Connect an agent.
Search VA facilities.

Endpoint

One path.
GET and POST.

Discovery uses GET. Initialize, list tools, and call tools use POST with JSON-RPC 2.0.

https://www.veterancarefinder.com/api/mcp

Protocol

Three steps.
Then you are done.

Most clients only need discovery plus one tools/call. List tools if your client cannot use the GET payload.

1. 01

   GET the endpoint for app metadata and the tool list.

   GET /api/mcp
2. 02

   POST JSON-RPC initialize, then optionally tools/list.

   method: initialize
3. 03

   POST tools/call with search_va_facilities and a location.

   method: tools/call

Tool

search_va_facilities.

Provide at least one of: coordinates, ZIP, or state. Coordinates win when present. Returns up to 10 facilities.

• 01

  state

  string

  Two-letter state code. Uppercased automatically.

• 02

  zip

  string

  Five-digit ZIP code.

• 03

  lat + lng

  number

  Coordinates for nearby search. Take precedence over ZIP or state.

• 04

  radius

  number

  Miles. Defaults to 50 when coordinates are provided.

• 05

  facilityType

  string

  One of health, cemetery, benefits, vet_center. Defaults to health.

Examples

Try it.

Copy a command and run it against the live endpoint.

curl -s "https://www.veterancarefinder.com/api/mcp" \
  -H "Accept: application/json"

curl -s -X POST "https://www.veterancarefinder.com/api/mcp" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": "init-1",
    "method": "initialize",
    "params": { "capabilities": {} }
  }'

curl -s -X POST "https://www.veterancarefinder.com/api/mcp" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": "call-1",
    "method": "tools/call",
    "params": {
      "name": "search_va_facilities",
      "arguments": {
        "lat": 47.6062,
        "lng": -122.3321,
        "radius": 35,
        "facilityType": "health"
      }
    }
  }'

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": "call-1",
  "result": {
    "structuredContent": {
      "facilities": [
        {
          "id": "vha_663",
          "name": "…",
          "classification": "…",
          "facilityType": "health",
          "address": "…",
          "phone": "…",
          "hours": null
        }
      ],
      "total": 12
    },
    "content": [
      { "type": "text", "text": "Found 12 VA facilities." }
    ]
  }
}