# Yelp Fusion MCP Server

> Use this tool when you need to search and retrieve information on local businesses, including ratings and reviews, to perform market research or look up specific businesses by location, category, or phone number. It solves problems related to business discovery, market analysis, and customer review insights. The Yelp Fusion MCP Server takes in location, category, or phone number as input and outputs detailed business information, making it ideal for use cases requiring accurate and up-to-date local business data.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/shawndrake2-mcp-yelp  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/shawndrake2-mcp-yelp

## Description

Provides access to Yelp's business database for searching local businesses, retrieving detailed ratings and reviews, and performing market research through business counts. It enables users to look up businesses by location, category, or phone number using the Yelp Fusion API.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.97
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-28

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** database
- **Updated:** 2026-09-28

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/vmn12awr58)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/shawndrake2/mcp-yelp>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "shawndrake2-mcp-yelp"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/shawndrake2-mcp-yelp` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/shawndrake2-mcp-yelp/pull`

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