Arclight Events
Live events in 50 cities: AI/tech meetups, hackathons, conferences, concerts. Free, read-only.
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Install
One-Click Install
Add this to your `claude_desktop_config.json` file:
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp": {
"url": "https://arclight.events/api/mcp"
}
}
}Remote endpoints
https://arclight.events/api/mcpstreamable-httpWhat it can do
Tool inventory
Tools (4)
🟢arclight_search_events(city, topic, timeframe, limit, offset, ...)
Search real, upcoming events in a city, optionally narrowed to a topic and timeframe. Every event is aggregated from a live source (Luma, Ticketmaster, SeatGeek, Skiddle, confs.tech and others) and links back to it — Arclight never invents listings and holds no tickets. Read-only. Returns paginated results with has_more/next_offset.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"city": {
"type": "string",
"description": "City slug or name, e.g. \"san-francisco\". See arclight_list_cities."
},
"topic": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"ai",
"tech",
"software",
"meetups",
"hackathons",
"conferences",
"networking",
"music",
"arts",
"nightlife"
],
"description": "Optional topic filter."
},
"timeframe": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"today",
"tomorrow",
"this_week",
"this_month",
"upcoming"
],
"default": "this_week",
"description": "How far ahead to look, measured from now. Past events are never returned."
},
"limit": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 50,
"default": 20,
"description": "How many events to return in one call. Pair with offset to page."
},
"offset": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 0,
"maximum": 500,
"default": 0,
"description": "How many events to skip, for paging. Pass the next_offset from the previous response rather than computing it; when has_more is false there is nothing left to fetch. Offset applies within the chosen timeframe, so changing timeframe invalidates an offset from an earlier call."
},
"response_format": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"markdown",
"json"
],
"default": "markdown",
"description": "Output format. 'markdown' to read back to a person, 'json' to compute over."
}
},
"required": [
"city"
],
"additionalProperties": false
}🟢arclight_get_event(slug, response_format)
Fetch the full detail of one event by its Arclight slug (or its arclight.events URL): title, start time in the venue's own timezone, price, tags, description and the source link. Read-only.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"slug": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Event slug, or the full arclight.events/event/<slug> URL."
},
"response_format": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"markdown",
"json"
],
"default": "markdown",
"description": "Output format. 'markdown' to read back to a person, 'json' to compute over."
}
},
"required": [
"slug"
],
"additionalProperties": false
}🟢arclight_city_picks(city, limit, response_format)
A small curated set of events worth going to in a city over the next few days, chosen for variety rather than raw recency. Use when someone asks what is worth doing rather than for an exhaustive list. Read-only.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"city": {
"type": "string",
"description": "City slug or name."
},
"limit": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 10,
"default": 3,
"description": "How many picks to return. Capped at 10 on purpose — this is a curated shortlist chosen for variety, not a search. Use arclight_search_events when an exhaustive list is wanted."
},
"response_format": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"markdown",
"json"
],
"default": "markdown",
"description": "Output format. 'markdown' to read back to a person, 'json' to compute over."
}
},
"required": [
"city"
],
"additionalProperties": false
}🟢arclight_list_cities(response_format)
List every metro Arclight covers, with the slug to pass to the other tools, plus the available topic filters. Call this first when unsure whether a city is covered. Read-only, no arguments required.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"response_format": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"markdown",
"json"
],
"default": "markdown",
"description": "Output format. 'markdown' to read back to a person, 'json' to compute over."
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}Community
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