How to integrate Yelp MCP with Atomic Agent

Connect Atomic Agent to Yelp MCP. Find top-rated coffee shops nearby, show best pizza places open now, and more using natural language, with authentication handled for you.

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Yelp is a local business directory and review platform with millions of listings. Instantly access rich business data, ratings, and customer reviews for location-based services.

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Introduction

Atomic Agent is an open-source AI agent that runs on your machine and supports local models through llama.cpp. Connect it to 1,500+ apps through Composio, including Yelp.

This guide uses Atomic Agent's built-in Composio integration. You need Atomic Agent v0.5.6 or later, your own Composio API key, and a Yelp account. See the Atomic Agent documentation for installation instructions.

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How Atomic Agent connects to Yelp

Atomic Agent connects to Composio's Tool Router over Streamable HTTP MCP. It discovers the tools needed for your request, and Composio handles account authentication.

Execution and account-connection tools follow Atomic Agent's configured approval policy. Review any approval prompt before allowing an action on your connected account.

Connect Yelp to Atomic Agent

  1. Sign up or sign in to the Composio dashboard. Copy your API key.
  2. In Atomic Agent, open the Integrations tab and select Composio. Select API key, press e, paste the key, and press Enter. The tools become available immediately, without a restart.
  3. Ask Atomic Agent to do something in Yelp. It searches Composio for the right tool.
  4. On first use, open the sign-in link returned in the chat. Connect your Yelp account, then return to Atomic Agent to continue.

Headless setup

Add the following line to ~/.atomic-agent/.env, replacing YOUR_COMPOSIO_API_KEY with your key. Start Atomic Agent after saving the file.

bash
COMPOSIO_API_KEY=YOUR_COMPOSIO_API_KEY

What is the Yelp MCP server, and what's possible with it?

The Yelp MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, and more directly to Yelp's extensive business data. It provides structured and secure access to business search, reviews, ratings, and local business details, so your agent can help you find businesses, compare ratings, read reviews, and discover local favorites on your behalf.

  • Business discovery and search: Ask your agent to find restaurants, shops, or services by location, category, or specific business name with up-to-date Yelp data.
  • Detailed review retrieval: Have your agent fetch and summarize customer reviews for any business, making it easier to choose where to go.
  • Ratings and reputation checks: Let your agent provide business ratings, number of reviews, and popularity insights before you make a decision.
  • Local business information access: Get detailed information like address, hours, contact info, and amenities for businesses near you or in any city.
  • Personalized recommendations: Enable your agent to suggest top-rated options based on your preferences, trending spots, or special occasions.

Use Yelp from Atomic Agent

With your account connected, ask Atomic Agent to work with Yelp in natural language. You can connect more apps through the same Composio integration as you need them.

Visit the Atomic Agent website or inspect the Atomic Agent source code.

Troubleshooting

Why is my API key rejected?

Copy the key directly from the Composio dashboard. Atomic Agent requires ASCII characters because it sends the key in an HTTP header. Remove any extra characters introduced when copying.

Why are Composio tools unavailable after saving a key?

Check that you use Atomic Agent v0.5.6 or later and that Composio is enabled in your configuration. A "composio": { "enabled": false } setting disables the integration while keeping the saved key on disk.

Does Composio have a free plan?

The Hobby plan includes 100,000 tool calls per month. Composio-managed OAuth apps have a lower included allowance. See Composio pricing for the current limits that apply to your connection.

TOOLS

Supported Tools

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

Get Business Details

Get detailed information about a specific business on Yelp using its business ID or alias.

Get Business Reviews

Get reviews for a specific business on Yelp using its business ID or alias.

Get Review Highlights

Get review highlights for a specific business on Yelp using its business ID or alias.

Search and Chat

Chat with Yelp's AI assistant to search for businesses, get recommendations, and ask questions.

Search Businesses

Search for businesses on Yelp by location, term, categories, and other filters.

Search Business by Phone

Search for a business by phone number on Yelp.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

With a standalone Yelp MCP server, the agents and LLMs can only access a fixed set of Yelp tools tied to that server. However, with the Composio Tool Router, agents can dynamically load tools from Yelp and many other apps based on the task at hand, all through a single MCP endpoint.

Yes, you can. Atomic Agent fully supports MCP integration. You get structured tool calling, message history handling, and model orchestration while Tool Router takes care of discovering and serving the right Yelp tools.

Yes, absolutely. You can configure which Yelp scopes and actions are allowed when connecting your account to Composio. You can also bring your own OAuth credentials or API configuration so you keep full control over what the agent can do.

All sensitive data such as tokens, keys, and configuration is fully encrypted at rest and in transit. Composio is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant and follows strict security practices so your Yelp data and credentials are handled as safely as possible.

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