Nearby Permits
Building permits by address for a growing list of US cities and counties, from city open data.
| Endpoint | https://nearbypermits.com/mcp (streamable-http) |
|---|---|
| Registry version | 0.1.1 |
| Now | 6 tools · grade B (83) · pin ts_8bec6552593343c8c407c02dbb06d54e · protocol 2025-06-18 |
| First / last listed | 2026-10-25 00:03 UTC / 2026-10-25 00:03 UTC |
| Grade over time | 2026-10-25: B (83), 6 tools |
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Tools: list_cities permits_at_address permits_near get_permit recent_permits zoning_requests_near
list_cities | List the US cities and counties with building permit data, with each one's slug for the other tools. params: none |
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, D params: city*, address* |
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 params: city, address, lat, lon, radius_m, since, limit |
get_permit | Look up one building permit by its city permit number: work, date, status, cost and address. params: city*, permit_id* |
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. params: city*, zip, limit |
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, Appro params: city, address, lat, lon, radius_m, since, limit |
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