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Nearby Permits Official

com.nearbypermits/permits

Checked 26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC · Connected to it and listed its tools

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

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At a glance

Type

MCP server

Publisher

nearbypermits.com (verified by the MCP Registry)

Status

Working at last check

Tools

6

Token cost

About 1,713 tokens per request

Sets up in

Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, VS Code, Antigravity, ChatGPT, OpenAI API, Grok

Last checked

26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC

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Add to CursorAdd to VS CodeVS Code Insiders

Opens the app, which shows the server and asks you to confirm. For other apps, copy the setup below.

Claude Code

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

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, and paste the URL.

Codex (config.toml)

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

Gemini CLI

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

Cursor

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

VS Code

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

Antigravity

agy mcp add permits https://nearbypermits.com/mcp

ChatGPT

Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced settings: turn on Developer mode, then Create a connector and paste the URL. Which plans can do this varies.

OpenAI API (Responses tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"permits","server_url":"https://nearbypermits.com/mcp","require_approval":"always"}

Grok (xAI API tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"permits","server_url":"https://nearbypermits.com/mcp"}

Tools

• get_permit ~84 tokens
  Look up one building permit by its city permit number: work, date, status, cost and address.
• list_cities ~62 tokens
  List the US cities and counties with building permit data, with each one's slug for the other tools.
• permits_at_address ~550 tokens
  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, Chicag
• permits_near ~467 tokens
  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 (d
• recent_permits ~128 tokens
  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 ~422 tokens
  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

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