Nearby Permits

Name: Nearby Permits
Author: com.nearbypermits

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Building permits by address for a growing list of US cities and counties, from city open data.

by com.nearbypermitsrepository ↗homepage ↗v0.1.1

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when	check	result	http	latency	detail
3 h ago	mcp initialize	ok	200	141 ms	server nearby-permits 0.1.0 · protocol 2025-06-18 · 6 tools
9 h ago	mcp initialize	ok	200	129 ms	server nearby-permits 0.1.0 · protocol 2025-06-18 · 6 tools
15 h ago	mcp initialize	ok	200	144 ms	server nearby-permits 0.1.0 · protocol 2025-06-18 · 6 tools
22 h ago	mcp initialize	ok	200	143 ms	server nearby-permits 0.1.0 · protocol 2025-06-18 · 6 tools
29 h ago	mcp initialize	ok	200	154 ms	server nearby-permits 0.1.0 · protocol 2025-06-18 · 6 tools
2 d ago	mcp initialize	ok	200	206 ms	server nearby-permits 0.1.0 · protocol 2025-06-18 · 6 tools
2 d ago	mcp initialize	ok	200	137 ms	server nearby-permits 0.1.0 · protocol 2025-06-18 · 6 tools
2 d ago	mcp initialize	ok	200	233 ms	server nearby-permits 0.1.0 · protocol 2025-06-18 · 6 tools
2 d ago	mcp initialize	ok	200	138 ms	server nearby-permits 0.1.0 · protocol 2025-06-18 · 6 tools
3 d ago	mcp initialize	ok	200	140 ms	server nearby-permits 0.1.0 · protocol 2025-06-18 · 5 tools

Tools observed via MCP handshake

list_cities — List the US cities and counties with building permit data, with each one's slug for the other tools.
permits_at_address — 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 n
permits_near — 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 ho
get_permit — Look up one building permit by its city permit number: work, date, status, cost and address.
recent_permits — 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 withi
zoning_requests_near — 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 i

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4 d ago · declared · summary → "Building permits by address for a growing list of US cities and counties, from city open data."
4 d ago · declared · description → "Building permits by address for a growing list of US cities and counties, from city open data."
4 d ago · declared · repoUrl → "https://github.com/nearbypermits/nearbypermits-mcp"
4 d ago · declared · version → "0.1.1"
6 d ago · declared · version → "0.1.0"
6 d ago · declared · summary → "Building permits by street address for 8 US cities, from city open data. Free, no key."
6 d ago · declared · protocols → ["mcp"]
6 d ago · declared · description → "Building permits by street address for 8 US cities, from city open data. Free, no key."
6 d ago · declared · publisherName → "com.nearbypermits"
6 d ago · declared · homepageUrl → "https://nearbypermits.com/developers/"

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