# io.github.markswendsen-code/yelp (npm · @striderlabs/mcp-yelp)

MCP server for Yelp - search businesses, read reviews, make reservations

- Trust score: 63/100 (medium)
- Change this week: +17
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-08-03

## Components

- npm · `@striderlabs/mcp-yelp`: 63/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/markswendsen-code-yelp/striderlabs-mcp-yelp.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/markswendsen-code-yelp/striderlabs-mcp-yelp)

## Channel facts

- Registry: `npm`
- Package: `@striderlabs/mcp-yelp`
- Version: `0.1.0`
- Transport: `stdio`

## Trust breakdown

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically from public evidence about the published package, including repeated runs of it in an isolated sandbox, 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 2026-08-03.

- **Supply Chain Security**: 87/100
  - No malware found by supply-chain analysis.
  - Only part of the dependency tree could be resolved (97 of 101), so this covers what we could see, not the whole tree.
  - No install/post-install scripts declared.
  - Only part of the dependency tree could be resolved (97 of 101), so this covers what we could see, not the whole tree.
- **Provenance & Transparency**: 45/100
  - Source repository is publicly reachable at the declared URL.
  - Provenance check failed: no build-provenance attestation is published.
  - Clear OSI-approved license (MIT).
  - Actively maintained (last published 47 days ago).
  - Disclosure check failed: no security disclosure policy was found in the source repository.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 66/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (good).
  - Tool/resource definitions use about 584 tokens (~48/item across 12 items; 12 tools + 0 resources), lean.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 0/100
  - Stability not yet verified: not enough scan history yet (needs a 30-day window).
- **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.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.

**Unverified: 1 category.** A category scored 0 because we could not verify it: a data source with nothing on this package, evidence we could not reach, or a check we could not run. We only credit what we can confirm.

## Install

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add markswendsen-code-yelp -- npx -y @striderlabs/mcp-yelp
```

### Codex

```bash
codex mcp add markswendsen-code-yelp -- npx -y @striderlabs/mcp-yelp
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "markswendsen-code-yelp": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": [
        "npx",
        "-y",
        "@striderlabs/mcp-yelp"
      ],
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add markswendsen-code-yelp --command npx --arg -y --arg @striderlabs/mcp-yelp
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  markswendsen-code-yelp:
    command: "npx"
    args: ["-y", "@striderlabs/mcp-yelp"]
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "markswendsen-code-yelp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@striderlabs/mcp-yelp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## 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.

### 2026-08-02 (score 63, +58)

- [security regression] Provenance: unverified → fail
- [security improvement] Known CVEs: unverified → partial
- [security improvement] Install scripts: unverified → pass
- [security improvement] Malware scan: unverified → pass
- [security] Stability: Stability not yet verified: not enough scan history yet (needs a 30-day window).
- [functional regression] Security disclosure: fail → unverified
- [functional improvement] Schema quality: unverified → good
- [functional improvement] MCP protocol: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] Maintenance: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] Dependency health: unverified → partial
- [functional improvement] License: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] Tool coverage: unverified → 100
- [functional] Licence: MIT

### 2026-08-01 (score 5, −21)

- [security] Stability: Stability not yet verified: we do not have a sandbox capture of the MCP schema this version of the package serves yet.
- [functional regression] Tool coverage: 100 → unverified
- [functional regression] Capabilities: pass → unverified

### 2026-07-31 (score 26, 0)

- [functional] We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server

### 2026-07-30 (score 26, −20)

- [functional regression] Tool coverage: 100 → unverified
- [functional improvement] Dependency health: unverified → partial
- [functional] First check of Schema quality: unverified

### 2026-07-27 (score 46)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (12)

### `yelp_search_restaurants` (~96 tokens)

Search for restaurants on Yelp by location, cuisine, price range, and more.

Input parameters:

- `location` (string, required): Location (city, neighborhood, or address)
- `openNow` (boolean): Only show places open now
- `priceRange` (string): Price range filter
- `query` (string): Search query (e.g., 'sushi', 'italian')
- `sortBy` (string): Sort order

### `yelp_search_businesses` (~68 tokens)

Search for any type of business on Yelp (not just restaurants).

Input parameters:

- `category` (string): Business category
- `location` (string, required): Location (city, neighborhood, or address)
- `query` (string, required): Search query (e.g., 'plumber', 'hair salon')

### `yelp_get_business_details` (~39 tokens)

Get detailed information about a specific business including hours, menu, amenities.

Input parameters:

- `businessId` (string, required): Yelp business ID or URL slug

### `yelp_get_reviews` (~55 tokens)

Get reviews for a specific business with ratings and text.

Input parameters:

- `businessId` (string, required): Yelp business ID
- `limit` (number): Number of reviews to retrieve
- `sortBy` (string): Sort reviews by

### `yelp_get_photos` (~50 tokens)

Get photos for a specific business.

Input parameters:

- `businessId` (string, required): Yelp business ID
- `category` (string): Photo category
- `limit` (number): Number of photos to retrieve

### `yelp_get_menu` (~30 tokens)

Get menu items and prices for a restaurant.

Input parameters:

- `businessId` (string, required): Yelp business ID

### `yelp_get_hours` (~30 tokens)

Get business hours including special hours and holidays.

Input parameters:

- `businessId` (string, required): Yelp business ID

### `yelp_find_similar` (~45 tokens)

Find businesses similar to a given business.

Input parameters:

- `businessId` (string, required): Yelp business ID to find similar places
- `limit` (number): Number of similar places

### `yelp_get_trending` (~52 tokens)

Get trending/hot new restaurants and businesses in a location.

Input parameters:

- `category` (string): Category filter (e.g., 'restaurants', 'nightlife')
- `location` (string, required): Location to search

### `yelp_get_collections` (~45 tokens)

Get curated Yelp collections for a location (best of lists, staff picks).

Input parameters:

- `category` (string): Collection category
- `location` (string, required): Location to search

### `yelp_check_wait_time` (~33 tokens)

Check estimated wait time at a restaurant (if available).

Input parameters:

- `businessId` (string, required): Yelp business ID

### `yelp_get_deals` (~41 tokens)

Get current deals and offers for businesses in a location.

Input parameters:

- `category` (string): Business category
- `location` (string, required): Location to search

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: Provenance, Dependencies. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/markswendsen-code-yelp/striderlabs-mcp-yelp#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-08-03: 63
- 2026-08-02: 63
- 2026-08-01: 5
- 2026-07-31: 26
- 2026-07-30: 26
- 2026-07-28: 46
- 2026-07-27: 46

## Links

- npm package: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@striderlabs/mcp-yelp
- Socket report: https://socket.dev/npm/package/@striderlabs/mcp-yelp
- Repository: https://github.com/markswendsen-code/mcp-yelp
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/markswendsen-code-yelp/striderlabs-mcp-yelp/changelog.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/markswendsen-code-yelp/striderlabs-mcp-yelp/changelog.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/markswendsen-code-yelp/striderlabs-mcp-yelp