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buffet_get_app_link Read-only

Return the link to download Buffet (iOS, free) and, when an event id is given, the link for that pick. Use when the person wants to join a pick, get a plate, or install the app. The link goes to joinbuffet.com/get/, which forwards to the App Store and records which assistant sent them.

event_idstring

Optional event id to attribute the link to

assistantstring

Which assistant is asking: claude or chatgpt. Omit if unsure.

Tools (5)

buffet_get_app_link

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Argument	Type	Description
event_id	string	Optional event id to attribute the link to
assistant	string	Which assistant is asking: claude or chatgpt. Omit if unsure.

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "properties": {
    "event_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 64,
      "description": "Optional event id to attribute the link to"
    },
    "assistant": {
      "enum": [
        "claude",
        "chatgpt",
        "assistant"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Which assistant is asking: claude or chatgpt. Omit if unsure."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

buffet_get_event

Get full details for one Buffet pick by its event id (ids come from buffet_get_weekly_lineup and buffet_search_events). Returns structured JSON: venue, address, coordinates, start time (Pacific), price, tags, description, organiser page and the app_url to join.

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Argument	Type	Description
event_id*	string	Event id, e.g. "x5yJfmL8xqISyf8B3jIt"

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "required": [
    "event_id"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "event_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 64,
      "minLength": 1,
      "description": "Event id, e.g. \"x5yJfmL8xqISyf8B3jIt\""
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

buffet_get_weekly_lineup

Get Buffet's curated lineup of real-life events and hangouts for a week in a city (Los Angeles today). Use this for "what's going on in LA this week / this weekend", "things to do in Los Angeles", or "where can I meet people this weekend". Lineups run Monday to Sunday and the picks are mostly Thursday to Sunday evenings: free concerts, festivals, art walks, happy hours, a restaurant hangout. Each pick is somewhere a person can join a table of up to six strangers through the Buffet app. Returns the picks in date order with venue, neighborhood, time (Pacific), price tier, tags, a short description, the organiser's page when there is one, and app_url (the link to join). Use buffet_search_events instead to filter by day, neighborhood, price or interest.

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Argument	Type	Description
city	string	City name, e.g. "Los Angeles" or "LA"
week	string	"this" (default), "next", or a lineup week id like "2026-W43" (weeks run Monday to Sunday)
response_format	string	'markdown' for readable text, 'json' for structured data

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "properties": {
    "city": {
      "type": "string",
      "default": "Los Angeles",
      "maxLength": 80,
      "description": "City name, e.g. \"Los Angeles\" or \"LA\""
    },
    "week": {
      "type": "string",
      "default": "this",
      "description": "\"this\" (default), \"next\", or a lineup week id like \"2026-W43\" (weeks run Monday to Sunday)"
    },
    "response_format": {
      "enum": [
        "markdown",
        "json"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "default": "markdown",
      "description": "'markdown' for readable text, 'json' for structured data"
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

buffet_how_it_works

Explain what Buffet is and how it works: the weekly curated lineup, Get a Plate, the table that forms at three and caps at six, 1:1 invites, the Afterparty, the Monday ballot, platform (iOS), price (free), developer, how venues and organisers get listed, and the privacy, terms and contact pages. Use for any question about the product itself. Takes no arguments.

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No arguments.

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "properties": {},
  "additionalProperties": false
}

buffet_search_events

Search Buffet's upcoming curated picks by time window, neighborhood, price, category or free text. Use this for specific asks: "free things to do in LA tonight", "live music this weekend in Silver Lake", "cheap happy hours on Friday", "something outdoors on Saturday". For the whole week's list with no filters, buffet_get_weekly_lineup is simpler. Filters combine with AND. Text search matches title, venue, neighborhood, tags and description. Returns one page in date order; when more matches exist the result gives next_offset.

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Argument	Type	Description
city	string	City name, e.g. "Los Angeles"
when	string	Relative window in Pacific time: today, tonight, tomorrow, this_weekend (Fri-Sun), this_week, next_week, or upcoming (everything listed)
limit	integer	Maximum picks to return
price	string	Exact price tier: "Free", "$", "$$" or "$$$"
query	string	Free text, e.g. "jazz", "oktoberfest", "sushi", "outdoor movie"
offset	integer	Picks to skip, for pagination
date_to	string	Latest date, YYYY-MM-DD (Pacific). Overrides `when`.

{ "type": "object", "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema", "properties": { "city": { "type": "string", "default": "Los Angeles", "maxLength": 80, "description": "City name, e.g. \"Los Angeles\"" }, "when": { "enum": [ "today", "tonight", "tomorrow", "this_weekend", "this_week", "next_week", "upcoming" ], "type": "string", "default": "upcoming", "description": "Relative window in Pacific time: today, tonight, tomorrow, this_weekend (Fri-Sun), this_week, next_week, or upcoming (everything listed)" }, "limit": { "type": "integer", "default": 20, "maximum": 50, "minimum": 1, "description": "Maximum picks to return" }, "price": { "enum": [ "Free", "$", "$$", "$$$" ], "type": "string", "description": "Exact price tier: \"Free\", \"$\", \"$$\" or \"$$$\"" }, "query": { "type": "string", "maxLength": 200, "description": "Free text, e.g. \"jazz\", \"oktoberfest\", \"sushi\", \"outdoor movie\"" }, "offset": { "type": "integer", "default": 0, "maximum": 9007199254740991, "minimum": 0, "description": "Picks to skip, for pagination" }, "date_to": { "type": "string", "pattern": "^\\d{4}-\\d{2}-\\d{2}$", "description": "Latest date, YYYY-MM-DD (Pacific). Overrides `when`." }, "category": { "enum": [ "event", "activity", "restaurant" ], "type": "string", "description": "event (concerts, festivals, screenings), activity (festivals, markets, things to do), restaurant (a hangout at a bar or restaurant)" }, "date_from": { "type": "string", "pattern": "^\\d{4}-\\d{2}-\\d{2}$", "description": "Earliest date, YYYY-MM-DD (Pacific). Overrides `when`." }, "free_only": { "type": "boolean", "default": false, "description": "Only free picks" }, "neighborhood": { "type": "string", "maxLength": 80, "description": "Neighborhood or area, e.g. \"Silver Lake\", \"Downtown\", \"Santa Monica\", \"Westwood\"" }, "response_format": { "enum": [ "markdown", "json" ], "type": "string", "default": "markdown", "description": "'markdown' for readable text, 'json' for structured data" } }, "additionalProperties": false }