streamable-http
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  com-dimhour-catalog:
    url: "https://mcp.dimhour.com/sse"
```

### Netclaw

```json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "com-dimhour-catalog": {
      "Transport": "http",
      "Url": "https://mcp.dimhour.com/sse"
    }
  }
}
```

### Vellum

```bash
assistant mcp add com-dimhour-catalog -t streamable-http -u 'https://mcp.dimhour.com/sse'
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "com-dimhour-catalog": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.dimhour.com/sse"
    }
  }
}
```

The mcpServers block is a cross-client convention. Remote transports vary, so check your client's docs.

## Changelog

Every change recorded for this component, newest first. Days that predate change tracking, or that we cannot explain, say so: "we were watching and nothing happened" and "we were not watching" are different claims.

### 2026-09-24 (score 72, 0)

- [security] The server rewrote its instructions, which are the text every model session reads

### 2026-09-23 (score 72, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 67 to 70. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 20 days of observed history at the previous scan, 21 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-09-21 (score 71, +1)

- [security] The server rewrote its instructions, which are the text every model session reads

### 2026-09-20 (score 70, 0)

- [security] The server rewrote its instructions, which are the text every model session reads

### 2026-09-19 (score 70, +1)

- [security] The server rewrote its instructions, which are the text every model session reads
- [functional] Server version: 2.3.0 → 2.4.0

### 2026-09-18 (score 69, 0)

- [security] The server rewrote its instructions, which are the text every model session reads
- [security] Tool “search” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads
- [security] Tool “list_cities” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads
- [security] Tool “list_new_venues” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads

### 2026-09-17 (score 69, 0)

- [security] The server rewrote its instructions, which are the text every model session reads
- [functional regression] Schema quality: 1318 → 1665
- [functional] New tool “get_hours”
- [functional] New tool “find_places”
- [cosmetic] “search_venues” added an optional parameter “fields”
- [cosmetic] “search_venues” added an optional parameter “sort”

### 2026-09-16 (score 69, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 43 to 47. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 13 days of observed history at the previous scan, 14 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

## MCP tools (9)

### `list_cities` (~29 tokens)

List cities

List the 24 cities Dim Hour covers, with the city key to pass to the other tools.

Output parameters:

- `cities` (array)

### `search_venues` (~427 tokens)

Search venues

Search Dim Hour's restaurant, bar and venue catalog. Pass `city` to search one city, or OMIT `city` to search more than 20,000 venues across every city at once (e.g. 'best ramen anywhere', 'michelin spots'). Returns ranked matches with score (0-100 quality), price tier, neighborhood, happy-hour info, and a dimhour.com link. Free-text `query` matches each content word individually across cuisine, dish, vibe, and name (filler like 'best' or 'tonight' is ignored) - one strong keyword beats a sentence; combine with filters.

Input parameters:

- `awards_contains` (string): Only venues whose awards field matches, e.g. 'michelin', 'james beard', 'bib gourmand'
- `city` (string): City name or key, e.g. 'NYC', 'dallas'. OMIT to search ALL cities at once.
- `cuisine` (string): Filter to a cuisine (substring match)
- `fields` (array): Return only these fields on each venue, to keep a result small. `id`, `name` and `url` are always included — `url` is the citation link.
- `happy_hour_only` (boolean): Only venues with happy hour info
- `iconic_only` (boolean): Only 'Iconic 50' venues (NYC has these today)
- `limit` (integer): Max results, default 10
- `max_price` (integer): Max price tier 1-4 ($-$$$$)
- `min_score` (number): Minimum quality score 0-100
- `neighborhood` (string): Filter to a neighborhood (substring match)
- `query` (string): Free text; every content word must appear in name, cuisine, neighborhood, tags, dishes, or description (filler like 'best'/'tonight' is ignored). One strong keyword beats a full sentence.
- `sort` (string): Result order. Default score_desc (highest quality first).
- `trending_only` (boolean): Only trending venues

Output parameters:

- `city` (string)
- `note` (string)
- `receipt` (object)
- `scope` (string)
- `showing` (number)
- `total_exact` (boolean)
- `total_matches` (number)
- `venues` (array)

### `list_new_venues` (~147 tokens)

List new venues

Venues recently added to the Dim Hour catalog — across all 24 cities or one city. Use for 'what's new on Dim Hour' / new-opening alerts / weekly digests. Scored places to eat and drink come first; hotels, malls, museums and landmarks carry no `score` and follow them. Recency orders within each group. Dates earlier than 2026-06-06 are estimates reconstructed from history.

Input parameters:

- `city` (string): Optional city name or key; omit for all cities
- `days` (integer): Look-back window in days, default 30 (max 90)
- `limit` (integer): Max results, default 25

Output parameters:

- `city` (string)
- `feed_generated` (string)
- `receipt` (object)
- `showing` (number)
- `total_new` (number)
- `venues` (array)
- `window_days` (number)

### `get_venue` (~95 tokens)

Get venue details

Get the full Dim Hour record for one venue: description, signature dishes, address, hours, phone, happy hour, reservation platform, awards, website, Instagram, and (for Iconic 50 venues) the long-form story.

Input parameters:

- `city` (string, required): City name or key
- `id` (integer): Venue id from search_venues
- `name` (string): Venue name (used if id not given)

Output parameters:

- `address` (string)
- `awards` (string)
- `city_name` (string)
- `cuisine` (string)
- `description` (string)
- `dishes` (array)
- `happy_hour` (string)
- `highlights` (array)
- `hours` (string)
- `iconic` (boolean)
- `id` (number)
- `instagram` (string)
- `lat` (number)
- `lng` (number)
- `name` (string)
- `neighborhood` (string)
- `opened` (string)
- `other_locations` (array)
- `phone` (string)
- `photoUrl` (string)
- `price` (string)
- `price_tier` (number)
- `receipt` (object)
- `reservation` (string)
- `score` (number)
- `story` (string)
- `tags` (array)
- `trending` (boolean)
- `url` (string)
- `website` (string)

### `search` (~94 tokens)

Search Dim Hour

Search Dim Hour's restaurant, bar and venue catalog across all 24 cities. Returns ranked venues with a dimhour.com link for each. Use for questions about where to eat or drink — by cuisine, dish, neighborhood, city, vibe, or award.

Input parameters:

- `query` (string, required): What to look for, e.g. 'best ramen in NYC', 'michelin dallas', 'rooftop bar miami'

Output parameters:

- `receipt` (object)
- `results` (array)

### `fetch` (~76 tokens)

Fetch a Dim Hour venue

Get the full Dim Hour record for one venue by the id returned from `search`: description, signature dishes, address, hours, phone, happy hour, reservation platform, awards, website and Instagram.

Input parameters:

- `id` (string, required): Venue id from `search`, in the form 'city:id' e.g. 'nyc:1367'

Output parameters:

- `id` (string)
- `metadata` (object)
- `receipt` (object)
- `text` (string)
- `title` (string)
- `url` (string)

### `list_curated` (~82 tokens)

List editorial lists

Dim Hour's editorial themed lists for a city (e.g. 'Unmarked Doors' speakeasies). Without list_id: returns all list titles. With list_id: returns that list's venues with editorial notes.

Input parameters:

- `city` (string, required): City name or key
- `list_id` (string): A list id from the no-arg call

Output parameters:

- `city` (string)
- `id` (string)
- `lists` (array)
- `note` (string)
- `receipt` (object)
- `subtitle` (string)
- `title` (string)
- `venues` (array)

### `find_places` (~154 tokens)

Find places

Find places for a specific occasion in one city — the task-shaped entry point. Give the city and what the evening needs (a cuisine, a neighborhood, a budget, a vibe) and it returns ranked, citable venues with a freshness receipt. Prefer this over search_venues when you are planning rather than browsing.

Input parameters:

- `city` (string, required): City name or key from list_cities
- `limit` (integer): Max results, default 6
- `looking_for` (string): What the occasion needs, e.g. 'omakase', 'patio', 'birthday dinner'
- `max_price` (integer): Max price tier 1-4
- `neighborhood` (string): Narrow to a neighborhood

Output parameters:

- `city` (string)
- `note` (string)
- `receipt` (object)
- `showing` (number)
- `total_matches` (number)
- `venues` (array)

### `get_hours` (~134 tokens)

Get opening hours

Opening hours for one venue, from the Dim Hour catalog. ALWAYS returns `as_of` and never claims to be live — hours are catalog data, not a live feed, and the receipt says how old they are. Measured 2026-09-16, 82% of venues carry hours; when a venue has none this ABSTAINS and says so rather than guessing. Confirm with the venue before relying on it.

Input parameters:

- `city` (string, required): City name or key
- `id` (integer): Venue id from search_venues
- `name` (string): Venue name (used if id not given)

Output parameters:

- `city` (string)
- `hours` (string|null)
- `id` (number)
- `name` (string)
- `receipt` (object)
- `url` (string)

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: TLS, DNSSEC, Authorisation, Transports. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-dimhour-catalog/mcp-2#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-09-24: 72
- 2026-09-23: 72
- 2026-09-22: 71
- 2026-09-21: 71
- 2026-09-20: 70
- 2026-09-19: 70
- 2026-09-18: 69
- 2026-09-17: 69
- 2026-09-16: 69
- 2026-09-15: 68
- 2026-09-14: 68
- 2026-09-13: 67
- 2026-09-12: 67
- 2026-09-11: 66
- 2026-09-10: 66
- 2026-09-09: 65
- 2026-09-08: 65
- 2026-09-07: 64
- 2026-09-06: 64
- 2026-09-05: 64
- 2026-09-04: 63
- 2026-09-03: 63
- 2026-09-02: 62

## Common questions

### What is the Dim Hour MCP server?

Dim Hour is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as com.dimhour/catalog. Search 19,000+ verified places to eat and drink across 24 cities, each with a 0-100 quality score. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://mcp.dimhour.com/sse).

### Is the Dim Hour MCP server safe to use?

Dim Hour scores 72 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. That is a record of what we were able to check automatically, not an endorsement. The category breakdown on this page shows every signal behind the number, including the ones we could not confirm.

### What tools does the Dim Hour MCP server expose?

Dim Hour exposes 9 tools: list_cities, search_venues, list_new_venues, get_venue, search, and 4 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 1,238 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

### Does the Dim Hour MCP server require authentication?

No. We connected to Dim Hour without credentials and it answered, so anything it exposes is reachable by anyone who knows the address.

### Is the Dim Hour MCP server still maintained?

Dim Hour is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 24 September 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.

## Links

- Remote endpoint: https://mcp.dimhour.com/sse
- Repository: https://github.com/Dim-hour/Dim-Hour
- Website: https://dimhour.com/
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-dimhour-catalog/mcp-2.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-dimhour-catalog/mcp-2.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-dimhour-catalog/mcp-2