Agent skill · marketing growth · steipete

goplaces

Query Google Places for text search, place details, resolve, reviews, or scriptable JSON via goplaces.

Why this skill is useful

Provides specific commands and usage patterns for querying the Google Places API that the AI wouldn't reliably generate on its own.

What it needs

Requires goplaces installed locally. Requires google account access. About 1k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-07. 385,400 stars on the source repository.

What this skill does

goplaces Modern Google Places API (New) CLI. Human output by default, --json for scripts. Install Homebrew: brew install steipete/tap/goplaces Config GOOGLEPLACESAPIKEY required. Optional: GOOGLEPLACESBASEURL 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 "NEXTPAGETOKEN" Resolve: goplaces resolve "Soho, London" --limit 5 Details: goplaces details <placeid> --reviews JSON: goplaces search "sushi" --json Notes --no-color or NOCOLOR disables ANSI color. Price levels: 0..4 (free -> very expensive). Type filter sends only the first --type value (API accepts one).

How to use it

Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:

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