KnowChelsea MCP

This MCP server allows AI assistants to query curated listings of places in Chelsea, London, including restaurants, coffee shops, pubs, parks, and shops. It enables agents to list places by category or occasion, read full write-ups, and find the nearest picks to a user's location. The connection is read-only and does not support booking or purchasing.

Endpoint and access

No sign-in: your client connects and lists tools immediately, with no account or key.

No sign-inEndpoint checked 2026-10-19Operated by Galleon Labs

MCP endpoint (Streamable HTTP)

https://knowchelsea.com/mcp

Vendor documentation

What you can do with it

Ask where to get brunch in Chelsea
Find the best pubs in Chelsea
Locate coffee places closest to a specific location
Read a place's full write-up

Tools advertised by the last live check:

list_places
get_place
nearby_places

Connect from your client

Each snippet registers the same endpoint; pick the client you use.

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Claude Code

Run this once in a terminal. It registers a Streamable HTTP server. Use --scope project to write .mcp.json for the repo.

Claude Code configuration

claude mcp add --transport http knowchelsea-mcp https://knowchelsea.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 knowchelsea-mcp --url https://knowchelsea.com/mcp

Cursor

Merge this server into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, then enable knowchelsea-mcp in your MCP settings.

Cursor configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "knowchelsea-mcp": {
      "url": "https://knowchelsea.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Cline

Merge this into cline_mcp_settings.json (Cline → MCP Servers → Configure). The type must be streamableHttp for a remote HTTP server.

Cline configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "knowchelsea-mcp": {
      "type": "streamableHttp",
      "url": "https://knowchelsea.com/mcp",
      "disabled": false
    }
  }
}

VS Code

Merge this server into .vscode/mcp.json. Use MCP: List Servers to start knowchelsea-mcp and inspect its tools.

VS Code configuration

{
  "servers": {
    "knowchelsea-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://knowchelsea.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 knowchelsea-mcp https://knowchelsea.com/mcp

Claude Desktop

Merge this into claude_desktop_config.json (macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\), then restart Claude Desktop.

Claude Desktop configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "knowchelsea-mcp": {
      "url": "https://knowchelsea.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": {
    "knowchelsea-mcp": {
      "serverUrl": "https://knowchelsea.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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