ssatama/rescuedogs-mcp-server

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MCP server for discovering rescue dogs from European and UK organizations. Search, filter, and get detailed profiles of dogs available for adoption.
Listed in the Claude Connectors Directory.
**Run a rescue or shelter?** FOR-RESCUES.md shows how to
publish your own animals the same way, with a working example server.
Connect
Claude
Enable **Rescue Dogs** from the
Connectors Directory. No
account or setup needed.
Remote (any MCP client)
No install. Add the endpoint as a custom connector or remote MCP server:
It speaks MCP streamable HTTP, needs no authentication, and is read-only.
Local (npm, stdio)
Requires Node.js 22 or later.
Then add it to your client's MCP config. For Claude Desktop that is
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json on macOS or
%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json on Windows:
Available Tools
rescuedogs_search_dogs
Search for rescue dogs with comprehensive filtering.
**Parameters:**
- query - Free-text search
- breed - Filter by breed name
- breed_group - Filter by breed group: Designer/Hybrid, Guardian, Herding, Hound, Mixed, Non-Sporting, Sporting, Terrier, Toy, Working
- size - Small, Medium, Large. Giant breeds are listed as Large; XLarge (also
accepted as Giant) is rarely used. Tiny is searched as Small
- age_category - puppy, young, adult, senior. Matches only dogs with a recorded age
- sex - male, female
- energy_level - low, medium, high (also matches very_high), very_high
- experience_level - first_time_ok, some_experience, experienced_only
- home_type - apartment_ok, house_preferred, house_required
- adoptable_to_country - ISO country code (GB, IE, FR, DE)
- organization_id - Restrict to one rescue (see rescuedogs_list_organizations)
- good_with_kids, good_with_dogs, good_with_cats - boolean
- sort - recommended (mixes rescues), newest (default), waiting_longest, youngest, oldest
- limit (1-50, default 10), offset - pagination
- include_images - Include dog photos (default: false, max 5 dogs)
- image_preset - thumbnail (200x200) or medium (400x400)
- response_format - markdown (default) or json
rescuedogs_get_dog_details
Get full details for a specific dog including AI-generated personality profile.
**Parameters:**
- slug - Dog's URL slug (required)
- include_image - Include photo (default: true)
- include_gallery - With include_image, embed up to 5 photos from the dog's gallery instead
(default: false). Every photo URL is listed either way
- image_preset - thumbnail or medium (default)
- response_format - markdown (default) or json
rescuedogs_list_breeds
Get available breeds with counts and statistics.
**Parameters:**
- breed_group - Filter by breed group (see the list under rescuedogs_search_dogs)
- min_count - Minimum dogs available
- limit - Number of breeds to return (1-100, default 20)
- response_format - markdown (default) or json
rescuedogs_get_statistics
Get overall platform statistics.
**Parameters:**
- response_format - markdown (default) or json
rescuedogs_get_filter_counts
Get available filter options with counts based on current filters, plus how
many dogs match and how many are good with children, dogs and cats, suit
first-time owners, and have low, medium or high energy.
**Parameters:**
- current_filters - Object with any of breed, size, age_category, sex,
adoptable_to_country, good_with_kids, good_with_dogs, good_with_cats
- response_format - markdown (default) or json
rescuedogs_list_organizations
List rescue organizations with their statistics.
**Parameters:**
- country - Filter by ISO country code
- active_only - Only active organizations (default: true)
- limit - Number to return (1-50, default 20)
- response_format - markdown (default) or json