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goplaces

steipete/clawdis

Query Google Places API for text search, details, reviews, and location resolution with human-friendly or JSON output.

What is goplaces?

goplaces is a modern CLI for the Google Places API (New) that lets you search for places, get details and reviews, resolve addresses, and output results as human-readable text or JSON. Use it when you need to find businesses, restaurants, or locations programmatically with filtering by rating, distance, and opening status.

Search places by text with filters (open now, min rating, radius, type)
Retrieve detailed place information including reviews and ratings
Resolve addresses and location names to place IDs
Paginate through search results
Output results as human-readable text or JSON for scripting
Filter by price level (0-4 scale) and geographic bias (latitude/longitude)

How to install goplaces

npx skills add https://github.com/steipete/clawdis --skill goplaces

Prerequisites

Google Places API key (set as GOOGLE_PLACES_API_KEY environment variable)
goplaces binary installed (via Homebrew: brew install steipete/tap/goplaces)

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How to use goplaces

1.Set your GOOGLE_PLACES_API_KEY environment variable with a valid Google Places API key
2.Install goplaces via Homebrew or your preferred method
3.Run goplaces search "query" to find places (e.g., goplaces search "coffee" --open-now)
4.Add filters like --min-rating, --radius-m, --lat, --lng, or --limit to refine results
5.Use goplaces details <place_id> --reviews to get full information for a specific place
6.Append --json to any command to get JSON output for scripting or piping to other tools

Use cases

Good for

Find nearby restaurants or coffee shops matching specific criteria (rating, distance, open status)
Retrieve reviews and detailed information for a specific place ID
Resolve a business name or address to its Google Places ID for further queries
Batch process location data by outputting JSON and piping to other tools
Build location-aware applications that query places within a radius of coordinates

Who it's for

Developers building location-based applications
Data analysts querying business and venue information
Automation scripts that need to find or verify places
CLI power users who prefer command-line interfaces over web APIs

goplaces FAQ

How do I filter search results by distance?

Use --lat and --lng to set a center point, then --radius-m to specify the radius in meters. For example: goplaces search "pizza" --lat 40.8 --lng -73.9 --radius-m 3000

Can I get multiple pages of results?

Yes, use --page-token with the token from the previous response to fetch the next page of results.

How do I output results as JSON for automation?

Append --json to any command. For example: goplaces search "sushi" --json outputs structured JSON suitable for scripting.

What does the price level filter do?

Price levels range from 0 (free) to 4 (very expensive). Use --price-level to filter places by affordability.

Can I disable colored output?

Yes, use --no-color flag or set the NO_COLOR environment variable to disable ANSI color in output.

Full instructions (SKILL.md)

Source of truth, from steipete/clawdis.

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goplaces

Modern Google Places API (New) CLI. Human output by default, --json for scripts.

Install

Homebrew: brew install steipete/tap/goplaces

Config

GOOGLE_PLACES_API_KEY required.
Optional: GOOGLE_PLACES_BASE_URL for testing/proxying.

Common commands

Search: goplaces search "coffee" --open-now --min-rating 4 --limit 5
Bias: goplaces search "pizza" --lat 40.8 --lng -73.9 --radius-m 3000
Pagination: goplaces search "pizza" --page-token "NEXT_PAGE_TOKEN"
Resolve: goplaces resolve "Soho, London" --limit 5
Details: goplaces details <place_id> --reviews
JSON: goplaces search "sushi" --json

Notes

--no-color or NO_COLOR disables ANSI color.
Price levels: 0..4 (free -> very expensive).
Type filter sends only the first --type value (API accepts one).

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