# BostonVacay Directory

> Search curated Boston, MA tours, activities, hotels, restaurants, nightlife and services.

- name: io.github.cloudalien2025/bostonvacay-directory
- version: 1.0.0
- connection class: R0 (autonomous)
- trust: 76/100 flags: no-repository
- quality: 80/100 (good)
- owner: not claimed
- descriptor: https://api.protogrid.dev/v1/servers/io.github.cloudalien2025%2Fbostonvacay-directory
- tools: https://api.protogrid.dev/v1/servers/io.github.cloudalien2025%2Fbostonvacay-directory/tools

**An agent can connect right now, no human step.** Remote endpoint, no authentication, reachable on the last probe.

## Connection (mcpServers)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bostonvacay-directory": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://bostonvacay-connector.michael-b38.workers.dev/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```


## Trust

- hygiene: 80
- liveness: 99
- freshness: 100
- provenance: 35
- drivers: +reachable +uptime-97% +updated-16d-ago -no-repository
- Derived from observable signals (official registry feed and our own credential-free probes); no code audit performed.

## Quality 80/100 (good)

### protocol: 75 (weight 25)

- warn `protocol.modern`: newest supported version is 2025-06-18; 2026-07-28 not supported, older versions are deprecated until 2027-07-28
- n/a `protocol.stateless`: only applies to 2026-07-28 servers
- pass `protocol.transport`: streamable HTTP
- n/a `protocol.list_ttl`: only applies to 2026-07-28 servers

### authorization: n/a (weight 15)

- n/a `auth.prm`, `auth.as_metadata`, `auth.cimd`: no remote uses OAuth
- n/a `auth.secret_in_url`: no templated URL

### tool hygiene: 100 (weight 30)

- pass `tools.descriptions`: every tool has a description
- pass `tools.description_length`: descriptions are concise
- pass `tools.schemas`: every tool has an object input schema
- pass `tools.annotations`: 5 of 5 tools declare readOnlyHint or destructiveHint
- pass `tools.directory_hints`: every tool declares readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint and openWorldHint
- pass `tools.token_cost`: about 1,451 tokens to load every tool
- pass `tools.api_dump`: tools are not a one-to-one API dump

### stability: 50 (weight 15)

- pass `stability.changes`: 5 tool changes in 30 days
- fail `stability.rug_pull`: 1 tools kept their name but changed most of their description in 30 days; review before trusting them

### dependencies: n/a (weight 15)

- n/a `deps.known_vulns`, `deps.mcp_sdk_version`, `deps.resolvable`: no npm or PyPI package

- tools: 5, about 1,451 tokens to load them all
- tool set hash: a576d3a943f0520983f8e671526873fa
- tools last changed: 2026-10-12T07:54:22.336Z
- badge: [![protogrid quality](https://protogrid.dev/badge/io.github.cloudalien2025/bostonvacay-directory.svg)](https://protogrid.dev/servers/io.github.cloudalien2025/bostonvacay-directory)
- Checks run on what our credential-free, read-only probes observe; tools are never called and no code audit is performed.

### Tool changes

- 2026-10-12 `search_tours` added
  - Read-only. Live search of bookable tours and activities in Boston, Massachusetts from Viator's partner API. Returns title, live starting ('from') price and currency, rating, review count, duration, free-cancellation flag, image and a booking_url. Optional start_date/end_date return only products Viator lists as available on those dates. Default order: keyword relevance when q is given, otherwise traveler rating; 'featured' uses Viator's own default order. booking_url is the Viator booking page and a Viator affiliate link: BostonVacay may earn a commission if the user books, at no extra cost to them. Viator confirms the final price, availability and cancellation terms before payment.
- 2026-10-12 `list_filters` added
  - Read-only. Values usable in search_listings: areas/neighborhoods, price tiers, amenities and tags, each with listing counts, plus notes on how each is derived.
- 2026-10-12 `list_categories` changed (title, description, inputSchema, outputSchema, annotations)
  - before: List the BostonVacay directory's top-level business categories.
  - after: Read-only. List the BostonVacay directory's top-level categories with listing counts.
- 2026-10-12 `get_listing` added
  - Read-only. Full details for one BostonVacay listing by id: complete plain-text description, FAQ, hours, up to 10 gallery photos with captions and credits (e.g. 'Photo via Expedia'), listing page URL, and booking links (the path to book with the named provider, not ads). Links marked affiliate:true are affiliate links; BostonVacay may earn a commission at no extra cost to the user. Returns NOT_FOUND for an unknown id.
- 2026-10-12 `search_listings` changed (title, description, inputSchema, outputSchema, annotations) **meaning changed**
  - before: Search BostonVacay business listings by keyword and/or category. Returns sanitized public listings (name, description, address, phone, hours, photos, booking links). Only quality listings are returned: publicly active, with a real name and a real description (50+ chars).
  - after: Search BostonVacay's curated directory of Boston, Massachusetts businesses (hotels, restaurants, attractions, bars and shops). Read-only. Filters: keyword, category, area/neighborhood, price tier, amenities (e.g. pool, spa, pet_friendly, rooftop, family_friendly), tag, and distance from a lat/lng or from another listing. Returns compact plain-text listings (description shortened; use get_listing for the full text, hours and FAQ) with the listing page URL, address, phone, website, up to 2 credited photos, and booking links. Booking links are the path to book with the named provider (Expedia for hotels, plus Viator/Klook where the listing has one), not ads; those marked affiliate:true are affiliate links, and BostonVacay may earn a commission if the user books, at no extra cost to them. Results are not ranked by commission. Pass check_in/check_out to get date-specific Expedia hotel links (live rates are shown on Expedia, not in this result).

Full history: https://api.protogrid.dev/v1/servers/io.github.cloudalien2025%2Fbostonvacay-directory/changes

## Remotes

- https://bostonvacay-connector.michael-b38.workers.dev/mcp (streamable-http, auth none, reachable true, uptime30d 0.96875)

## Packages

_none_

## Tools (5)

- `get_listing`: Read-only. Full details for one BostonVacay listing by id: complete plain-text description, FAQ, hours, up to 10 gallery photos with captions and credits (e.g. 'Photo via Expedia'), listing page URL, and booking links (the path to book with the named provider, not ads). Links marked affiliate:true are affiliate links; BostonVacay may earn a commission at no extra cost to the user. Returns NOT_FOUND for an unknown id.
- `list_categories`: Read-only. List the BostonVacay directory's top-level categories with listing counts.
- `list_filters`: Read-only. Values usable in search_listings: areas/neighborhoods, price tiers, amenities and tags, each with listing counts, plus notes on how each is derived.
- `search_listings`: Search BostonVacay's curated directory of Boston, Massachusetts businesses (hotels, restaurants, attractions, bars and shops). Read-only. Filters: keyword, category, area/neighborhood, price tier, amenities (e.g. pool, spa, pet_friendly, rooftop, family_friendly), tag, and distance from a lat/lng or from another listing. Returns compact plain-text listings (description shortened; use get_listing for the full text, hours and FAQ) with the listing page URL, address, phone, website, up to 2 credited photos, and booking links. Booking links are the path to book with the named provider (Expedia for hotels, plus Viator/Klook where the listing has one), not ads; those marked affiliate:true are affiliate links, and BostonVacay may earn a commission if the user books, at no extra cost to them. Results are not ranked by commission. Pass check_in/check_out to get date-specific Expedia hotel links (live rates are shown on Expedia, not in this result).
- `search_tours`: Read-only. Live search of bookable tours and activities in Boston, Massachusetts from Viator's partner API. Returns title, live starting ('from') price and currency, rating, review count, duration, free-cancellation flag, image and a booking_url. Optional start_date/end_date return only products Viator lists as available on those dates. Default order: keyword relevance when q is given, otherwise traveler rating; 'featured' uses Viator's own default order. booking_url is the Viator booking page and a Viator affiliate link: BostonVacay may earn a commission if the user books, at no extra cost to them. Viator confirms the final price, availability and cancellation terms before payment.