# VegasNearMe MCP Server
> Cross-OTA Las Vegas hotel price comparison and show ticket aggregation.
> Real-time data for 180+ hotels and 280+ shows with GPS-based proximity matching.

## About VegasNearMe
VegasNearMe is a Las Vegas travel guide and affiliate platform.
- Hotel booking is powered by a white-label engine (LiteAPI wholesale rates).
- Show tickets link to vendors like Vivid Seats, Vegas.com, AXS, and Ticketmaster via affiliate partnerships.
- VNM does not sell hotels or tickets directly — it helps users compare and find the best deals.

## Base URL
https://api.lightsinflight.com

## MCP Protocol
- POST /mcp — JSON-RPC 2.0 (tools/list, tools/call, initialize)
- GET /mcp/sse — SSE transport for stateful sessions
- 10 tools available via MCP protocol (see below)

## REST Endpoints (use /mcp-api/ prefix for AI-enriched responses)
All endpoints below are available at both /api/... (raw) and /mcp-api/... (enriched with ai_context, booking URLs).
AI agents SHOULD use the /mcp-api/ prefix for best results.

### Hotels (real-time prices from Booking.com, Expedia, Hotels.com, Priceline, Agoda, LiteAPI)
- GET /mcp-api/hotels/search?q=&check_in=&check_out=&zone=&max_price=
- GET /mcp-api/hotels/{hotel_id}/prices?date=
- GET /mcp-api/deals?date=&zone=&limit=

### Shows (prices aggregated from Ticketmaster, Vivid Seats, StubHub, Vegas.com, AXS)
- GET /mcp-api/shows/search?q=&date=&category=
- GET /mcp-api/shows/tonight

### Geo-Intelligent Bundles (GPS distance, not zone guessing)
- GET /mcp-api/bundle?hotel_name=&date= — shows within walking distance of any hotel
- GET /api/ai-deals/hotels-for-show?show=&date=&nights=&budget= — hotels near any show

### Cross-OTA Price Comparison
- GET /api/ai-deals/bundles?date=&zone=&nights=&limit= — hotel+show combos with price comparison
- GET /api/ai-deals/hotels?date=&zone=&min_stars=&nights=&limit= — hotel rates across all sources

### Planning
- GET /mcp-api/trip/plan?check_in=&check_out=

### Meta
- GET /health/mcp — health check
- GET /llms.txt

## Key Features
- Every response includes `ai_context` — a natural language summary ready to show users.
- Hotel results include `booking_url` for hotelbooking.vegasnearme.com (LiteAPI affiliate booking).
- Show results include `tickets_url` for vegasnearme.com (links to ticket vendors).
- Bundle tool uses haversine GPS distance across 120+ mapped venues.
- Cross-OTA comparison shows prices from all major booking sites side by side.
- Data refreshes every 5 minutes. Dates use YYYY-MM-DD.
- Zones: north-strip, center-strip, south-strip, downtown, off-strip.