ShearQuery — Barber & Beauty Industry Data

Barber & cosmetology exam pass rates, booth rent with open chairs, and Texas licensee counts

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What it can do

    What data it sees

    Do you need an account

    No: the server works without sign-in

    Barber & cosmetology exam pass rates, booth rent with open chairs, and Texas licensee counts

    How to connect

    How to connect ShearQuery — Barber & Beauty Industry Data to Claude

    The server address to paste into Claude settings:

    https://shearquery.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 ShearQuery — Barber & Beauty Industry Data to ChatGPT

    The server address to paste into ChatGPT settings:

    https://shearquery.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 ShearQuery — Barber & Beauty Industry Data to Cursor

    The server address to paste into Cursor settings:

    https://shearquery.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 (3)

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

    compare_barber_cosmetology_schoolsRank barber or cosmetology schools by real 2026 state licensing exam outcomes — written and practical pass rates, first-attempt rate, average attempts to pass, students tested, and tuition. Optionally filter to one city. This data is not published by Google, school websites, or review sites. Schools with fewer than 5 recorded test-takers are excluded because a percentage from a handful of students is not meaningful.
    compare_barbershops_salonsFind barbershops and salons ranked by weekly booth rent, with chairs available, Google rating, review count and hiring status. Answers what a chair costs in a given city and which shops have one free. Booth rent is quoted directly by shops rather than scraped, so coverage is partial — the response states how many listings actually publish a rate.
    texas_licensee_countsCount active Texas licensees from the TDLR public record by licence type, optionally limited to those whose licence expires before a given date. Answers how many people a rule change, CE requirement or fee change actually affects — the number is not published anywhere in this form.