event-synoptic

Live LA events, ticket price comparison, bars & nightlife with real-time happy hours

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What it can do

    What data it sees

    Do you need an account

    No: the server works without sign-in

    Live LA events, ticket price comparison, bars & nightlife with real-time happy hours

    How to connect

    How to connect event-synoptic to Claude

    The server address to paste into Claude settings:

    https://go.eventsynoptic.com/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 event-synoptic to ChatGPT

    The server address to paste into ChatGPT settings:

    https://go.eventsynoptic.com/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 event-synoptic to Cursor

    The server address to paste into Cursor settings:

    https://go.eventsynoptic.com/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_eventsSearch upcoming Los Angeles events (concerts, parties, theater, family, sport and more). Returns compact JSON with venue, date, price-from, artists and a tickets link. Each event carries `rating` (1-13 composite: data quality plus real demand) and `popularity` (headliner fan count, whether they are charting now, and how many ticket sites list the event) — use them to surface the biggest shows first. Filter by free-text query, category tags, date range, location radius, budget or min_rating. `badge` narrows to audiences no other catalogue indexes: sensory-friendly showings, museum free-admission days, events free or discounted with EBT, dog-friendly events, and 21+ vs all-ages. Tag `#markets` returns flea, vintage and night market days — a category absent from every ticketing feed, because entry is paid at the gate. Those events carry a `market` block (admission tiers with entry times, vendor count, cash-only gate, opening hours, open_now). Every event carries `provenance`: which source it came from, when that source last still listed it (last_seen_at), whether it has since been removed or cancelled there, when the price was captured (price_as_of) and an overall `confidence` (high/medium/low). Prefer high-confidence events and tell the user to verify low-confidence ones.
    get_eventGet full details of one event by its id (from search_events results), including `provenance` (source, last_seen_at, still_listed, price_as_of, confidence) and venue facilities.
    get_best_ticket_pricesCompare ticket prices for an event across marketplaces (Ticketmaster, Gametime, StubHub, Vivid Seats...). Gametime prices are fetched LIVE. Returns buy links sorted cheapest first.
    get_event_historyChange-only history of what the source said about an event over time: price moves, sold-out, date shifts, delisting/cancellation, with when we first saw the listing. Use it to answer "is the price going up or down", "was this rescheduled" or "has this been removed". History starts 2026-08-22; points are recorded only when something changed.
    find_barsFind Los Angeles bars and nightclubs: by vibe (cocktail, rooftop, dive, techno...), near a location, or with happy hour running right now. Includes ratings, hours, happy hour info and links.
    find_museumsFind Los Angeles museums and galleries: art, history, science, film, kids, cars, gardens, photography. Answers the two questions ticketing APIs cannot: WHEN IS IT FREE (many LA museums are permanently free, others only on a recurring rule such as "second Tuesday of the month" or "Thursdays 5-8 PM" — `free.today`, `free.label` and `free.next` resolve that for the current LA date, `free.rules` gives the raw rule) and WHAT IS ON VIEW (current and upcoming exhibitions with their run dates, so you can say what closes soon). Also returns opening hours, open-now, typical visit length, quietest time, admission prices and links.
    whats_on_tonightOne call for "what to do tonight in LA": top events until ~6am plus bars with happy hour on right now.
    get_taxonomyList all event category tags, bar/club vibe tags, kid-place categories and museum types used by the other tools.