# Workmode MCP server

> Search work-friendly cafes, coworking spaces and libraries in 400+ cities, with community-measured Wi-Fi speeds.

- Listing: https://mcp.tc/i/workmode
- Connect: use the server's own URL `https://api.workmode.co/mcp` (no sign-in); clients connect to it directly. The listing link is a page, not an MCP endpoint.
- Type: remote (Streamable HTTP)
- Auth: none
- Category: [Travel & Maps](https://mcp.tc/c/travel-maps)
- Vendor: Workmode
- Homepage: <https://workmode.co/>

## About

Workmode is a community directory of places to work remotely, covering coffee shops, coworking spaces and libraries in over 400 cities. The server lets an assistant find cities, list places by kind or best-for lists such as quiet or fast Wi-Fi, read place details with hours and reviews, check what is open now, and get Wi-Fi reports by city or country.

Wi-Fi speeds are download speeds in Mbps from member-run speed tests. The server is hosted at a Streamable HTTP endpoint and all ten tools are read-only. No sign-in or API key is needed.

## What it can do

- Find cities by name or country
- List places by kind, best-for list or Wi-Fi speed
- Get place details: hours, amenities, scores, reviews
- See places open now at a city's local time
- Get median measured Wi-Fi speed per city or country
- Browse newly added places
- Read public saved lists from members

## Tools (10)

- `search_cities`: Find cities by name or country, busiest first, and get their slugs. (read-only)
- `get_city`: City overview: place counts by kind and available best-for lists. (read-only)
- `list_places`: List places in a city, filtered by kind or best-for, sortable by speed. (read-only)
- `get_place`: Full details for one place: address, hours, amenities, Wi-Fi, scores, reviews. (read-only)
- `open_now`: Places open now in a city at its local time. (read-only)
- `wifi_report`: Median download and upload speeds and measured places for a city. (read-only)
- `list_countries`: All countries with city and place counts and median Wi-Fi. (read-only)
- `get_country`: One country's cities, top places and fastest measured Wi-Fi. (read-only)
- `new_places`: Most recently added places, site-wide or in one city. (read-only)
- `get_saved_list`: Read a member's public saved list of places. (read-only)

## Example prompts

- "Find the fastest Wi-Fi cafes in Lisbon."
- "Which quiet places to work are open now in Berlin?"
- "How good is the Wi-Fi in Kuala Lumpur overall?"
- "What places were added recently in Amsterdam?"

## Install

### Claude Code

1. Run this in a terminal, in your project folder:

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http workmode https://api.workmode.co/mcp
```

2. Start Claude Code and type `/mcp`. **workmode** should show as connected.

Add `--scope user` to make it available in every project, not just this one.

### Claude Desktop

1. Open **Customize → Connectors**, click **+ Add**, then **Add custom connector**.

2. Name it **Workmode** and paste this URL:

```url
https://api.workmode.co/mcp
```

3. Click **Add**. Its tools appear in the chat’s tools menu.

Claude Desktop’s JSON config file only starts local servers. Remote servers go through Connectors, and connectors you add on claude.ai show up here too.

### claude.ai

1. Open the connector form on claude.ai. This button fills in the name and URL for you:

[Add to claude.ai](<https://claude.ai/customize/connectors?modal=add-custom-connector&connectorName=Workmode&connectorUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.workmode.co%2Fmcp>) (opens connector settings)

2. Check that the URL reads `https://api.workmode.co/mcp` and click **Add**.

3. Turn it on in a chat from the tools menu.

Free plans allow one custom connector. On Team and Enterprise plans an owner adds it under **Organization settings → Connectors**.

### ChatGPT

1. On chatgpt.com, go to **Plugins**, select **+**, then **Add custom MCP server**.

2. Enter a name for the server.

3. Under **Connection**, paste `https://api.workmode.co/mcp` as the server URL, then for authentication choose **No authentication**.

4. Check **I understand and want to continue**, then select **Create as a plugin**.

Whether you can add a custom MCP server depends on your ChatGPT plan and your workspace permissions (in Business workspaces, admins and owners can).

### Cursor

[Add to Cursor](<https://cursor.com/install-mcp?name=workmode&config=eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2FwaS53b3JrbW9kZS5jby9tY3AifQ%3D%3D>) (opens Cursor)

Or add it by hand to `~/.cursor/mcp.json` (all projects) or `.cursor/mcp.json` (this project):

`mcp.json`:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "workmode": {
      "url": "https://api.workmode.co/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

[Install in VS Code](<https://vscode.dev/redirect/mcp/install?name=workmode&config=%7B%22type%22%3A%22http%22%2C%22url%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fapi.workmode.co%2Fmcp%22%7D>) (opens VS Code)

Or from a terminal:

```bash
code --add-mcp '{"name":"workmode","type":"http","url":"https://api.workmode.co/mcp"}'
```

Or commit it to the repo in `.vscode/mcp.json`:

`.vscode/mcp.json`:

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "workmode": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.workmode.co/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Devin Desktop

1. Add it to `~/.config/devin/mcp_config.json` (macOS and Linux) or `%APPDATA%\devin\mcp_config.json` (Windows):

`mcp_config.json`:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "workmode": {
      "serverUrl": "https://api.workmode.co/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

2. Refresh the MCP server list in Cascade.

Devin Desktop is the new name for Windsurf. It reads `serverUrl` (or `url`) for remote servers.

### Codex

```bash
codex mcp add workmode --url https://api.workmode.co/mcp
```

Or edit `~/.codex/config.toml` directly:

`config.toml`:

```toml
[mcp_servers.workmode]
url = "https://api.workmode.co/mcp"
```

### Gemini CLI

```bash
gemini mcp add --transport http workmode https://api.workmode.co/mcp
```

This adds it to the current project. Add `-s user` to use it everywhere.

### Any client

Most clients accept this shape. Some name the URL field differently: `serverUrl` in Devin Desktop, `httpUrl` in Gemini CLI’s settings file.

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "workmode": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.workmode.co/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

Zed puts servers under `context_servers` in its settings. Cline needs `"type": "streamableHttp"`, or it assumes SSE.

Client only starts local servers? Bridge it with `npx -y mcp-remote https://api.workmode.co/mcp`.

## Recent changes

- 2026-10-28 20:29 UTC: Tracking started: 10 tools read. Source: automatic check.

More on the History tab, with descriptions before and after for the newest entries: https://mcp.tc/i/workmode#history (Atom feed: https://mcp.tc/i/workmode/history.xml). It records what mcp.tc's anonymous checks saw, every 3 hours where the tool list can be read without sign-in; it is not a security review.

## Details

- Server version: 1.0.0
- MCP protocol version: 2025-11-25
- Last checked: 2026-11-12 (reachable)
- Listed: 2026-10-28
- Updated: 2026-10-28

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