Merchant Context MCP

A read-only MCP server providing verified records for licensed home-service contractors in Pinellas County, FL. It exposes tools to search businesses by trade and location, retrieve full evidence records including license status and reviews, and verify specific companies against a public index of sourced facts.

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 Merchant Context

MCP endpoint (Streamable HTTP)

https://merchantcontext.com/mcp

Vendor documentation

What you can do with it

Find licensed HVAC or plumbing providers near a specific ZIP code
Verify if a specific company is licensed and insured
Retrieve full evidence records including source and verification dates
Check BBB standing and corporate history for local businesses

Tools advertised by the last live check:

search_businesses
get_business
verify_business

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 merchant-context-mcp https://merchantcontext.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 merchant-context-mcp --url https://merchantcontext.com/mcp

Cursor

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

Cursor configuration

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

VS Code

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

VS Code configuration

{
  "servers": {
    "merchant-context-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://merchantcontext.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 merchant-context-mcp https://merchantcontext.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": {
    "merchant-context-mcp": {
      "url": "https://merchantcontext.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": {
    "merchant-context-mcp": {
      "serverUrl": "https://merchantcontext.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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