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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "permits": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://nearbypermits.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

claude mcp add --transport http permits https://nearbypermits.com/mcp

[mcp_servers.permits]
url = "https://nearbypermits.com/mcp"

{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "permits": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://nearbypermits.com/mcp",
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "permits": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://nearbypermits.com/mcp"
    }
  },
  "deeplink": "cursor://anysphere.cursor-deeplink/mcp/install?name=permits&config=eyJ0eXBlIjoiaHR0cCIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vbmVhcmJ5cGVybWl0cy5jb20vbWNwIn0%3D"
}

{
  "servers": {
    "permits": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://nearbypermits.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "permits": {
      "httpUrl": "https://nearbypermits.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

extensions:
  "permits":
    enabled: true
    name: "permits"
    type: streamable_http
    uri: "https://nearbypermits.com/mcp"
    timeout: 300

Quality 72 / 100needs work

protocol75 · weight 25

warn
protocol.modernnewest supported version is 2025-11-25; 2026-07-28 not supported, older versions are deprecated until 2027-07-28
n/a
protocol.statelessonly applies to 2026-07-28 servers
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protocol.transportstreamable HTTP
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protocol.list_ttlonly applies to 2026-07-28 servers

authorizationn/a · weight 15

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auth.prm, auth.as_metadata, auth.cimdno remote uses OAuth
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auth.secret_in_urlno templated URL

tool hygiene93 · weight 30

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tools.descriptionsevery tool has a description
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tools.description_length1 tools have descriptions over 1,024 characters, which crowds the context
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tools.schemasevery tool has an object input schema
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tools.annotations6 of 6 tools declare readOnlyHint or destructiveHint
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tools.directory_hintsevery tool declares readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint and openWorldHint
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tools.token_costabout 1,493 tokens to load every tool
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tools.api_dumptools are not a one-to-one API dump

stability25 · weight 15

warn
stability.changes16 tool changes in 30 days
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stability.rug_pull2 tools kept their name but changed most of their description in 30 days; review before trusting them

dependenciesn/a · weight 15

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deps.known_vulns, deps.mcp_sdk_version, deps.resolvableno npm or PyPI package

6 tools, about 1,493 tokens to load them all · tool set a1d6e81d1db1 · tools last changed 2026-10-07 · checked 2026-10-19 10:52 UTC

Tool changes

2026-10-07zoning_requests_nearadded
Use when someone asks about variances, conditional uses, rezonings or zoning appeals near an address: what a neighbor asked the city for, or whether a hearing is coming up. Covers Boston, Washington DC, San Francisco and Seattle. Give a city and street address, or a latitude and longitude. Each case has the city's own status words, our plain status label (Filed, In review, Hearing scheduled, Approved, Approved with conditions, Denied, Withdrawn or Other), the hearing date when the city publishes one, and a link to the city's case record. We never infer an outcome the city's record doesn't state. Owner and applicant names are left out.
2026-10-07permits_nearchangeddescription
before
Use when someone asks what is being built near an address or a place: new buildings next door, construction on the block, what's permitted around a home they might buy or rent. Give a city and street address, or a latitude and longitude. Returns building permits within a radius (default 400 meters, about a quarter mile) issued since a date (default about six months back), newest first, each with distance in meters and compass direction from the point. Covers the last 24 months of city open data. counts.total is exact even when the list is capped.
after · 75% of words in common
Use this tool when someone asks what is being built near an address or a place: new buildings next door, construction on the block, what's permitted around a home they might buy or rent. Give a city and street address, or a latitude and longitude. The tool returns building permits within a radius (default 400 meters, about a quarter mile) issued since a date (default about six months back), newest first, each with distance in meters and compass direction from the point. It covers the last 24 months of city open data. counts.total is exact even when the list is capped. It matches a loosely typed address the same way permits_at_address does. If more than one address matches, the answer has found set to false and lists the addresses in did_you_mean.
2026-10-07permits_at_addresschangeddescription
before
Use this tool when someone asks which building, remodeling or demolition permits exist at an address, whether a house had permitted work, or what is permitted next door. It returns every building permit on record at that street address in a supported city or county (Los Angeles, New York City, Chicago, San Francisco, Seattle, Austin, Cincinnati, Mesa, New Orleans, Fort Worth, Columbus, San Diego, Detroit, Nashville, Raleigh, Phoenix, San Antonio, Minneapolis, Montgomery County, Boston, Pittsburgh, Washington, Denver, Los Angeles County, Wake County, Miami, Miami-Dade County, Hillsborough County, Cape Coral, Port St. Lucie, Alachua County, Kansas City, Baltimore, Sacramento County, Memphis, Las Vegas, Tacoma, Boulder, Cambridge, Somerville, Marin County, Pierce County, Cary, Cleveland, Arlington, Naperville, Tempe, Anaheim, Riverside): type of work, description, date, status and reported cost, from city and county open data checked around the clock.
after · 76% of words in common
Use this tool when someone asks which building, remodeling or demolition permits exist at an address, whether a house had permitted work, or what is permitted next door. It returns every building permit on record at that street address in a supported city or county (Los Angeles, New York City, Chicago, San Francisco, Seattle, Austin, Cincinnati, Mesa, New Orleans, Fort Worth, Columbus, San Diego, Detroit, Nashville, Raleigh, Phoenix, San Antonio, Minneapolis, Montgomery County, Boston, Pittsburgh, Washington, Denver, Los Angeles County, Wake County, Miami, Miami-Dade County, Hillsborough County, Cape Coral, Port St. Lucie, Alachua County, Kansas City, Baltimore, Sacramento County, Memphis, Las Vegas, Tacoma, Boulder, Cambridge, Somerville, Marin County, Pierce County, Cary, Cleveland, Arlington, Naperville, Tempe, Anaheim, Riverside): type of work, description, date, status and reported cost, from city and county open data checked around the clock. The address can be typed loosely (a missing N or S, "Drive" for "Dr", a trailing city, state or ZIP, a unit): it is matched to the spelling the city files. When more than one address matches (N and S Holly Dr), the answer lists them in did_you_mean; ask which one is meant and call again with it.
2026-10-07permits_at_addresschangeddescription
before
Use this tool when someone asks which building, remodeling or demolition permits exist at an address, whether a house had permitted work, or what is permitted next door. It returns every building permit on record at that street address in a supported city or county (Los Angeles, New York City, Chicago, San Francisco, Seattle, Austin, Cincinnati, Mesa, New Orleans, Fort Worth, Columbus, San Diego, Detroit, Nashville, Raleigh, Phoenix, San Antonio, Minneapolis, Montgomery County, Boston, Pittsburgh, Washington, Denver, Los Angeles County, Wake County, Miami, Miami-Dade County, Hillsborough County, Cape Coral, Port St. Lucie, Alachua County, Kansas City, Baltimore, Sacramento County, Memphis, Las Vegas, Tacoma, Boulder, Cambridge, Somerville, Marin County, Pierce County, Cary, Cleveland): type of work, description, date, status and reported cost, from city and county open data checked around the clock.
after · 95% of words in common
Use this tool when someone asks which building, remodeling or demolition permits exist at an address, whether a house had permitted work, or what is permitted next door. It returns every building permit on record at that street address in a supported city or county (Los Angeles, New York City, Chicago, San Francisco, Seattle, Austin, Cincinnati, Mesa, New Orleans, Fort Worth, Columbus, San Diego, Detroit, Nashville, Raleigh, Phoenix, San Antonio, Minneapolis, Montgomery County, Boston, Pittsburgh, Washington, Denver, Los Angeles County, Wake County, Miami, Miami-Dade County, Hillsborough County, Cape Coral, Port St. Lucie, Alachua County, Kansas City, Baltimore, Sacramento County, Memphis, Las Vegas, Tacoma, Boulder, Cambridge, Somerville, Marin County, Pierce County, Cary, Cleveland, Arlington, Naperville, Tempe, Anaheim, Riverside): type of work, description, date, status and reported cost, from city and county open data checked around the clock.
2026-10-06permits_at_addresschangeddescription
before
Use this tool when someone asks which building, remodeling or demolition permits exist at an address, whether a house had permitted work, or what is permitted next door. It returns every building permit on record at that street address in a supported city or county (Los Angeles, New York City, Chicago, San Francisco, Seattle, Austin, Cincinnati, Mesa, New Orleans, Fort Worth, Columbus, San Diego, Detroit, Nashville, Raleigh, Phoenix, San Antonio, Minneapolis, Montgomery County, Boston, Pittsburgh, Washington, Denver, Los Angeles County, Wake County, Miami, Miami-Dade County, Hillsborough County, Cape Coral, Port St. Lucie, Alachua County, Baltimore, Sacramento County, Memphis, Las Vegas, Boulder, Cambridge): type of work, description, date, status and reported cost, from city and county open data checked every few hours.
after · 89% of words in common
Use this tool when someone asks which building, remodeling or demolition permits exist at an address, whether a house had permitted work, or what is permitted next door. It returns every building permit on record at that street address in a supported city or county (Los Angeles, New York City, Chicago, San Francisco, Seattle, Austin, Cincinnati, Mesa, New Orleans, Fort Worth, Columbus, San Diego, Detroit, Nashville, Raleigh, Phoenix, San Antonio, Minneapolis, Montgomery County, Boston, Pittsburgh, Washington, Denver, Los Angeles County, Wake County, Miami, Miami-Dade County, Hillsborough County, Cape Coral, Port St. Lucie, Alachua County, Kansas City, Baltimore, Sacramento County, Memphis, Las Vegas, Tacoma, Boulder, Cambridge, Somerville, Marin County, Pierce County, Cary, Cleveland): type of work, description, date, status and reported cost, from city and county open data checked around the clock.
2026-10-05permits_at_addresschangeddescription
before
Use when someone asks what is being built, remodeled or torn down at an address, whether a house had work done with permits, or what construction is going on next door. Returns every building permit on record at that street address in a supported city or county (Los Angeles, New York City, Chicago, San Francisco, Seattle, Austin, Cincinnati, Mesa, New Orleans, Fort Worth, Columbus, San Diego, Detroit, Nashville, Raleigh, Phoenix, San Antonio, Minneapolis, Montgomery County, Boston, Pittsburgh, Washington, Los Angeles County, Wake County): type of work, description, date, status and reported cost, from city open data refreshed several times a day.
after · 62% of words in common
Use this tool when someone asks which building, remodeling or demolition permits exist at an address, whether a house had permitted work, or what is permitted next door. It returns every building permit on record at that street address in a supported city or county (Los Angeles, New York City, Chicago, San Francisco, Seattle, Austin, Cincinnati, Mesa, New Orleans, Fort Worth, Columbus, San Diego, Detroit, Nashville, Raleigh, Phoenix, San Antonio, Minneapolis, Montgomery County, Boston, Pittsburgh, Washington, Denver, Los Angeles County, Wake County, Miami, Miami-Dade County, Hillsborough County, Cape Coral, Port St. Lucie, Alachua County, Baltimore, Sacramento County, Memphis, Las Vegas, Boulder, Cambridge): type of work, description, date, status and reported cost, from city and county open data checked every few hours.
2026-10-03recent_permitschangeddescription
before
Use when someone asks what is being built in their neighborhood or ZIP code. Returns the newest building permits in a supported city, optionally within one ZIP code.
after · 96% of words in common
Use when someone asks what is being built in their neighborhood or ZIP code. Returns the newest building permits in a supported city or county, optionally within one ZIP code.
2026-10-03permits_at_addresschangeddescription
before
Use when someone asks what is being built, remodeled or torn down at an address, whether a house had work done with permits, or what construction is going on next door. Returns every building permit on record at that street address in a supported city (Los Angeles, New York City, Chicago, San Francisco, Seattle, Austin, Cincinnati, Mesa, New Orleans, Fort Worth, Columbus, San Diego, Detroit, Nashville, Raleigh, Phoenix, San Antonio, Minneapolis): type of work, description, date, status and reported cost, from city open data refreshed several times a day.
after · 93% of words in common
Use when someone asks what is being built, remodeled or torn down at an address, whether a house had work done with permits, or what construction is going on next door. Returns every building permit on record at that street address in a supported city or county (Los Angeles, New York City, Chicago, San Francisco, Seattle, Austin, Cincinnati, Mesa, New Orleans, Fort Worth, Columbus, San Diego, Detroit, Nashville, Raleigh, Phoenix, San Antonio, Minneapolis, Montgomery County, Boston, Pittsburgh, Washington, Los Angeles County, Wake County): type of work, description, date, status and reported cost, from city open data refreshed several times a day.
2026-10-03list_citieschangeddescription
before
List the US cities with building permit data, with each city's slug for the other tools.
after · 78% of words in common
List the US cities and counties with building permit data, with each one's slug for the other tools.
2026-10-02permits_nearadded
Use when someone asks what is being built near an address or a place: new buildings next door, construction on the block, what's permitted around a home they might buy or rent. Give a city and street address, or a latitude and longitude. Returns building permits within a radius (default 400 meters, about a quarter mile) issued since a date (default about six months back), newest first, each with distance in meters and compass direction from the point. Covers the last 24 months of city open data. counts.total is exact even when the list is capped.

Showing the latest 10. Full history: list_changes · trend: quality JSON.

Checks run on what our credential-free, read-only probes observe; tools are never called and no code audit is performed. How it is computed.

Trust 100 / 100

provenance100

liveness100

freshness100

hygiene100

+repository +namespace-matches-repo +dns-namespace +website +reachable +uptime-100% +updated-14d-ago

Derived from observable signals (official registry feed and our own credential-free probes); no code audit performed. How it is computed.

Endpoints

remote	auth	reachable	uptime 30d	p50	protocol	last ok
`https://nearbypermits.com/mcp` streamable-http	none	yes	100%	205 ms	2025-11-25	2026-10-19

Tools (6)

`get_permit`read-only	Look up one building permit by its city permit number: work, date, status, cost and address.
`list_cities`read-only	List the US cities and counties with building permit data, with each one's slug for the other tools.
`permits_at_address`read-only	Use this tool when someone asks which building, remodeling or demolition permits exist at an address, whether a house had permitted work, or what is permitted next door. It returns every building permit on record at that street address in a supported city or county (Los Angeles, New York City, Chicago, San Francisco, Seattle, Austin, Cincinnati, Mesa, New Orleans, Fort Worth, Columbus, San Diego, Detroit, Nashville, Raleigh, Phoenix, San Antonio, Minneapolis, Montgomery County, Boston, Pittsburgh, Washington, Denver, Los Angeles County, Wake County, Miami, Miami-Dade County, Hillsborough County, Cape Coral, Port St. Lucie, Alachua County, Kansas City, Baltimore, Sacramento County, Memphis, Las Vegas, Tacoma, Boulder, Cambridge, Somerville, Marin County, Pierce County, Cary, Cleveland, Arlington, Naperville, Tempe, Anaheim, Riverside): type of work, description, date, status and reported cost, from city and county open data checked around the clock. The address can be typed loosely (a missing N or S, "Drive" for "Dr", a trailing city, state or ZIP, a unit): it is matched to the spelling the city files. When more than one address matches (N and S Holly Dr), the answer lists them in did_you_mean; ask which one is meant and call again with it.
`permits_near`read-only	Use this tool when someone asks what is being built near an address or a place: new buildings next door, construction on the block, what's permitted around a home they might buy or rent. Give a city and street address, or a latitude and longitude. The tool returns building permits within a radius (default 400 meters, about a quarter mile) issued since a date (default about six months back), newest first, each with distance in meters and compass direction from the point. It covers the last 24 months of city open data. counts.total is exact even when the list is capped. It matches a loosely typed address the same way permits_at_address does. If more than one address matches, the answer has found set to false and lists the addresses in did_you_mean.
`recent_permits`read-only	Use when someone asks what is being built in their neighborhood or ZIP code. Returns the newest building permits in a supported city or county, optionally within one ZIP code.
`zoning_requests_near`read-only	Use when someone asks about variances, conditional uses, rezonings or zoning appeals near an address: what a neighbor asked the city for, or whether a hearing is coming up. Covers Boston, Washington DC, San Francisco and Seattle. Give a city and street address, or a latitude and longitude. Each case has the city's own status words, our plain status label (Filed, In review, Hearing scheduled, Approved, Approved with conditions, Denied, Withdrawn or Other), the hearing date when the city publishes one, and a link to the city's case record. We never infer an outcome the city's record doesn't state. Owner and applicant names are left out.

Schemas: list_tools.

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Official server.json

{
  "name": "com.nearbypermits/permits",
  "icons": [
    {
      "src": "https://nearbypermits.com/assets/icon-512.png",
      "sizes": [
        "512x512"
      ],
      "mimeType": "image/png"
    }
  ],
  "title": "Nearby Permits",
  "$schema": "https://static.modelcontextprotocol.io/schemas/2025-12-11/server.schema.json",
  "remotes": [
    {
      "url": "https://nearbypermits.com/mcp",
      "type": "streamable-http"
    }
  ],
  "version": "0.1.1",
  "repository": {
    "url": "https://github.com/nearbypermits/nearbypermits-mcp",
    "source": "github"
  },
  "websiteUrl": "https://nearbypermits.com/developers/",
  "description": "Building permits by address for a growing list of US cities and counties, from city open data."
}