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Bezal — Local Business Intelligence for AI Agents

Search 7,000+ local service businesses across America by category, location, or keyword.

Checks passed
11 / 22

3 failed · 8 not measured

Median response
573 ms

Median of successful probes over 7 days

30-day uptime
Not measured

Share of countable probes over 30 days, including daily rollups. Auth challenges are excluded.

Discovered tools
9

Tool definitions returned by this server

Independent monitoring

Health & checks

Status history

Responded

The server completed its last measured handshake. This is an observation, not a guarantee.

Last checked
Check summary by test group
Test areaPassedFailedUnmeasured
ConnectionCan a client connect and discover tools?
500
Reliability & speedDoes it respond consistently and quickly?
004
Access & authenticationWhat is required to use this server?
102
Tool qualityAre the tool definitions usable by an agent?
400
Publisher identityCan the publisher be traced to its source?
132

Unmeasured means there is not enough evidence to decide. How these checks work

Inspect individual checks 22 recorded

Core

  • Pass
    Reachable

    Latest probe returned HTTP 200 in 573 ms.

  • Pass
    Valid handshake

    protocolVersion 2025-11-25, serverInfo.name bezal.

  • Pass
    Lists tools

    tools/list returned 9 tools.

  • Pass
    Current protocol

    Negotiated 2025-11-25. The bar is 2025-06-18 or newer.

  • Pass
    HTTPS

    The endpoint URL is https.

Performance

  • Not measured
    Fast (p50)

    Median latency 573 ms over 1 samples in 7 days. The bar is 1000 ms. Need at least 5 samples.

  • Not measured
    Consistent (p95)

    95th percentile 573 ms over 1 samples in 7 days. The bar is 3000 ms. Need at least 20 samples.

  • Not measured
    Reliable (uptime)

    1 of 1 attempts returned a tool list in 30 days (100%). The bar is 99%. Need at least 30 samples.

  • Not measured
    Stable tool list

    Fewer than two successful probes in 30 days, so tool-list stability is not measured.

Access

  • Pass
    Open access

    tools/list succeeded with no credential, and the record declares none.

  • Not measured
    Standard auth

    Auth is not required, so the OAuth metadata check does not apply.

  • Not measured
    Free tier cited

    No publisher quote has been checked.

Tools

  • Pass
    Tools described

    Every tool description is at least 20 characters.

  • Pass
    Valid input schemas

    Every inputSchema is a JSON Schema object.

  • Pass
    Parameters documented

    18 of 18 parameters have a description (100%). The bar is 80%.

  • Pass
    Safety hints

    Every tool sets readOnlyHint or destructiveHint.

Publisher

  • Pass
    Verified namespace

    Listed in the Official MCP Registry.

  • Fail
    Website matches publisher

    The website host does not match the reverse-domain namespace.

  • Fail
    Source repo linked

    No repository URL is on file.

  • Not measured
    Repo owner matches

    This namespace is not an io.github login, so the owner comparison does not apply.

  • Fail
    Recently updated

    Updated 2026-03-03T01:28:17.439049Z, which is older than 180 days.

  • Not measured
    Open-source licence

    No GitHub repository to ask about a licence.

Start using Bezal — Local Business Intelligence for AI Agents

Connect to this server

Choose your client, copy the configuration, then enable the server in your client’s MCP settings.

Run this command in your terminal, then restart Claude Code.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http bezal-local-business-intelligence-for-ai-agents https://app.bezal.ai/api/mcp

Capabilities

Tools 9

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.

Discovered
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, coordinates and a booking link (when the provider saved one) are included only for providers on a paid Bezal plan, and the description only for providers on a higher paid plan.

Discovered
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, coordinates and a booking link (when the provider saved one) are included only for providers on a paid Bezal plan, and the description only for providers on a higher paid plan. For services, use get_service_catalog.

Discovered
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.

Discovered
get_service_catalog

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

Discovered
list_categories

List all available business categories in the directory.

Discovered
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, coordinates and a booking link (when the provider saved one) are included only for providers on a paid Bezal plan, and the description only for providers on a higher paid plan.

Discovered
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, coordinates and a booking link (when the provider saved one) are included only for providers on a paid Bezal plan, and the description only for providers on a higher paid plan.

Discovered
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, coordinates and a booking link (when the provider saved one) are included only for providers on a paid Bezal plan, and the description only for providers on a higher paid plan.

Discovered

Recent measurements

Probe history

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Latest stored probes. Raw probe rows are kept for 14 days.
CheckedResultResponseTools
Connected573 ms9