Essentially Amsterdam MCP
This MCP server allows AI assistants to query local Amsterdam information including events, English-language jobs, business directories, markets, conferences, practical guides, and recent news. It provides direct links to source pages for every answer and supports both English and Dutch queries.
Endpoint and access
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https://essentiallyamsterdam.com/mcpWhat you can do with it
- Find events on a specific day or narrow by category like music or comedy
- Search for current English-language jobs in the Amsterdam area
- Look up owner-verified local businesses by name, type, or area
- Get practical guides such as how to get a BSN or find public toilets
Source and maintenance
Protocol and capabilities
- Server
- essentially-amsterdam 1.1.0
- MCP protocol
- 2025-06-18
- Tools
- 7 advertised
- Resources
- Not advertised
- Resource templates
- Not advertised
- Prompts
- Not advertised
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"tools": {
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}Server-provided instructions
Untrusted server output shown for inspection. It is not Koskamo guidance and is excluded from knowledge search.
Tools
7 advertised
whats_on — What's on in Amsterdam
Events in Amsterdam on one day, from the Essentially Amsterdam What's On calendar (today and the next six days). Returns up to 10 events, best first, each with title, time, venue and a link to its row on our calendar page.
{
"type": "object",
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"properties": {
"date": {
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^\\d{4}-\\d{2}-\\d{2}$",
"description": "Day in YYYY-MM-DD (Amsterdam time). Defaults to today."
},
"category": {
"enum": [
"music",
"stage-screen",
"art",
"comedy",
"learn-make",
"food-drink",
"out-about"
],
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional: music (Music), stage-screen (Stage and screen), art (Art and exhibitions), comedy (Comedy), learn-make (Talks, workshops and making), food-drink (Food and drink), out-about (Out and about)"
}
}
}{
"title": "What's on in Amsterdam",
"readOnlyHint": true,
"openWorldHint": false,
"idempotentHint": true,
"destructiveHint": false
}jobs — English-language jobs in Amsterdam
Search current English-language job openings in the Amsterdam area from the Essentially Amsterdam job board. Returns up to 10 of the newest matching roles with title, company, area and salary when the employer publishes one, each linking to the job on our job board.
{
"type": "object",
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"properties": {
"keyword": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 80,
"description": "Optional words to match in the title, company, area or ad, e.g. \"data engineer\" or \"marketing\""
}
}
}{
"title": "English-language jobs in Amsterdam",
"readOnlyHint": true,
"openWorldHint": false,
"idempotentHint": true,
"destructiveHint": false
}directory_search — Amsterdam business directory
Search owner-verified local businesses in the Essentially Amsterdam directory by name, type or area. Returns up to 10 listings with name, category, area and a link to the listing page.
{
"type": "object",
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"required": [
"query"
],
"properties": {
"query": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 80,
"minLength": 2,
"description": "What to look for, e.g. \"yoga\", \"bakery Jordaan\" or \"dentist\""
}
}
}{
"title": "Amsterdam business directory",
"readOnlyHint": true,
"openWorldHint": false,
"idempotentHint": true,
"destructiveHint": false
}markets_today — Amsterdam markets open today
Street and food markets in Amsterdam open on a given day (default today), with opening hours where known and a link to our market guide.
{
"type": "object",
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"properties": {
"date": {
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^\\d{4}-\\d{2}-\\d{2}$",
"description": "Day in YYYY-MM-DD (Amsterdam time). Defaults to today."
}
}
}{
"title": "Amsterdam markets open today",
"readOnlyHint": true,
"openWorldHint": false,
"idempotentHint": true,
"destructiveHint": false
}conferences — Conferences in Amsterdam
Upcoming conferences in Amsterdam from the Essentially Amsterdam conference calendar, each date checked against the conference's own page. Filter by month and field. Returns up to 10, soonest first, with dates, venue, field, a link to our conferences page and the conference's own website.
{
"type": "object",
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"properties": {
"field": {
"enum": [
"tech",
"medical",
"science",
"business",
"environment",
"education",
"other"
],
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional: tech (Tech & AI), medical (Medical & health), science (Science & engineering), business (Business & finance), environment (Environment & energy), education (Education & society), other (Other)"
},
"month": {
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^\\d{4}-\\d{2}$",
"description": "Optional month in YYYY-MM, e.g. 2026-12. Default: from today on."
}
}
}{
"title": "Conferences in Amsterdam",
"readOnlyHint": true,
"openWorldHint": false,
"idempotentHint": true,
"destructiveHint": false
}guide_search — Amsterdam guides and tools
Find the right Essentially Amsterdam guide, free tool or best-of list for a question about living in or visiting Amsterdam, e.g. "how do I get a BSN", "best pizza", "net salary calculator", "public toilets". English or Dutch words. Returns up to 10 pages, best match first, with title, a one-line description and the link.
{
"type": "object",
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"required": [
"query"
],
"properties": {
"query": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 120,
"minLength": 2,
"description": "The question or a few words, e.g. \"how do I get a BSN\" or \"cafes in the Jordaan\""
}
}
}{
"title": "Amsterdam guides and tools",
"readOnlyHint": true,
"openWorldHint": false,
"idempotentHint": true,
"destructiveHint": false
}recent_news — Recent Amsterdam news
The newest Amsterdam news articles published on essentiallyamsterdam.com, newest first, optionally only those matching a keyword. Returns up to 10 with headline, date, a one-line summary and the link. The reply also gives the date of the newest post on the site.
{
"type": "object",
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"properties": {
"query": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 80,
"description": "Optional keyword(s), e.g. \"housing\" or \"Schiphol\""
}
}
}{
"title": "Recent Amsterdam news",
"readOnlyHint": true,
"openWorldHint": false,
"idempotentHint": true,
"destructiveHint": false
}Prompts
Not advertised
Resources
Not advertised
30-day availability
Aggregated from read-only remote checks; this is not a tool-execution or security guarantee.
- Successful checks
- 1 of 1 (100%)
- Average latency
- 1092 ms
- 95th percentile latency
- 1092 ms
Maintenance history
Public check and source-refresh events. Editorial and ownership records remain private.
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Connect from your client
Each snippet registers the same endpoint; pick the client you use.
Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport http essentially-amsterdam-mcp https://essentiallyamsterdam.com/mcpCodex
codex mcp add essentially-amsterdam-mcp --url https://essentiallyamsterdam.com/mcpCursor
{
"mcpServers": {
"essentially-amsterdam-mcp": {
"url": "https://essentiallyamsterdam.com/mcp"
}
}
}Cline
{
"mcpServers": {
"essentially-amsterdam-mcp": {
"type": "streamableHttp",
"url": "https://essentiallyamsterdam.com/mcp",
"disabled": false
}
}
}VS Code
{
"servers": {
"essentially-amsterdam-mcp": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://essentiallyamsterdam.com/mcp"
}
}
}Gemini CLI
gemini mcp add --transport http essentially-amsterdam-mcp https://essentiallyamsterdam.com/mcpClaude Desktop
{
"mcpServers": {
"essentially-amsterdam-mcp": {
"url": "https://essentiallyamsterdam.com/mcp"
}
}
}Windsurf
{
"mcpServers": {
"essentially-amsterdam-mcp": {
"serverUrl": "https://essentiallyamsterdam.com/mcp"
}
}
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