# `ai.bezal/local-commerce` on anlyon.dev

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- Page: https://anlyon.dev/servers/ai.bezal/local-commerce
- JSON: https://anlyon.dev/api/v1/servers/ai.bezal/local-commerce
- Version: 1.0.0 (active)
- Publisher: ai.bezal (domain proven to the MCP Registry)
- Runs: remote (streamable-http)
- Sign-in to list tools: none
- Metadata from the official MCP Registry, synced 2026-10-21T17:41:19.994Z

Title and description, as the publisher wrote them:

```untrusted-server-text
Bezal — Local Business Intelligence for AI Agents
Search 7,000+ local service businesses across America by category, location, or keyword.
```

Scanned 2026-10-21T18:39:49.156Z over streamable-http.

**13 tools: 1 do something that can't be undone, 2 change things and 10 only read.**

| Group | Class | Tools | Claude Code |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Deletes or cancels | destructive | 0 | deny |
| Can't be undone | irreversible | 1 | ask |
| Changes things | write | 2 | ask |
| Only reads | read | 10 | allow |

## Findings

No check matched anything in these tool definitions.


## Can't be undone (1)

Sends, pays, publishes or merges: once done, it cannot be taken back. Claude Code: ask.

### `request_service`

- The name "request_service" says "request": a word for a change.
- The description's first verb is "send": a word for sending, and what is sent cannot be taken back.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
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.
```

## Changes things (2)

Creates or changes something that can be changed back. Claude Code: ask.

### `check_business_availability`

- Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
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.
```

### `submit_quote_request`

- The name "submit_quote_request" says "submit": a word for a change.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Legacy alias for request_service. Prefer request_service for new clients.
```

## Only reads (10)

Looks things up and changes nothing. Claude Code: allow.

### `compare_businesses`

- The name "compare_businesses" says "compare": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
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.
```

### `get_business`

- The name "get_business" says "get": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
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.
```

### `get_provider_details`

- The name "get_provider_details" says "get": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Legacy alias for get_business. Prefer get_business for new clients.
```

### `get_reviews`

- The name "get_reviews" says "get": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
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`

- The name "get_service_catalog" says "get": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Get services and pricing for a specific business. Falls back to the list of service names if no priced catalog exists.
```

### `list_categories`

- The name "list_categories" says "list": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List all available business categories in the directory.
```

### `search_businesses`

- The name "search_businesses" says "search": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
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.
```

### `search_by_city`

- The name "search_by_city" says "search": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
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_by_service`

- The name "search_by_service" says "search": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
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.
```

### `search_providers`

- The name "search_providers" says "search": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Legacy alias for search_businesses. Prefer search_businesses for new clients.
```

## Claude Code permissions

For `.claude/settings.json`, assuming the server is installed as `local-commerce`:

```json
{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "mcp__local-commerce__search_businesses",
      "mcp__local-commerce__get_business",
      "mcp__local-commerce__list_categories",
      "mcp__local-commerce__search_by_service",
      "mcp__local-commerce__get_reviews",
      "mcp__local-commerce__get_service_catalog",
      "mcp__local-commerce__compare_businesses",
      "mcp__local-commerce__search_by_city",
      "mcp__local-commerce__search_providers",
      "mcp__local-commerce__get_provider_details"
    ],
    "ask": [
      "mcp__local-commerce__request_service",
      "mcp__local-commerce__check_business_availability",
      "mcp__local-commerce__submit_quote_request"
    ],
    "deny": []
  }
}
```
