Foursquare MCP server for AI agents and assistants

Securely connect your AI agents and chatbots (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, etc) with Foursquare MCP or direct API to search for places, fetch recommendations, explore venue details, and surface trending spots through natural language.

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Foursquare is a global location platform for searching places and place recommendations. It helps users discover restaurants, shops, and venues with rich, up-to-date data.

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TOOLS

Supported Tools

Every Foursquare action and event your agent gets out of the box.

Retrieve nearby places v3

The GetNearbyPlaces endpoint retrieves a list of places near a specified location, primarily supporting check-in use cases and local discovery.

Retrieve place photos by id

Retrieves photos associated with a specific place in Foursquare's database.

Retrieve places by id

Retrieves detailed information about a specific place using its unique Foursquare ID (FSQ ID).

Retrieve place tips using fsq id

Retrieves user-generated tips for a specific place in the Foursquare database.

Search places api request

The GetPlacesSearch endpoint allows you to search for places in the Foursquare database based on various criteria such as location, keywords, and categories.

SETUP GUIDE

Connect Foursquare MCP Tool with your Agent

1

Install Composio

typescript
npm install @composio/core ai @ai-sdk/mcp @ai-sdk/openai
Install the Composio SDK and your agent framework
2

Create a session with MCP enabled

typescript
import { Composio } from "@composio/core";

const composio = new Composio();
const { mcp } = await composio.create("your-user-id", {
  toolkits: ["foursquare"],
  mcp: true,
});
Create a session scoped to Foursquare and read its MCP URL and headers
3

Connect your agent to the MCP server

typescript
import { createMCPClient } from "@ai-sdk/mcp";
import { openai } from "@ai-sdk/openai";
import { generateText, stepCountIs } from "ai";

const client = await createMCPClient({
  transport: { type: "http", url: mcp.url, headers: mcp.headers },
});

const { text } = await generateText({
  model: openai("gpt-5.6-sol"),
  tools: await client.tools(),
  prompt: "Find top-rated coffee shops near Times Square",
  stopWhen: stepCountIs(10),
});

console.log(text);
await client.close();
Pass the session's MCP URL and headers to your agent and run a Foursquare request
SETUP GUIDE

Connect Foursquare API Tool with your Agent

1

Install Composio

typescript
npm install @composio/core @composio/openai openai
Install the Composio SDK, the OpenAI provider, and the OpenAI SDK
2

Create a Composio session

typescript
import OpenAI from "openai";
import { Composio } from "@composio/core";
import { OpenAIResponsesProvider } from "@composio/openai";

const composio = new Composio({ provider: new OpenAIResponsesProvider() });
const client = new OpenAI();

const session = await composio.create("your-user-id", { toolkits: ["foursquare"] });
const tools = await session.tools();
Initialize Composio with the OpenAI Responses provider and create a session scoped to Foursquare
3

Run Foursquare tools with your agent

typescript
let response = await client.responses.create({
  model: "gpt-5.6-sol",
  tools,
  input: [{ role: "user", content: "Find top-rated coffee shops near Times Square" }],
});

while (response.output.some((o) => o.type === "function_call")) {
  const outputs = await composio.provider.handleToolCalls(session, response.output);
  response = await client.responses.create({
    model: "gpt-5.6-sol",
    tools,
    previous_response_id: response.id,
    input: outputs,
  });
}

console.log(response.output_text);
Send a request, execute the Foursquare tool calls through the session, and print the final answer

Why Use Composio?

AI Native Foursquare Integration

  • Supports both Foursquare MCP and direct API based integrations
  • Structured, LLM-friendly schemas for reliable tool execution
  • Rich coverage for searching, finding, and recommending venues

Managed Auth

  • Built-in API key handling with secure credential storage
  • Central place to manage and revoke Foursquare keys
  • Per user and per environment credentials instead of hard-coded keys

Agent Optimized Design

  • Tools are tuned using real error and success rates to improve reliability over time
  • Comprehensive execution logs so you always know what ran, when, and on whose behalf

Enterprise Grade Security

  • Fine-grained RBAC so you control which agents and users can access Foursquare
  • Scoped, least privilege access to Foursquare resources
  • Full audit trail of agent actions to support review and compliance

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Yes, Foursquare requires you to configure your own API key credentials. Once set up, Composio handles secure credential storage and API request handling for you.

Yes! Composio's Tool Router enables agents to use multiple toolkits. Learn more.

Yes. Composio is SOC 2 Type II compliant and is built to keep your Foursquare connection and credentials secure. OAuth tokens and API keys are encrypted, and sensitive customer data is protected at rest and in transit.

Composio also undergoes independent security testing and continuously monitors its systems for security threats. You can review the latest reports and policies in the Composio Trust Center.

Composio maintains and updates all toolkit integrations automatically, so your agents always work with the latest API versions.

Create the key in your Foursquare account settings, then paste it once on Composio's connection page. Composio stores it encrypted and uses it only for the Foursquare actions your agent runs. Nobody else in your workspace can read it, and you can revoke it inside Foursquare at any time.

When you connect a Foursquare account through Composio, every action runs under that account, so anything the agent creates, sends, or changes shows up in Foursquare as done by you. Keep an approval step in your prompt for actions with side effects, such as sending or deleting, and have the agent draft first.

Whatever the credentials you connect allow inside Foursquare. If Foursquare lets you scope a key to specific permissions, create a scoped one so the agent can only do what you intend. You can revoke the key inside Foursquare at any time.

Yes. Composio supports multiple connected accounts for the same app, and that works in Claude, ChatGPT, or any other assistant you connect through Composio. Give each Foursquare connection a name such as work or personal, and the assistant uses the one you mention in the request. Each account keeps its own credentials and nothing is merged.

The connection stops working the moment Foursquare rejects the old key. Create a new key in Foursquare and reconnect the account from the Composio dashboard or by asking your agent to reconnect Foursquare. Nothing else changes.

Composio's free Hobby plan includes 100,000 tool calls per month with no credit card, which covers most personal Foursquare use. Paid plans add higher limits and team features. Your Foursquare plan and its API limits still apply as usual.

Built-in connectors usually give one AI access to a limited set of apps. Many people use Composio because it lets their AI connect to more apps than it normally supports, or connect to multiple accounts for the same app (e.g. connect Claude to multiple Foursquare accounts).

With Composio, you connect Foursquare once and then use it across different AI assistants without setting it up separately in each one. Connect your apps to Composio once, then connect Composio to whichever AI you use, whether that's Claude, ChatGPT, Hermes, or your own custom assistant.

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