MCP server

Expatslist Official

org.expatslist/mcp

Checked 28 Oct 2026, 09:03 UTC · Connected to it and listed its tools

City guides, local business listings and Q&A for expats and newcomers in cities worldwide.

Website

At a glance

Type

MCP server

Publisher

expatslist.org (verified by the MCP Registry)

Status

Working at last check

Tools

8

Token cost

About 1,541 tokens per request

Sets up in

Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, VS Code, Antigravity, ChatGPT, OpenAI API, Grok

Last checked

28 Oct 2026, 09:03 UTC

Connect it to your agent

Add to CursorAdd to VS CodeVS Code Insiders

Opens the app, which shows the server and asks you to confirm. For other apps, copy the setup below.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http expatslist https://expatslist.org/api/mcp

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, and paste the URL.

Codex (config.toml)

[mcp_servers.expatslist]
url = "https://expatslist.org/api/mcp"

Gemini CLI

{"mcpServers":{"expatslist":{"httpUrl":"https://expatslist.org/api/mcp"}}}

Cursor

{"mcpServers":{"expatslist":{"url":"https://expatslist.org/api/mcp"}}}

VS Code

{"servers":{"expatslist":{"type":"http","url":"https://expatslist.org/api/mcp"}}}

Antigravity

agy mcp add expatslist https://expatslist.org/api/mcp

ChatGPT

Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced settings: turn on Developer mode, then Create a connector and paste the URL. Which plans can do this varies.

OpenAI API (Responses tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"expatslist","server_url":"https://expatslist.org/api/mcp","require_approval":"always"}

Grok (xAI API tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"expatslist","server_url":"https://expatslist.org/api/mcp"}

Tools

• browse Browses the web · ~269 tokens
  Newest items of one content type in one city: questions, missed-connection posts (human_connection), recommendations, classifieds, blog posts or businesses. Optional category filter. For businesses with no category it returns the category list with counts instead of items. Use it for "latest questio
• city_pulse ~205 tokens
  Recent community activity in one city: new questions, missed-connection posts, recommendations, classifieds, blog posts and businesses, grouped by type with up to five summaries each and a link to the full section. Use it for "what are people talking about in X" or "what is new in X". Limitation: on
• country_info ~265 tokens
  Reference numbers for one country from ExpatsList tools: digital nomad visa (requirements, income threshold, fee, duration), cost of living (rent, meals, utilities, coworking for up to five cities), healthcare (system, costs, English availability), tax (system, residency days, social security), safe
• fetch ~78 tokens
  Connector-style fetch of one item by the id returned from search. Same summary as get_item.
• get_item ~248 tokens
  One item by type, city and slug: a question with its best answer and the count of further answers, a missed-connection post, a recommendation, a classified, a blog post or a business listing. Use it after a search or browse result when the user wants more on one item. Limitation: text is a summary o
• list_cities ~105 tokens
  Lists the cities ExpatsList covers, with the slug every other tool expects. Use it to resolve a city name the user typed, or when the user asks which cities are available. Returns nothing else; it does not search content.
• search ~102 tokens
  Connector-style search across all ExpatsList content. Returns ids for fetch. Prefer search_expatslist when you can filter by city or type.
• search_expatslist ~269 tokens
  Keyword search across business listings, classifieds, blog posts, questions, recommendations and missed-connection posts, optionally limited to one city and one content type. Use it when the user names a thing to find (a dentist, a coworking space, a topic). Returns short summaries with links; full

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