Yore: places in their time

by yorehistory.com · com.yorehistory/places

Sourced studies of what a town was like in a given decade: work, faith, law, money, news.

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Maps, travel and weather
Connection
Remote (HTTP)
Tools
3 reported
Status
Online

Connect it to your AI

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http places https://yorehistory.com/mcp

Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and other apps

Add it as a custom connector with this URL (Streamable HTTP):

https://yorehistory.com/mcp

Cursor, VS Code and other apps (mcp.json)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "places": {
      "url": "https://yorehistory.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Tools it offers

3 tools, as the server itself reported during our check on Oct 31, 2026.

  • search_placesFind the places Yore has researched: each is a sourced study of what one town, county or city was like in one decade (work, faith, law, money, dangers, news, year by year). Search by any words from the place's name or re
  • get_placeThe full study of one place in one decade as Markdown: a look around, work, faith, law and power, money, what people feared, a year-by-year list, what each source says, and the numbered sources with links.
  • about_yoreWhat Yore is, how its place studies are researched and from what kinds of source, what its certainty labels mean, what the studies do not cover, and how to cite them.

Questions

What is the Yore: places in their time MCP server?

Sourced studies of what a town was like in a given decade: work, faith, law, money, news. It is made by yorehistory.com and listed in the official MCP Registry as com.yorehistory/places. MCP (Model Context Protocol) is the open standard that lets AI apps like Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor use outside tools.

How do I add Yore: places in their time to Claude?

In the Claude app or claude.ai, open Settings, then Connectors, choose "Add custom connector" and paste https://yorehistory.com/mcp. In Claude Code, run: claude mcp add --transport http places https://yorehistory.com/mcp

How do I add Yore: places in their time to ChatGPT?

ChatGPT can use remote MCP servers as connectors. In ChatGPT settings, under Apps and Connectors, turn on developer mode if asked, create a new connector and paste https://yorehistory.com/mcp.

How do I add Yore: places in their time to Cursor?

Open Cursor settings, go to MCP, choose "Add new MCP server" (or edit ~/.cursor/mcp.json) and add: { "mcpServers": { "places": { "url": "https://yorehistory.com/mcp" } } }

Does Yore: places in their time work right now?

Yes. It responded when we last checked on 31 Oct 2026. We check remote MCP servers every day.

What can Yore: places in their time do?

It gives your AI 3 tools, including search_places, get_place, about_yore. The full list is on this page.

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