Nearby Permits

com.nearbypermits/permitsVersion 0.1.1

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

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Responds228 msNov 14, 2026, 14:07 UTCAnswered our handshake without sign-in.

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Streamable HTTP

https://nearbypermits.com/mcpResponds228 msNov 14, 2026, 14:07 UTC

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Claude Code

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

Claude Desktop and claude.ai

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Settings > Connectors > Add custom connector
Name: permits
Remote MCP server URL: https://nearbypermits.com/mcp

Cursor

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

VS Code

code --add-mcp '{"name":"permits","type":"http","url":"https://nearbypermits.com/mcp"}'

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Tools

6 tools

Tools of Nearby Permits
	Description		Read-only	Idempotent	Open world
`get_permit`Look up one building permit by its city permit number: work, date, status, cost and address.	Look up one building permit by its city permit number: work, date, status, cost and address.	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
`list_cities`List the US cities and counties with building permit data, with each one's slug for the other tools.	List the US cities and counties with building permit data, with each one's slug for the other tools.	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
`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 next door. It returns the building permits 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), newest first and at most 200: type of work, description, date, status and reported cost, from city and county open data checked around the clock. count is how many are listed; when capped is true there are more, and total gives the city's full count when it was read (else null). history_limited means the city's full history didn't load, so the list is our copy only. 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.	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 the building permits 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), newest first and at most 200: type of work, description, date, status and reported cost, from city and county open data checked around the clock. count is how many are listed; when capped is true there are more, and total gives the city's full count when it was read (else null). history_limited means the city's full history didn't load, so the list is our copy only. 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.	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
`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 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 (null if the count failed). 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.	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 (null if the count failed). 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.	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
`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 within one ZIP code.	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.	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
`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 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.	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.	No	Yes	Yes	Yes

Details

Registry status: Active
Published: Oct 5, 2026
Updated: Oct 5, 2026
Website: https://nearbypermits.com/developers/⁠ (opens in a new tab)
Repository: https://github.com/nearbypermits/nearbypermits-mcp⁠ (opens in a new tab)
Categories (suggested): Data and analyticsSuggested categories are assigned automatically from the registry text and may be wrong. Verified operators can correct them.
GDPR: Not declared

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