For developers and AI assistants

Farmstand & Food Truck MCP Connector

The Western Slope Farmstands and Western Slope Food Trucks directories are available to AI assistants through a free, public Model Context Protocol (MCP) server. Connect Muse, Claude, or any MCP client and it can find farmstands, farmers markets and food trucks across Grand Junction, Fruita, Palisade, Montrose, Delta and nearby towns, check who is open right now, and help someone request a food truck for an event.

Endpointhttps://www.westernslope.digital/api/mcp/directory/

Transport: Streamable HTTP, stateless, JSON responses (no SSE stream or sessions)
Authentication: none — the data is public
Protocol versions: 2025-11-25, 2025-06-18, 2025-03-26, 2024-11-05
Cost: free

Connect

Muse Code

Add the server to ~/.config/muse/settings.json:

{
  "mcp_servers": {
    "westernslope-directory": {
      "transport": "streamable_http",
      "url": "https://www.westernslope.digital/api/mcp/directory/",
      "mode": "optional"
    }
  }
}

Setting mode to optional means Muse Code keeps working if the server is unreachable.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http westernslope-directory https://www.westernslope.digital/api/mcp/directory/

Other MCP clients

Point any client that supports remote (Streamable HTTP) MCP servers at the endpoint above. No headers or keys are needed.

Tools

`search_farmstands`read-only

Find farmstands and farmers markets on the Western Slope. Filter by product or keyword (e.g. "eggs", "peaches", "honey"), town, and whether they are open right now.

Argument	Type	Notes
`query`	string	Product or keyword, matched against name, category, tags and description.
`type`	"farmstand", "farmers_market"
`near`	"Grand Junction", "Fruita", "Palisade", "Montrose", "Delta", "Rifle", "Glenwood Springs", "Clifton", "Olathe", "Cedaredge", "Hotchkiss", "Paonia"	Only listings near this town, sorted by distance.
`radius_miles`	number	Radius around "near" (default 15).
`open_now`	boolean	Only listings confirmed open right now.
`limit`	integer	Max results (default 10).

`get_farmstand`read-only

Full details for one farmstand or farmers market: schedule, this week's menu, payment methods, parking, links, and whether it is open now.

Argument	Type	Notes
`id_or_slug` required	string	The listing id or slug from a search result.

`search_food_trucks`read-only

Find food trucks on the Western Slope by cuisine, home town, catering, or keyword, with today's schedule and whether each is open now.

Argument	Type	Notes
`query`	string	Keyword matched against name, cuisine and description.
`cuisine`	"Tacos / Mexican", "BBQ / Smoked Meats", "Burgers / American", "Asian / Fusion", "Pizza", "Desserts / Ice Cream", "Breakfast / Brunch", "Coffee / Beverages", "Sandwiches / Wraps", "Seafood", "Vegan / Vegetarian", "Other"
`city`	"Grand Junction", "Fruita", "Palisade", "Montrose", "Delta", "Rifle", "Clifton", "Cedaredge"	The truck's home town.
`does_catering`	boolean	Only trucks that cater private events.
`open_now`	boolean	Only trucks serving right now.
`limit`	integer	Max results (default 10).

`food_trucks_on_date`read-only

Which food trucks are scheduled to serve on a given date (today by default, up to 30 days ahead), with times and locations.

Argument	Type	Notes
`date`	string	YYYY-MM-DD in Mountain Time. Defaults to today.
`cuisine`	"Tacos / Mexican", "BBQ / Smoked Meats", "Burgers / American", "Asian / Fusion", "Pizza", "Desserts / Ice Cream", "Breakfast / Brunch", "Coffee / Beverages", "Sandwiches / Wraps", "Seafood", "Vegan / Vegetarian", "Other"
`city`	"Grand Junction", "Fruita", "Palisade", "Montrose", "Delta", "Rifle", "Clifton", "Cedaredge"	Only trucks serving in this town that day.

`get_food_truck`read-only

Full details for one food truck: description, menu link, specials, rating, and where it will be for the next 7 days.

Argument	Type	Notes
`id_or_slug` required	string	The listing id or slug from a search result.

`draft_food_truck_event_request`creates a draft

Prepare a request for local food trucks to serve at an event (wedding, corporate, birthday, festival). Returns a pre-filled link: the host must open it, review, and submit it themselves before any truck is contacted. Collect what you can from the host; anything missing they can fill in on the page.

Argument	Type	Notes
`event_type` required	"wedding", "corporate", "birthday", "festival", "other"
`is_public_event`	boolean	true if open to the public (e.g. a festival), false for a private party.
`event_date` required	string	YYYY-MM-DD; must be after today.
`start_time`	one of 36 values	e.g. "5:30 PM" (half-hour steps).
`end_time`	one of 36 values
`location_address` required	string	Street address or venue and town.
`estimated_guests`	integer
`trucks_needed`	"1", "2-3", "4+", "not_sure"
`power_available`	boolean
`water_available`	boolean
`indoor_outdoor`	"outdoor", "indoor", "both"
`payment_type`	"paid", "revenue_share", "undecided", "truck_fee"	paid = host pays the truck; revenue_share = no fee, guests buy their own food; truck_fee = the truck pays the host a fee; undecided.
`budget_range`	string
`cuisine_preference`	list of: "Tacos / Mexican", "BBQ / Smoked Meats", "Burgers / American", "Asian / Fusion", "Pizza", "Desserts / Ice Cream", "Breakfast / Brunch", "Coffee / Beverages", "Sandwiches / Wraps", "Seafood", "Vegan / Vegetarian", "Other"
`special_requirements`	string	At least 20 characters if given.
`host_name`	string
`host_email`	string
`host_phone`	string

Example

curl -X POST https://www.westernslope.digital/api/mcp/directory/ \
  -H 'content-type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call",
       "params":{"name":"search_farmstands",
                 "arguments":{"query":"eggs","near":"Palisade","open_now":true}}}'

The result arrives as both structuredContent and a JSON text block, trimmed here:

{
  "as_of": "2026-09-19 Saturday, Mountain Time",
  "total_matches": 7,
  "results": [{
    "name": "Stanley Farm Stand",
    "type": "farmstand",
    "distance_miles": 0.9,
    "open_now": { "open": true, "reason": "Self-serve honor stand" },
    "info_last_confirmed": "Confirmed 3 days ago",
    "url": "https://www.westernslope.digital/farmstands/stanley-farm-stand/"
  }]
}

How to read the results

Mountain Time. All dates and times, including "open now", are evaluated in America/Denver.
open_now can be "unknown". Stands that are by appointment only, or that haven't posted structured hours, are reported as unknown rather than closed. Please pass that on rather than telling someone the stand is closed.
Freshness. Listings are managed by the businesses themselves. info_last_confirmed says when the owner last confirmed their hours or stock; every result includes the listing url so people can check before driving out.
Approximate locations. Stands whose owners hide their exact address return coordinates rounded to about 1 km, with location_is_approximate: true.
Private bookings. A truck booked for a private event today is returned as unavailable, without its location.
Future dates. food_trucks_on_date looks up to 30 days ahead using posted schedules; live check-ins and event bookings are added on the day.

Event requests

draft_food_truck_event_request never contacts a food truck by itself. It saves the event details as a draft for 48 hours and returns a link to our request-a-truck form, pre-filled. The host opens the link, reviews the details, adds anything missing (the response lists these in still_needed), completes a bot check and submits. Only then are participating trucks notified.

Limits and errors

60 requests per minute per IP address; over that, the endpoint returns HTTP 429 with Retry-After: 60.
10 event-request drafts per hour per IP address.
Invalid arguments and unknown listings come back as tool results with isError: true and a message the model can act on.
GET returns 405: this server does not open a server-to-client event stream.

Data and privacy

The connector serves only what the public directory pages already show; owners' contact details and account data are never returned. See our Privacy Policy for how event-request drafts and rate-limit data are handled, and our Terms of Service.

Support

Questions, bugs or a listing that looks wrong? Email info@westernslope.digital or use our contact page. Building something similar for your own business? That's what we do.