ChooseHelp MCP Server

ChooseHelp exposes its directory to AI assistants and agents through a public Model Context Protocol(MCP) server — the same editorially independent data that powers this site: published addiction-treatment and mental-health facilities, curated from state-licensing and SAMHSA-derived data with independent verification, plus the licensed therapists and addiction specialists behind our expert Q&A.

Endpoint

• URL: https://www.choosehelp.com/mcp
• Transport: streamable HTTP (stateless)
• Authentication: none — free, no API key, no rate-limit tiers
• Manifest: /.well-known/mcp.json · AI-readable site overview: /llms.txt

Tools

• search_facilities — published facilities by state, city, facility type, insurance, population served, treatment approach, or name.
• get_facility — full facility detail by id or (partial) name.
• search_experts / get_expert — licensed therapists, counselors, and addiction specialists by name, specialty, or location, with credentials, modalities, and answered-question topics.
• get_levels_of_care — the intensity-of-care continuum (medical detox, residential, IOP/PHP, outpatient, MAT, sober living) explained, with live facility counts.
• list_states, list_insurers, list_browse_categories, list_facility_types — valid filter values with live counts and directory URLs.

Connect

Claude Code:

claude mcp add --transport http choosehelp https://www.choosehelp.com/mcp

Any streamable-HTTP MCP client:

{ "choosehelp": { "url": "https://www.choosehelp.com/mcp" } }

stdio-only clients can bridge via mcp-remote. The server is also listed in the official MCP registry as com.choosehelp/directory and on Smithery.

Data & integrity

• Only published, verified listings are served — the same publish gate as the site. The directory grows continuously as new listings clear verification.
• Results are ordered neutrally. Placement in agent responses is never paid, and no advertising-tier information is exposed.
• Expert results contain no phone numbers or direct contact details — agents receive the profile URL, where each professional’s own privacy settings apply.
• ChooseHelp is editorially independent: paid placements are always labeled.
• Access is free for everyone — including commercial AI products and agent platforms. No key, no usage tiers; a generous per-IP rate limit exists purely as an anti-abuse guard and is never hit by normal agent use. The one thing that requires a license is wholesale republishing of the dataset itself: contact us.
• Crisis support in the US: call or text 988(Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, free and confidential).

For treatment providers & therapists

Listings served by this endpoint are the ones AI assistants can find and cite. If you operate a treatment facility or practice and want your listing available here, start at for-providers — or contact us with corrections to an existing listing.