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About CardsNearby

CardsNearby MCP Server lets AI clients search a directory of card shops and shows across the United States. Its read-only live data includes location-based results and shop details for sports cards and trading card games.

Key features

  1. 01Find nearby card shops
  2. 02Search upcoming card shows
  3. 03Sort shop results by distance
  4. 04View shop details and services
  5. 05List state coverage and shop counts

Use cases

  1. 01Find shops that buy card collections nearby
  2. 02Locate upcoming card shows near a city
  3. 03Check games and services at local shops
  4. 04See which states have directory coverage

MCP support

The server exposes three read-only tools over Streamable HTTP: find shops, find upcoming shows, and list coverage. MCP clients connect to its endpoint without authentication.

#trading-cards#pokemon#sports-cards#card-shows#location#directory

Configuration

Local server config is the same for every client. Copy it into your client’s MCP config file.

mcp.json · Universal config
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cardsnearby-566806": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote"
      ]
    }
  }
}
Run commandnpx -y mcp-remote

Local servers need a runtime on your machine (e.g. Node.js 18+). Config file locations differ by client; see your client’s docs.

Packages
npmmcp-remote

Tools

No tool list yet

Local servers expose tools only once running on your machine, and the maintainer has not provided a tool list.

Details

From the project README

CardsNearby MCP Server

Connect Claude, Cursor, and other Model Context Protocol agents to CardsNearby — the directory of every local card shop and card show in the United States (sports cards, Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh!, and other TCGs).

Ask your AI assistant for card shops or card shows near any US location and it queries CardsNearby's live data directly.

Tools

ToolWhat it does
find_card_shopsFind local card shops near a location (by latitude+longitude or US city+state). Returns shops sorted by distance with address, games, services, rating, phone, and link.
find_card_showsFind upcoming card shows/conventions near a location. Returns shows with venue, next date, games, and link.
list_coverageList the US states covered and how many card shops are in each.

Setup

Cursor (and other clients with native remote MCP)

Add to your mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cardsnearby": {
      "url": "https://www.cardsnearby.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}
Claude Desktop (bridge a remote server over stdio)
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cardsnearby": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "mcp-remote", "https://www.cardsnearby.com/api/mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Example prompts

  • "Find card shops near Charlotte, NC that buy collections."
  • "Are there any card shows within 50 miles of Dallas this month?"
  • "Which states does CardsNearby cover, and where are the most shops?"

About

Built by CardsNearby — find every US card shop and card show, with hours, games carried, buylists, grading drop-offs, and show dates. Data is read-only and refreshed continuously.

License

MIT

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