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Buffet

By joinbuffet.com

Buffet's weekly lineup of real-life events and hangouts in Los Angeles. Read-only, no sign-in.

Website
Connect to Buffet
Checks passed
12 / 22

2 failed · 8 not measured

Median response
647 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
5

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?
222

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 647 ms.

  • Pass
    Valid handshake

    protocolVersion 2025-11-25, serverInfo.name buffet-mcp-server.

  • Pass
    Lists tools

    tools/list returned 5 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 647 ms over 1 samples in 7 days. The bar is 1000 ms. Need at least 5 samples.

  • Not measured
    Consistent (p95)

    95th percentile 647 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.

  • Pass
    Recently updated

    Updated 2026-10-21T22:26:34.247257Z, within 180 days.

  • Not measured
    Open-source licence

    No GitHub repository to ask about a licence.

Start using Buffet

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 buffet https://mcp.joinbuffet.com/mcp

Capabilities

Tools 5

buffet_get_app_link

Return the link to download Buffet (iOS, free) and, when an event id is given, the link for that pick. Use when the person wants to join a pick, get a plate, or install the app. The link goes to joinbuffet.com/get/, which forwards to the App Store and records which assistant sent them.

Discovered
buffet_get_event

Get full details for one Buffet pick by its event id (ids come from buffet_get_weekly_lineup and buffet_search_events). Returns structured JSON: venue, address, coordinates, start time (Pacific), price, tags, description, organiser page and the app_url to join.

Discovered
buffet_get_weekly_lineup

Get Buffet's curated lineup of real-life events and hangouts for a week in a city (Los Angeles today). Use this for "what's going on in LA this week / this weekend", "things to do in Los Angeles", or "where can I meet people this weekend". Lineups run Monday to Sunday and the picks are mostly Thursday to Sunday evenings: free concerts, festivals, art walks, happy hours, a restaurant hangout. Each pick is somewhere a person can join a table of up to six strangers through the Buffet app. Returns the picks in date order with venue, neighborhood, time (Pacific), price tier, tags, a short description, the organiser's page when there is one, and app_url (the link to join). Use buffet_search_events instead to filter by day, neighborhood, price or interest.

Discovered
buffet_how_it_works

Explain what Buffet is and how it works: the weekly curated lineup, Get a Plate, the table that forms at three and caps at six, 1:1 invites, the Afterparty, the Monday ballot, platform (iOS), price (free), developer, how venues and organisers get listed, and the privacy, terms and contact pages. Use for any question about the product itself. Takes no arguments.

Discovered
buffet_search_events

Search Buffet's upcoming curated picks by time window, neighborhood, price, category or free text. Use this for specific asks: "free things to do in LA tonight", "live music this weekend in Silver Lake", "cheap happy hours on Friday", "something outdoors on Saturday". For the whole week's list with no filters, buffet_get_weekly_lineup is simpler. Filters combine with AND. Text search matches title, venue, neighborhood, tags and description. Returns one page in date order; when more matches exist the result gives next_offset.

Discovered

Recent measurements

Probe history

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Latest stored probes. Raw probe rows are kept for 14 days.
CheckedResultResponseTools
Connected647 ms5

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