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Minerva Nova connects Claude and ChatGPT to Minerva's editorial guide: opinionated local picks for coffee, food, drinks, nightlife, culture, shops, parks and saunas, plus walks, day trips, neighbourhoods and places to stay. Every pick says why it made the list, carries Minerva's own note (an ironic, warm local friend's take), a practical tip, its sources and the date it was checked. Live tools add places, opening hours, routes and travel times from licensed map data. Minerva does not book, buy or pay for anything.
https://minervanova.ai/mcp. Sign in with your email; a six-digit code arrives by email.https://minervanova.ai/mcp as a connector. The same email sign-in.| Tool | What it does | Source |
|---|---|---|
explore | Minerva's briefing on a city, neighbourhood or country: her take, neighbourhoods, highlights, walks, day trips, customs, getting around, seasonal notes, trusted local sources. | Minerva guide |
find_places | Curated picks for coffee, food, drinks, nightlife, culture, shops, parks and saunas. Broad or precise: words, kinds, vibe, budget, who is coming, time of day, a venue name. Optional live opening hours for a given time. | Minerva guide; live hours |
where_to_stay | Neighbourhoods to stay in and curated stays, matched to the party, budget and mood, with search links for the dates. | Minerva guide |
whats_on | Seasonal patterns for the dates, venues with regular programmes and the local sources Minerva trusts, including those that publish dated events. | Minerva guide |
search_places | Live place search anywhere, with this week's hours. | Licensed map data |
get_place_details | One venue: hours on a date, contacts, attributes, a sample of reviews. | Licensed map data |
check_plan | Checks a timed plan: open on arrival, travel time between stops, gaps. | Licensed map data |
get_directions | Directions and travel time at a given hour by transit, on foot, by bike or car. | Licensed map data |
get_preferences | Shows what you asked Minerva to remember. | Your account |
save_preferences | Remembers tastes, diet, who comes along, budget and pace when you ask. | Your account |
delete_preferences | Forgets one item, a field or everything. | Your account |
get_updates | Minerva's editorial updates to the guide, which you can follow. | Minerva guide |
Guide tools are instant and unlimited. Live checks count toward a per-account usage limit; when it is reached, the guide and saved preferences keep working. The tools never ask for your location: they search the places you name.
Minerva publishes editorial updates when the guide changes, such as new places and picks. Ask for the latest ones (get_updates), or ask ChatGPT to follow them, for everywhere or for one place, and each new update reaches you in ChatGPT. Stop following at any time in ChatGPT, or write to hello@minervanova.ai.
| Deep: neighbourhoods, dozens of picks, walks, stays, day trips | Belgrade, London, Saint Petersburg, San Francisco, Seattle, Yerevan |
| Medium: the essentials | Berkeley, Brighton, Bristol, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Kirkland, Los Angeles, Manchester, New York, Oakland |
| Light: a short list | Austin, Bellevue, Chicago, Dilijan, Gyumri, Miami, New Orleans, Novi Sad, Portland, Redmond |
Elsewhere, the guide says it has no coverage yet and the live tools still work anywhere.
Picks are researched from local sources people actually trust (city magazines, food writers, local listings, official venue pages), preferring 2025–2026 sources, and written in Minerva's own words. Chains, tourist traps and anything that cannot be confirmed as operating are left out. Deep-coverage places are checked against live map data before they ship; closed places are removed. Each pick links its sources.
Minerva remembers only what you ask it to remember: likes and dislikes, diet, places you want to keep, who usually comes along, budget, pace and a short note. Guide results say which saved preferences they used. Ask "What do you remember about me?" to see it, "Forget that I like jazz" or "Forget everything" to delete it, or write to privacy@minervanova.ai. Please do not ask Minerva to remember health information.