Free read-only search of 2,000+ African and Caribbean diaspora businesses in the US and Canada.
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Live listing counts for the whole Ni Biashara directory: total, per metro area and per category. Useful for sizing diaspora business communities by city or sector.
This tool takes no arguments.
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claude mcp add --transport http directory https://nibiashara.com/mcp
Live listing counts for the whole Ni Biashara directory: total, per metro area and per category. Useful for sizing diaspora business communities by city or sector.
No arguments.
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {},
"additionalProperties": false
}One Ni Biashara listing by its id (from search_directory results or a nibiashara.com/b/<id>/ link): name, category, city, metro, phone, website, social links, status and the listing and claim links.
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| id* | string | Listing id, e.g. '224-cafe-atlanta' |
{
"type": "object",
"required": [
"id"
],
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^[a-z0-9][a-z0-9-]*$",
"maxLength": 200,
"description": "Listing id, e.g. '224-cafe-atlanta'"
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}Keyword search of the Ni Biashara directory of African and Caribbean diaspora businesses in the US, Canada and beyond, optionally filtered by city, metro and category. Listings are compiled from public sources.
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| q | string | Business name, service or keywords, e.g. 'catering' or 'ethiopian restaurant' |
| city | string | City, e.g. 'Houston' |
| limit | integer | Maximum results (default 20) |
| metro | string | Metro, e.g. 'DFW' |
| category | string | Category, e.g. 'Catering & Events' |
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"q": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 100,
"description": "Business name, service or keywords, e.g. 'catering' or 'ethiopian restaurant'"
},
"city": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 100,
"description": "City, e.g. 'Houston'"
},
"limit": {
"type": "integer",
"maximum": 100,
"minimum": 1,
"description": "Maximum results (default 20)"
},
"metro": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 100,
"description": "Metro, e.g. 'DFW'"
},
"category": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 100,
"description": "Category, e.g. 'Catering & Events'"
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}We read every tool's name, description and inputs the way the model will, looking for instructions hidden from you. A clean result means no warning signs, not a guarantee. Scanned Nov 9, 2026.