CultureLib Discover

French cultural events search with multi-reseller ticket price comparison (theatre, concerts...)

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What it can do

    What data it sees

    Do you need an account

    No: the server works without sign-in

    French cultural events search with multi-reseller ticket price comparison (theatre, concerts...)

    How to connect

    How to connect CultureLib Discover to Claude

    The server address to paste into Claude settings:

    https://www.culturelib.fr/api/mcp/mcp

    1. Open Claude (claude.ai or the desktop app).
    2. Go to Settings → Connectors.
    3. Click Add custom connector.
    4. Paste the server address copied below into Remote MCP server URL and click Add.
    5. 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 CultureLib Discover to ChatGPT

    The server address to paste into ChatGPT settings:

    https://www.culturelib.fr/api/mcp/mcp

    1. Open ChatGPT in a browser (chatgpt.com). A Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise or Edu plan is required.
    2. Turn on developer mode once: Settings → Apps → Advanced settings → Developer mode.
    3. Open Settings → Connectors and click Create.
    4. Fill in the form: Name (anything), Description (one line about what the service does), MCP server URL (copy it below).
    5. Under Authentication choose OAuth if the service requires sign-in, otherwise None. Click Create.
    6. 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 CultureLib Discover to Cursor

    The server address to paste into Cursor settings:

    https://www.culturelib.fr/api/mcp/mcp

    Fastest: click Open in Cursor below and confirm the prompt.

    Manually:

    1. In Cursor open Settings → Cursor Settings → MCP and click Add new global MCP server.
    2. Paste the JSON copied below into ~/.cursor/mcp.json (per project: .cursor/mcp.json in the repo root).
    3. 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 (8)

    Raw names from tools/list. Only developers need these.

    search_showsSearch French cultural events (theater, concerts, exhibitions, kids shows, guided tours) across multiple ticket resellers. Returns canonical shows with cross-reseller offer counts, price ranges, ratings, cities and dates. Query matching tolerates noisy titles (venue/city/tour suffixes are normalized).
    whats_onWhat is on in a French city on a given date — the typical "find me something to do tonight" query. Returns cultural events (theater, concerts, exhibitions…) with prices and reseller offer counts, cheapest first when a budget is given.
    get_showFull detail of one cultural event by slug: description, canonical venue with coordinates, upcoming performance dates, and ALL live reseller offers sorted by price with booking URLs, availability and price freshness timestamps.
    compare_offersPrice comparison for one event across French ticket resellers (Fnac Spectacles, BilletReduc, L'Officiel des spectacles…). Returns each live offer with price, availability, booking URL, and how fresh the price is (verified_at). Recommends the cheapest.
    find_venuesFind French cultural venues (theaters, concert halls, museums…) by name and/or city. Returns canonical venues with coordinates and the number of shows currently playing.
    get_catalog_metaTrust endpoint: how many shows and live offers the catalog currently holds, which resellers are covered, and when the data was last refreshed. Call this to assess data freshness before relying on prices.
    searchSearch the CultureLib catalog of French cultural events (theater, concerts, exhibitions, kids shows, guided tours) and their multi-reseller ticket offers. Returns matching events as citable documents; use `fetch` with a returned id to get full detail, prices and booking links.
    fetchFetch the full detail of one CultureLib cultural event by its id (the slug returned by `search`): description, venue, dates, and all live reseller offers with prices, freshness and booking links, as a single citable document.