Reviewguru MCP server
io.github.kapruka/reviewguru·v0.1.2Query Sri Lankan businesses, doctors, and reviews from any MCP-aware AI agent.
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Reviewguru tools (6)
write = sends, deletes, buys or postsRead from the package source without running it. The installed server may list more.
get_businessGet full details of a single business by slug, including location, contact info, categories, and the top 10 recent reviews.
get_reviewsGet reviews for a business.
list_businessesList Sri Lankan businesses with optional filters.
list_categoriesList all categories with their parent/child hierarchy.
list_citiesList all cities on the platform with counts of listed businesses.
searchFull-text search across all businesses. Uses SQLite FTS5 server-side.
Public scan report
scanner v0.1.9 · 2026-09-27 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it
- Code scan2 source files scanned25/25
- –Live reliabilityno gateway calls yet and no remote to proben/a
- –Tool poisoningtools not inspected (local package is not executed); not countedn/a
- Auth qualitylocal package, no credentials required12/15
- Maintenancelast push 148 days ago8/15
- Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner; GitHub account older than a year8/10
How Reviewguru compares
Against every graded AI and agents MCP server, from our own scans and uptime checks. Updated after each scan run.
- Safety score
- 82/100
- higher than 65% of 4,460 AI and agents servers
- Tools
- 6
- the typical AI and agents server has 6
- Tools that change things
- 0%
- typical: 0%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break
- Downloads a week
- 22
- more than 8% of 1,538 AI and agents servers with a package
What its tools let an agent do: 6 read
Install Reviewguru in Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code
claude mcp add reviewguru -- uvx reviewguru-mcp
What the publisher says
From the Reviewguru repository's README, as published. We do not edit it. Read it on GitHub
Review Guru MCP Server
<!-- mcp-name: io.github.kapruka/reviewguru -->
An MCP server that exposes Sri Lankan business reviews and doctor profiles from Review Guru to Claude Desktop, Cursor, Cline, or any MCP-aware AI agent.
No API key. No scraping. Calls a public, cached, rate-limited HTTPS endpoint.
What you get
Plus a reviewguru://about resource that returns live counts.
Data covers restaurants, hotels, shops, salons, hospitals, Sri Lankan doctors with specialty + practice locations, and more — all with patient/ customer reviews.
Install
With uv (recommended)
uvx reviewguru-mcpWith pipx
pipx install reviewguru-mcp
reviewguru-mcpWith pip
pip install reviewguru-mcp
reviewguru-mcpThe server speaks MCP over stdio — invoke it from any MCP client config.
Wire it up
Claude Desktop
Edit ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claudedesktopconfig.json (Mac) or %APPDATA%\Claude\claudedesktopconfig.json (Windows):
{
"mcpServers": {
"reviewguru": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["reviewguru-mcp"]
}
}
}Restart Claude Desktop. The 🔌 icon in chat will show the Review Guru tools.
Cursor
Settings → MCP → Add new MCP server:
- Command: uvx
- Args: reviewguru-mcp
Cline (VS Code)
Cline → Settings → MCP Servers → Add:
{
"reviewguru": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["reviewguru-mcp"]
}
}Try it
Once wired up, ask your assistant things like:
Find me three highly-rated cardiologists in Colombo and tell me which hospital each one consults at.
What are people saying about Ministry of Crab? Pull the most recent five reviews.
I'm a vegetarian visiting Galle for a weekend — recommend two restaurants.
The model will pick the right tools and stitch the answers together.
Configuration
Environment variables (all optional):
Rate limits + acceptable use
The public API is shared and lightly rate-limited (60 req/min per IP). For heavier usage, set REVIEWGURU_API to your own deployment.
Reviews are licensed for citation with attribution to Review Guru and a link back to the specific business URL. See reviewguru.lk/llms.txt for full LLM-usage guidelines.
Self-hosting
Want to fork? The server is one Python file (server.py). It auto-detects:
Used by the maintainers for sub-millisecond local queries.
- HTTP mode (default) — calls /api/v1 endpoints. Works anywhere.
- SQLite mode — if data/reviewguru.db is present in the parent dir.
git clone https://github.com/kapruka/reviewguru-mcp
cd reviewguru-mcp
pip install -e .
reviewguru-mcpLinks
Shortened. The full README is on GitHub.
Nothing above is checked by us. What we check is on the safety report.
Reviewguru: common questions
- Is Reviewguru MCP server safe?
- Mostly: it is graded B (82/100). Read the Reviewguru safety report
- How do I install Reviewguru?
- It runs on your machine. Copy the Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop config from the install section.
- Does Reviewguru need an API key?
- No secret keys are declared. It reads 1 setting from the environment.
- Is Reviewguru maintained?
- The last commit was 186 days ago (2026-05-02). The latest release is v0.1.2.
- What can I use instead of Reviewguru?
- Servers from other publishers that do the same job: OpenWorkProof MCP server and Maple MCP server.
- How does Reviewguru compare with other AI and agents MCP servers?
- safety score 82/100 (higher than 65% of 4,460 AI and agents servers); tools 6 (the typical AI and agents server has 6); tools that change things 0% (typical: 0%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break). Full comparison.
Alternatives to Reviewguru
Same job from other publishers: the closest match first, then the best rated.
- OpenWorkProofVerifiable agent evidence; opt-in Codex guard and reference SOC alert review.not reviewedEstablishedA
MapleReview comments pinned to a running frontend, read and resolved by your coding agent.not reviewedEstablishedB