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23 points invalidmonk 20 hours ago 6 comments

I built an api/mcp for local events: pop-ups, one-off events, concerts, etc. currently covering the SF bay area.

I've been building a bunch of consumer apps lately around personalization and recommendation and have had a hard time finding this data in one spot. agents can find useful stuff through tool calls / web search, but slow.

you can scrape on demand too, but i wanted a faster data set and couldn't find an existing provider for the mix of event types I was searching for.

the methodology for it is to find influential accounts/posters/etc. and do a fan out across things that they co-post with.

mcp: `claude mcp add --transport http thingstodo https://api.thingstodoapi.com/mcp`

I'm considering adding other cities. If you're building something that needs local event data, would something like this be useful and where would you want coverage?

lap248 19 hours ago | parent

super slick! got results quickly and am getting more interesting and in the know kind of events than other tools

invalidmonk 54 seconds ago | parent

tysm! are there any geos you would like to see?

egonschiele 18 hours ago | parent

This feels hard to maintain and keep up-to-date, but I would definitely use it! Great idea.

invalidmonk 1 minute ago | parent

If an agent maintains it, is it hard? :D

fellowniusmonk 1 hour ago | parent

Solving this issue a core problem for humanity, and it goes hand in hand with the need for a public service.

I'm actually working to do this at ultra low cost as a public service like Wikipedia or musicbrainz.

I'll be publishing global costs to serve and letting people donate to support.

invalidmonk 37 seconds ago | parent

please share!