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Research Local Businesses

Look up business contact details, hours, ratings, and location data for any type of business in any area.

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Sales prospecting, competitive research, and supplier sourcing all start with finding the right businesses in the right places. Whether you need a list of florists in a city, the exact address and hours of a specific shop, or a map of competitor locations in a region, manual searching wastes hours.

The search_places and place_details skills return structured business data including name, address, phone, website, rating, and opening hours. You can search by business type and geography, then drill into specific records for full contact and operational details.

Field sales reps, market researchers, franchise planners, and small business owners use this to build prospect lists and competitive maps in minutes instead of manually compiling data from multiple sources.

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Claude

  1. Connect ToolRouter in Claude: claude mcp add toolrouter -- npx -y toolrouter-mcp
  2. Ask: "Use places-search to find all co-working spaces in Bristol, UK"
  3. Claude returns a list of matching businesses with ratings and contact info
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ChatGPT

  1. Add ToolRouter to ChatGPT using the MCP JSON configuration
  2. Ask: "Use places-search to find gyms in Liverpool city centre"
  3. ChatGPT returns business listings with details
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Copilot

  1. Add ToolRouter to your Copilot MCP configuration
  2. Ask: "Use places-search to find pharmacies in Leeds city centre"
  3. Copilot returns structured business data
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OpenClaw

  1. Connect ToolRouter to OpenClaw: openclaw mcp add toolrouter -- npx -y toolrouter-mcp
  2. Ask: "Use places-search to find all accountancy firms in Glasgow city centre"
  3. OpenClaw returns structured business listings
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