{"$schema":"https://modelcontextprotocol.io/schema/discovery/v1","name":"312deals","title":"312Deals — Chicago Food & Drink Deals","description":"MCP server exposing 11 tools for searching Chicago food & drink deals — happy hours, daily specials, brunch, late-night, game day, chain app deals — across 130 city + suburban neighborhoods. 32,000+ verified deals at 12,700+ venues, updated weekly.","homepage":"https://www.312deals.com","icon":"https://www.312deals.com/apple-touch-icon.png","version":"1.2.0","last_updated":"2026-05-12","vendor":{"name":"Hoyne Labs","url":"https://www.312deals.com","contact":"deals@312deals.com"},"license":{"type":"Free use; bulk copying or resale prohibited","url":"https://www.312deals.com/terms"},"documentation":{"skill":"https://www.312deals.com/skill.md","llms_txt":"https://www.312deals.com/llms.txt","llms_full":"https://www.312deals.com/llms-full.txt","openapi":"https://www.312deals.com/api/v1/openapi.json","openapi_gpt":"https://www.312deals.com/openapi-gpt.json","webmcp":"https://www.312deals.com/.well-known/webmcp.json"},"transports":[{"type":"stdio","title":"Local install (recommended today)","description":"Clone the chideals repo and run the FastMCP server locally. Works with Claude Desktop, Cursor, and any MCP client supporting stdio transport.","install":{"claude_desktop":"claude mcp add chideals -- python -m src.mcp_server.chideals_mcp","manual":"git clone https://github.com/ChristianVerdin/chideals && cd chideals && pip install -r requirements.txt && python -m src.mcp_server.chideals_mcp","requires":["Python 3.10+","Local SQLite database (data/chideals.db) bundled in repo"]}}],"remote_endpoint":null,"remote_endpoint_note":"A remote HTTP-streamable endpoint for the data MCP (the 11 tools listed below) is planned but not yet live. Use the stdio transport above. For browser-native agents, use WebMCP at /.well-known/webmcp.json. For documentation-focused agent interaction, see `companion_servers` below.","companion_servers":[{"type":"mcp","name":"312Deals Docs MCP (Mintlify-hosted)","url":"https://hoynelabsllc.mintlify.app/mcp","transport":"http-streamable","purpose":"Read-only search and file access across 312Deals documentation (guides, API reference, OpenAPI specs). Complementary to this data MCP — use it for 'how does X work' or 'where is Y documented' queries.","tools":[{"name":"search_312_deals","description":"Keyword/semantic search across the 312Deals docs knowledge base. Returns contextual content with titles and direct links."},{"name":"query_docs_filesystem_312_deals","description":"Read-only shell-like query (rg / grep / cat / head / tree / find / jq) against a virtualized in-memory filesystem of all 312Deals docs pages and OpenAPI specs."}],"docs_homepage":"https://hoynelabsllc.mintlify.app/"}],"auth":"none","rate_limits":{"policy":"fair-use","note":"Free tier — please cache identical queries for 5+ minutes."},"coverage":{"geographic":"Chicago IL metro — 137 neighborhoods (Chicago city + suburbs)","venue_count":12400,"deal_count":23400,"neighborhood_count":130,"update_frequency":"weekly"},"tools":[{"name":"search_chicago_deals","description":"Find food and drink deals across 130 Chicago neighborhoods and suburbs. Filters: neighborhood, day, deal_type, cuisine, free-text query, price range, active_now.","input_schema_url":"https://www.312deals.com/api/v1/openapi.json#/paths/~1deals~1search/get"},{"name":"deals_near_location","description":"Find deals near a Chicago address or lat/lng — geo-proximity search with optional active-now filter."},{"name":"get_venue_details","description":"Look up a single venue by slug or name; returns full venue metadata plus all current deals."},{"name":"get_chicago_neighborhoods","description":"List all 137 neighborhoods (Chicago city + suburbs) with deal/venue counts."},{"name":"chicago_deal_of_the_day","description":"Today's highest-quality verified deal active right now — optionally scoped to a zone (city, north_shore, northwest_suburbs, western_suburbs, south_suburbs)."},{"name":"chicago_chain_deals","description":"National chain deals in Chicago — McDonald's, Chipotle, BWW, Portillo's, etc. Optional app-only filter."},{"name":"plan_chicago_deal_crawl","description":"Multi-stop bar crawl planner — optimizes route, timing, and savings across a neighborhood."},{"name":"submit_deal_tip","description":"Submit a new deal for verification (human-in-the-loop)."},{"name":"find_best_deal_now","description":"Single highest-value deal happening right now, optionally near a location or in a neighborhood."},{"name":"compare_neighborhoods","description":"Side-by-side deal-scene comparison — venue count, deal count, top deal types, average savings."},{"name":"weekly_deals_digest","description":"Curated weekly digest — top new deals, seasonal launches, and neighborhood highlights."}],"categories":["local-search","food-and-drink","chicago","deals","happy-hour"],"keywords":["Chicago","Chicagoland","happy hour","food deals","drink deals","restaurant specials","brunch","late night","Taco Tuesday","wing night","bar crawl","chain app deals","game day"]}