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Developer launches booking system that redirects AI to venue pages

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A developer has created Gaplessly, a booking system for service-based businesses, but intentionally omitted booking functionality from its initial MCP server release. The system is designed to provide AI assistants with live availability information for venues, with the final booking step being a redirect to the venue's own booking page. This approach aims to address concerns about AI assistants' verified identity, personal data security, and the complexity of replicating venue-specific booking requirements within AI tools. AI

IMPACT This approach to booking systems could influence how AI assistants interact with services, prioritizing user data security and direct venue integration.

RANK_REASON The item describes a new software product/service, but it is not a frontier release from a major AI lab.

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Developer launches booking system that redirects AI to venue pages

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  1. dev.to — MCP tag TIER_1 English(EN) · Bruno Melani ·

    I built an MCP server for restaurant bookings, and it never books anything

    <p>I’ve worked in Sydney restaurants and bars for over a decade, with every kind of booking app open at the front desk. Over those years I stepped up into management roles, and around the same time, about three years ago, I challenged myself to learn to code.</p> <p>The two colli…

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