BMLT MCP alive

What this is

This site exposes a read-only MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that lets AI assistants query a BMLT root server — the directory of Narcotics Anonymous meetings — directly. Once connected, you can ask things like "find an open NA meeting tonight near 1600 Pennsylvania Ave" or "what virtual speaker meetings happen on Sunday mornings?" and your AI will answer using live data from this BMLT root server. MCP is an open protocol — any compatible client works.

MCP endpoint

Default BMLT root server

Available tools (all read-only)

• search_meetings
  Search meetings near an address or lat/lng with optional weekday, time, format, venue-type, and service-body filters.
• get_meeting
  Fetch the full record for a single meeting by its BMLT id_bigint.
• list_formats
  List meeting format codes (Open, Closed, Speaker, Beginners, language tags, …).
• list_service_bodies
  List zones / regions / areas / groups so callers can map names to IDs.
• get_server_info
  Capabilities, version, languages, and default coordinates for the configured root server.
• list_root_servers
  Public BMLT root servers known to the BMLT aggregator.

Claude Desktop — Custom Connector (recommended)

Newer versions of Claude Desktop can connect to remote MCP servers natively — no Node.js required.

1. Open Claude Desktop.
2. Go to Settings → Connectors (macOS: Claude menu → Settings; Windows: File → Settings).
3. Scroll to the bottom and click Add custom connector.
4. Fill in the dialog:
   • Name: BMLT Meetings
   • Remote MCP server URL: https://mcp.bmlt.app/mcp
5. Click Add, then start a new chat.

Claude Desktop — Config file

Works on every Claude Desktop version. Requires Node.js.

1. Open Claude Desktop's config file:
   • macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
   • Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
   The fastest way: Settings → Developer → Edit Config.
2. Add (or merge) the mcpServers entry below.
3. Save and fully quit/reopen Claude Desktop.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bmlt": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://mcp.bmlt.app/mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Claude Code (CLI)

Native HTTP transport — one command:

claude mcp add --transport http bmlt https://mcp.bmlt.app/mcp

Then run /mcp inside a Claude Code session to confirm the connection.

ChatGPT / OpenAI Responses API

Add it as a tool in any Responses API call. In ChatGPT itself (Pro/Business/Enterprise), add it under Settings → Connectors → Add using the endpoint above.

{
  "model": "gpt-5",
  "tools": [
    {
      "type": "mcp",
      "server_label": "bmlt",
      "server_url": "https://mcp.bmlt.app/mcp"
    }
  ],
  "input": "Find an open NA meeting tonight near Boston."
}

Cursor / Windsurf / Zed / Cline / Continue

All read an mcpServers block. For Cursor, edit ~/.cursor/mcp.json (or the project-local .cursor/mcp.json); other clients use a similar file in their config directory.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bmlt": {
      "url": "https://mcp.bmlt.app/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Anything else

Any MCP client that supports HTTP transport can connect. Point it at:

Try it out

Once connected, ask Claude things like:

• "Find me an open NA meeting tomorrow night within 5 miles of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave."
• "What Spanish-language meetings happen on Sunday mornings in Los Angeles?"
• "List all virtual speaker meetings in my area this weekend."
• "What service bodies fall under the Northern California Region?"
• "Show me details for meeting id 12345."