MCP server
Shovels
io.github.pipeworx-io/shovels
Checked 26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC · Connected to it and listed its tools
Shovels MCP — wraps the Shovels.ai API (shovels.ai)
Working at last checkOfficial: pipeworx.io's GitHub account (pipeworx-io)About 28,072 tokens per request once connected45 tools
https://gateway.pipeworx.io/shovels/mcp
At a glance
- Type
- MCP server
- Publisher
- pipeworx.io (verified by the MCP Registry)
- Status
- Working at last check
- Tools
- 45
- Token cost
- About 28,072 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
Connect it to your agent
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 shovels https://gateway.pipeworx.io/shovels/mcp
Claude Desktop
Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, and paste the URL.
Codex (config.toml)
[mcp_servers.shovels] url = "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/shovels/mcp"
Gemini CLI
{"mcpServers":{"shovels":{"httpUrl":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/shovels/mcp"}}}
Cursor
{"mcpServers":{"shovels":{"url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/shovels/mcp"}}}
VS Code
{"servers":{"shovels":{"type":"http","url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/shovels/mcp"}}}
Antigravity
agy mcp add shovels https://gateway.pipeworx.io/shovels/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":"shovels","server_url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/shovels/mcp","require_approval":"always"}
Grok (xAI API tools)
{"type":"mcp","server_label":"shovels","server_url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/shovels/mcp"}
Tools
shovels_address_search~307 tokens
Resolve a US address to Shovels records, each carrying a `geo_id` — the geolocation ID you pass to shovels_permits_search / shovels_contractors_search to scope those queries. Results are ordered by relevance in USPS notation. Example: shovels_address_search({ q: "1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washingtonshovels_contractors_search~753 tokens
Search US construction contractors scoped to a location, with license, work history and aggregate job value. Requires a `geo_id` (state code, ZIP, or Shovels geo_id from shovels_address_search) plus a permit date range (permit_from / permit_to, YYYY-MM-DD). Job-value fields are returned in both centshovels_permits_search~709 tokens
Search US building permits scoped to a location. Requires a `geo_id` (a US state code like "CA", a ZIP code, or a Shovels geo_id from shovels_address_search) plus a permit date range (permit_from / permit_to, YYYY-MM-DD). Monetary values (job_value, fees, market value) are returned in both cents and
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