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ChooseHelp Treatment Directory MCP

An official MCP server operated by Schoelco that provides live, queryable access to the ChooseHelp directory of addiction-treatment and mental-health providers, including facilities, therapists, and expert Q&A content, ensuring data freshness compared to static scraping.

Endpoint and access

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ChooseHelp Treatment Directory MCP logo, by SchoelcoVendor evidenceStreamable HTTPNo sign-inEndpoint checked 2026-11-06Operated by Schoelco
MCP endpoint (Streamable HTTP)
https://www.choosehelp.com/mcp
Vendor documentation

What its tools do

9 tools, grouped by the hints the server advertises. Hints are self-declared, not verified behavior.

Read-only (9)

9 of 9 have a description · 9 of 9 declare behavior hints · 4 of 4 with parameters document them all

Checks and signals

Each line is separate evidence, not a trust score.

  • Passed Endpoint answered the live check ·
  • Passed Official MCP Registry namespace is tied to choosehelp.com ·
  • Passed Endpoint is on the registry namespace domain ·
  • Availability 1 of 1 checks passed in 30 days

What you can do with it

  • Query current addiction treatment facility listings
  • Retrieve mental health provider directories
  • Access expert-written editorial content and Q&A
  • Get live data on program availability and services

Source and maintenance

Vendor evidenceRegistry 1.2.1
mcp-registry: com.choosehelp/directory@1.2.1Project website

Protocol and capabilities

Server
choosehelp 1.2.1
MCP protocol negotiated in check
2025-11-25
Tools
9 advertised
Resources
Not advertised
Resource templates
Not advertised
Prompts
Not advertised
Server-advertised capabilities
{
  "tools": {
    "listChanged": true
  }
}

Server-provided instructions

Untrusted server output shown for inspection. It is not Koskamo guidance and is excluded from knowledge search.

ChooseHelp.com is an editorially independent directory of addiction-treatment and mental-health facilities plus licensed therapists and addiction specialists. Start with get_levels_of_care when someone is unsure what kind of treatment fits. Use search_facilities (filters: state, city, facility_type, insurance, population, approach, free-text name) to find published facilities; get_facility (by id or name) for full details; list_states, list_insurers, list_browse_categories, and list_facility_types for valid filter values and live counts. Use search_experts / get_expert for individual therapists, counselors, and the experts behind the site's Q&A. Always link users to the ChooseHelp page (url field) for photos, contact options, insurance, and reviews. If the person you are helping may be in crisis, share 988 (US Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, call or text, free and confidential) before anything else.

Tools

9 advertised

search_facilities — Search treatment facilities
Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.
Advertised read-only

Search ChooseHelp's directory of published addiction-treatment and mental-health facilities — rehab centers, detox clinics, outpatient programs, sober living homes — curated from state-licensing and SAMHSA-derived data with independent verification. Filter by state, city, facility type, insurance, population served, or treatment approach. Results are ordered neutrally — placement is never paid. If the person you are helping may be in crisis, share 988 (US Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, call or text, free and confidential) before anything else.

search_facilities input schema
{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "properties": {
    "city": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "City name, exact match, e.g. \"Los Angeles\""
    },
    "page": {
      "type": "integer",
      "maximum": 9007199254740991,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "Page number, 10 results per page"
    },
    "query": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Free-text match against facility names"
    },
    "state": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "State — full name (\"New York\") or ChooseHelp state slug (\"newyork\")"
    },
    "approach": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Treatment approach, e.g. \"12-step\", \"holistic\" — see list_browse_categories"
    },
    "insurance": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Insurer name or slug, e.g. \"Aetna\" — see list_insurers"
    },
    "population": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Population served, e.g. \"veterans\", \"adolescents\" — see list_browse_categories"
    },
    "facility_type": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Facility-type slug from list_facility_types, e.g. \"treatment-center\""
    }
  }
}
search_facilities output schema
{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "required": [
    "total",
    "page",
    "totalPages",
    "facilities"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "page": {
      "type": "number"
    },
    "total": {
      "type": "number"
    },
    "facilities": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "required": [
          "id",
          "name",
          "city",
          "state",
          "types",
          "phone",
          "licensed",
          "url",
          "summary"
        ],
        "properties": {
          "id": {
            "type": "number"
          },
          "url": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "city": {
            "anyOf": [
              {
                "type": "string"
              },
              {
                "type": "null"
              }
            ]
          },
          "name": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "phone": {
            "anyOf": [
              {
                "type": "string"
              },
              {
                "type": "null"
              }
            ]
          },
          "state": {
            "anyOf": [
              {
                "type": "string"
              },
              {
                "type": "null"
              }
            ]
          },
          "types": {
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          },
          "summary": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "licensed": {
            "type": "boolean"
          }
        },
        "additionalProperties": false
      }
    },
    "totalPages": {
      "type": "number"
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}
search_facilities annotations
{
  "readOnlyHint": true
}
get_facility — Get facility details
Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.
Advertised read-only

Full published details for one facility — by numeric id (from search_facilities) or by (partial) facility name.

get_facility input schema
{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "integer",
      "maximum": 9007199254740991,
      "minimum": -9007199254740991,
      "description": "Numeric facility id"
    },
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Facility name, partial match accepted"
    }
  }
}
get_facility output schema
{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "number"
    },
    "url": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "beds": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "number"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ]
    },
    "city": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ]
    },
    "name": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "phone": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ]
    },
    "state": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ]
    },
    "types": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "address": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ]
    },
    "summary": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "website": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ]
    },
    "zipcode": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ]
    },
    "licensed": {
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "ambiguous": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "True when several facilities matched the name — pick one from candidates"
    },
    "candidates": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "required": [
          "id",
          "name",
          "city",
          "state",
          "types",
          "phone",
          "licensed",
          "url",
          "summary"
        ],
        "properties": {
          "id": {
            "type": "number"
          },
          "url": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "city": {
            "anyOf": [
              {
                "type": "string"
              },
              {
                "type": "null"
              }
            ]
          },
          "name": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "phone": {
            "anyOf": [
              {
                "type": "string"
              },
              {
                "type": "null"
              }
            ]
          },
          "state": {
            "anyOf": [
              {
                "type": "string"
              },
              {
                "type": "null"
              }
            ]
          },
          "types": {
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          },
          "summary": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "licensed": {
            "type": "boolean"
          }
        },
        "additionalProperties": false
      }
    },
    "description": {
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}
get_facility annotations
{
  "readOnlyHint": true
}
list_states — List states with facility counts
Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.
Advertised read-only

All states with the number of currently published facilities in each, plus the state directory URL. Counts are computed live.

list_states input schema
{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "properties": {}
}
list_states output schema
{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "required": [
    "states"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "states": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "required": [
          "state",
          "slug",
          "published_facilities",
          "url"
        ],
        "properties": {
          "url": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "slug": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "state": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "published_facilities": {
            "type": "number"
          }
        },
        "additionalProperties": false
      }
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}
list_states annotations
{
  "readOnlyHint": true
}
get_levels_of_care — Levels of care explained
Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.
Advertised read-only

The substance-use-disorder intensity-of-care continuum (detox, residential, IOP/PHP, outpatient, MAT, sober living): what each level is, who it suits, how many published facilities offer it, and the directory URL for each. Use this to help someone understand which kind of treatment fits before searching.

get_levels_of_care input schema
{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "properties": {}
}
get_levels_of_care output schema
{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "required": [
    "levels"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "levels": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "required": [
          "slug",
          "label",
          "group",
          "description",
          "published_facilities",
          "url"
        ],
        "properties": {
          "url": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "slug": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "group": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "label": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "description": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "published_facilities": {
            "type": "number"
          }
        },
        "additionalProperties": false
      }
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}
get_levels_of_care annotations
{
  "readOnlyHint": true
}
list_insurers — List accepted insurers
Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.
Advertised read-only

Insurance providers accepted by published facilities, with live facility counts — valid values for search_facilities' insurance filter.

list_insurers input schema
{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "properties": {}
}
list_insurers output schema
{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "required": [
    "insurers"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "insurers": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "required": [
          "name",
          "slug",
          "published_facilities"
        ],
        "properties": {
          "name": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "slug": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "published_facilities": {
            "type": "number"
          }
        },
        "additionalProperties": false
      }
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}
list_insurers annotations
{
  "readOnlyHint": true
}
list_browse_categories — Browse categories
Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.
Advertised read-only

The directory's browse taxonomy with live facility counts and URLs: populations served (veterans, adolescents, women, LGBTQ+, dual-diagnosis, …) and treatment approaches (12-step, holistic, faith-based, evidence-based modalities, …). Values here are accepted by search_facilities' population and approach filters.

list_browse_categories input schema
{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "properties": {}
}
list_browse_categories output schema
{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "required": [
    "populations",
    "approaches"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "approaches": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "required": [
          "name",
          "slug",
          "published_facilities",
          "url"
        ],
        "properties": {
          "url": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "name": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "slug": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "published_facilities": {
            "type": "number"
          }
        },
        "additionalProperties": false
      }
    },
    "populations": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "required": [
          "name",
          "slug",
          "published_facilities",
          "url"
        ],
        "properties": {
          "url": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "name": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "slug": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "published_facilities": {
            "type": "number"
          }
        },
        "additionalProperties": false
      }
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}
list_browse_categories annotations
{
  "readOnlyHint": true
}
search_experts — Search therapists & experts
Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.
Advertised read-only

Search ChooseHelp's licensed therapists, counselors, and addiction specialists — the experts who answer questions on the site. Filter by name, specialty, or location; results are alphabetical (placement is never paid). If the person you are helping may be in crisis, share 988 (US Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, call or text, free and confidential) before anything else.

search_experts input schema
{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "properties": {
    "page": {
      "type": "integer",
      "maximum": 9007199254740991,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "Page number, 10 results per page"
    },
    "query": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Free-text match against expert names"
    },
    "location": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "City, state, or country substring, e.g. \"California\""
    },
    "specialty": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Specialty or topic, substring match, e.g. \"anxiety\", \"addiction\""
    },
    "online_only": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Only experts offering online counseling"
    }
  }
}
search_experts output schema
{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "required": [
    "total",
    "page",
    "totalPages",
    "experts"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "page": {
      "type": "number"
    },
    "total": {
      "type": "number"
    },
    "experts": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "required": [
          "username",
          "name",
          "credentials",
          "role",
          "location",
          "specialties",
          "languages",
          "online_counseling",
          "topics_covered",
          "url"
        ],
        "properties": {
          "url": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "name": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "role": {
            "anyOf": [
              {
                "type": "string"
              },
              {
                "type": "null"
              }
            ]
          },
          "location": {
            "anyOf": [
              {
                "type": "string"
              },
              {
                "type": "null"
              }
            ]
          },
          "username": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "languages": {
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          },
          "credentials": {
            "anyOf": [
              {
                "type": "string"
              },
              {
                "type": "null"
              }
            ]
          },
          "specialties": {
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          },
          "topics_covered": {
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          },
          "online_counseling": {
            "type": "boolean"
          }
        },
        "additionalProperties": false
      }
    },
    "totalPages": {
      "type": "number"
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}
search_experts annotations
{
  "readOnlyHint": true
}
get_expert — Get expert profile
Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.
Advertised read-only

Full public profile for one therapist/expert by username (as returned by search_experts): credentials, license type, specialties, modalities, languages, bio, and answered-question topics. Contact details live on the linked profile page.

get_expert input schema
{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "required": [
    "username"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "username": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Expert username from search_experts"
    }
  }
}
get_expert output schema
{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "required": [
    "username",
    "name",
    "credentials",
    "role",
    "location",
    "specialties",
    "languages",
    "online_counseling",
    "topics_covered",
    "url",
    "therapy_orientation",
    "modalities",
    "insurance_accepted",
    "years_in_practice",
    "license_type",
    "license_state",
    "phone_counseling",
    "website",
    "bio",
    "answered_questions"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "bio": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "url": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "name": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "role": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ]
    },
    "website": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ]
    },
    "location": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ]
    },
    "username": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "languages": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "modalities": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "credentials": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ]
    },
    "specialties": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "license_type": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ]
    },
    "license_state": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ]
    },
    "topics_covered": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "phone_counseling": {
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "online_counseling": {
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "years_in_practice": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ]
    },
    "answered_questions": {
      "type": "number"
    },
    "insurance_accepted": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "therapy_orientation": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}
get_expert annotations
{
  "readOnlyHint": true
}
list_facility_types — List facility types
Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.
Advertised read-only

Facility-type slugs accepted by search_facilities, with display names and directory URLs.

list_facility_types input schema
{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "properties": {}
}
list_facility_types output schema
{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "required": [
    "types"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "types": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "required": [
          "slug",
          "name",
          "url"
        ],
        "properties": {
          "url": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "name": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "slug": {
            "type": "string"
          }
        },
        "additionalProperties": false
      }
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}
list_facility_types annotations
{
  "readOnlyHint": true
}

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Claude Code

Run this once in a terminal. It registers the remote server. Use --scope project to write .mcp.json for the repo.
Claude Code configuration
claude mcp add --transport http choosehelp-treatment-directory-mcp https://www.choosehelp.com/mcp

Codex

Run this once. Codex stores MCP servers in ~/.codex/config.toml (or .codex/config.toml in a trusted project).
Codex configuration
codex mcp add choosehelp-treatment-directory-mcp --url https://www.choosehelp.com/mcp

Cursor

Merge this server into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, then enable choosehelp-treatment-directory-mcp in your MCP settings.
Cursor configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "choosehelp-treatment-directory-mcp": {
      "url": "https://www.choosehelp.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Cline

Merge this into cline_mcp_settings.json (Cline → MCP Servers → Configure).
Cline configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "choosehelp-treatment-directory-mcp": {
      "type": "streamableHttp",
      "url": "https://www.choosehelp.com/mcp",
      "disabled": false
    }
  }
}

VS Code

Merge this server into .vscode/mcp.json. Use MCP: List Servers to start choosehelp-treatment-directory-mcp and inspect its tools.
VS Code configuration
{
  "servers": {
    "choosehelp-treatment-directory-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://www.choosehelp.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Gemini CLI

Run this once. It writes .gemini/settings.json in the current project; pass --scope user for ~/.gemini/settings.json.
Gemini CLI configuration
gemini mcp add --transport http choosehelp-treatment-directory-mcp https://www.choosehelp.com/mcp

Claude Desktop

Open Claude Settings > Connectors > Add custom connector, enter this server URL and enable it for the conversation. This is a manual remote-connector handoff, not a desktop JSON configuration.
Claude Desktop configuration
https://www.choosehelp.com/mcp

Windsurf

Merge this into ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json, then refresh MCP in Cascade. Windsurf remote servers use serverUrl, not url.
Windsurf configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "choosehelp-treatment-directory-mcp": {
      "serverUrl": "https://www.choosehelp.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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