Bezal — Local Business Intelligence for AI Agents
Search 7,000+ local service businesses across America by category, location, or keyword.
What it can do
What data it sees
Do you need an account
No: the server works without sign-in
Search 7,000+ local service businesses across America by category, location, or keyword.
How to connect
How to connect Bezal — Local Business Intelligence for AI Agents to Claude
The server address to paste into Claude settings:
https://app.bezal.ai/api/mcp
- Open Claude (claude.ai or the desktop app).
- Go to Settings → Connectors.
- Click Add custom connector.
- Paste the server address copied below into Remote MCP server URL and click Add.
- In a chat, click + → Connectors and switch the new connector on.
Custom connectors are available on Free, Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise plans (Free is limited to one). On Team and Enterprise an organization Owner adds the connector first under Organization settings → Connectors.
Authorization
After you click Add, a sign-in window for the service opens. Sign in with your own account and approve access. Claude never sees your password.
How to connect Bezal — Local Business Intelligence for AI Agents to ChatGPT
The server address to paste into ChatGPT settings:
https://app.bezal.ai/api/mcp
- Open ChatGPT in a browser (chatgpt.com). A Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise or Edu plan is required.
- Turn on developer mode once: Settings → Apps → Advanced settings → Developer mode.
- Open Settings → Connectors and click Create.
- Fill in the form: Name (anything), Description (one line about what the service does), MCP server URL (copy it below).
- Under Authentication choose OAuth if the service requires sign-in, otherwise None. Click Create.
- In a new chat open + → Apps/Connectors and enable the connector.
OpenAI has renamed this section before (Connectors → Apps/Plugins). If the label differs, search settings for "developer mode". On Business/Enterprise workspaces an admin must allow custom connectors first.
Authorization
On first use ChatGPT opens the service's sign-in window. Sign in and approve access.
How to connect Bezal — Local Business Intelligence for AI Agents to Cursor
The server address to paste into Cursor settings:
https://app.bezal.ai/api/mcp
Fastest: click Open in Cursor below and confirm the prompt.
Manually:
- In Cursor open Settings → Cursor Settings → MCP and click Add new global MCP server.
- Paste the JSON copied below into
~/.cursor/mcp.json(per project:.cursor/mcp.jsonin the repo root). - Save the file. The server appears in the MCP list; authorize it there if asked.
Authorization
If the service needs sign-in, an authorize button appears next to the server in the MCP list.
Server tool list (13)
Raw names from tools/list. Only developers need these.
| search_businesses | Search local business profiles on Bezal by name, category, or location. Every business includes name, category, city, state, rating, review count, tier and quote_request_url (its public Bezal profile, where a person can send a request). Phone, website, address, hours, photos and coordinates are included only for providers on a paid Bezal plan, and the description only on Business and Premium. |
| get_business | Get the public Bezal profile for one business by UUID. Every business includes name, category, city, state, rating, review count, tier and quote_request_url (its public Bezal profile, where a person can send a request). Phone, website, address, hours, photos and coordinates are included only for providers on a paid Bezal plan, and the description only on Business and Premium. For services, use get_service_catalog. |
| list_categories | List all available business categories in the directory. |
| request_service | Send a service request to a business on behalf of a person. Returns delivered: true only when the business owner was notified. Businesses that haven't claimed their Bezal profile get the request saved but aren't notified. |
| search_by_service | Find businesses that list a specific service, when you know the exact service rather than the category (for example "Drain cleaning" rather than "plumbing"). Every business includes name, category, city, state, rating, review count, tier and quote_request_url (its public Bezal profile, where a person can send a request). Phone, website, address, hours, photos and coordinates are included only for providers on a paid Bezal plan, and the description only on Business and Premium. |
| get_reviews | Get reviews for a specific business: Bezal reviews (rating, text, verified flag, date and the reviewer as first name and last initial) plus the Google rating and review count. |
| get_service_catalog | Get services and pricing for a specific business. Falls back to the list of service names if no priced catalog exists. |
| check_business_availability | Check whether a business is open on a date, based on its posted opening hours. Hours are shared only for providers on a paid Bezal plan, and other listings come back with open set to "unknown". It doesn't know about bookings, so confirm a time with the business. |
| compare_businesses | Compare up to 5 businesses side by side: the public profile fields plus services, BezalRank and whether the profile is claimed. Every business includes name, category, city, state, rating, review count, tier and quote_request_url (its public Bezal profile, where a person can send a request). Phone, website, address, hours, photos and coordinates are included only for providers on a paid Bezal plan, and the description only on Business and Premium. |
| search_by_city | Search for businesses in a specific city, optionally filtered by category. Every business includes name, category, city, state, rating, review count, tier and quote_request_url (its public Bezal profile, where a person can send a request). Phone, website, address, hours, photos and coordinates are included only for providers on a paid Bezal plan, and the description only on Business and Premium. |
| search_providers | Legacy alias for search_businesses. Prefer search_businesses for new clients. |
| get_provider_details | Legacy alias for get_business. Prefer get_business for new clients. |
| submit_quote_request | Legacy alias for request_service. Prefer request_service for new clients. |