# swarm-mcp

> MCP server for Foursquare Swarm check-in data

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## Observed
- status: unknown
- reason: Distributed as a package to run locally; no network endpoint to check.
- 30-day reliability: no checks yet

## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/swarm-mcp/claim

## Declared
- homepage: https://github.com/alexpriest/swarm-mcp
- repository: https://github.com/alexpriest/swarm-mcp
- version: 0.6.0
- protocols: mcp
- tags: anthropic, checkins, claude, foursquare, mcp, swarm
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:swarm-mcp

### Description (declared)

# swarm-mcp

An MCP server over a Foursquare Swarm check-in history, back to the first check-in.

## Status

Shipped and maintained. First released December 18, 2025, ten months before Foursquare shipped its own Swarm MCP in October 2026. Re-verified against the live Foursquare API on October 27, 2026: all 11 tools pass.

## License

MIT

## History

| Date | Release | What changed |
|------|---------|--------------|
| 2025-12-18 | [0.1.0](https://pypi.org/project/swarm-mcp/0.1.0/) | First public release on GitHub and PyPI: check-in history, date ranges, recent check-ins, stats, search |
| 2025-12-22 | [0.2.0](https://pypi.org/project/swarm-mcp/0.2.0/) | `_meta` transparency block and per-tool cost signals |
| 2025-12-22 | [0.3.0](https://pypi.org/project/swarm-mcp/0.3.0/) | Category, city, and date filters on search |
| 2025-12-22 | [0.4.0](https://pypi.org/project/swarm-mcp/0.4.0/) | `get_categories` with parent-category matching |
| 2025-12-23 | [0.5.0](https://pypi.org/project/swarm-mcp/0.5.0/) | Venue details, top venues, state and country filters |
| 2026-10-07 | [0.5.1](https://pypi.org/project/swarm-mcp/0.5.1/) | Pinned `mcp<2` after MCP Python SDK 2.0 removed the server API it used |
| 2026-10-27 | 0.6.0 | Ported to MCP Python SDK 2.x; tool errors now set `isError` |

The [commit history](https://github.com/alexpriest/swarm-mcp/commits/main) and [PyPI release history](https://pypi.org/project/swarm-mcp/#history) are the public record.

## Features

| Tool | Description |
|------|-------------|
| `get_checkins` | Get paginated check-in history |
| `get_checkins_by_date_range` | Get check-ins within a specific date range |
| `get_recent_checkins` | Get check-ins from the past X days |
| `get_checkin_details` | Get details about a specific check-in |
| `get_venue_details` | Get venue info: ratings, hours, tips, photos |
| `get_all_checkins` | Retrieve your entire check-in history |
| `get_checkin_stats` | Get statistics (total count, date range, averages) |
|…

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- automation.orchestration (1, declared)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/swarm-mcp/ (first seen 2026-09-10T13:20:19.116Z)

Machine surfaces: status https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/swarm-mcp/status · API https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/swarm-mcp · ARD identifier urn:air::server:swarm-mcp