Nearby Permits MCP server

Which servers in the official MCP registry are Nearby Permits's own, whether they answer, and what they offer. A program checked each of these, nobody copied them from a product page.

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Whose server it is

Registry namecom.nearbypermits/permitsverified in the MCP registry

The registry name sits under nearbypermits.com. The registry only lets a publisher use that namespace after proving control of the domain through DNS or HTTP.

When we asked itchecked 2026-10-19

Stateanswerschecked 2026-10-19
Tools6
Server calls itselfnearby-permits
Server version0.1.0
Protocol version2025-06-18

On 2026-10-19 the server answered initialize and tools/list without a sign-in. First answer in 101 ms.

Measured dailydaily checks: 2, the first on 2026-10-19

Answeredmeasuring2 of the 7 daily checks it takes to print a share
Median first answer175 ms
Space in an agent's context≈ 1,430 tokensthe definitions of all its tools (6), which an agent carries on every turn
Tool definitionsA · 94 of 100

Parameters without a description: in 2 of 6

Worth a look

None of the five warning signs in these definitions.

A program checks the server once a day: initialize and tools/list, no model. Tokens are the definitions' length at about four characters a token. The grade averages six checks of every tool's name, description, schema and annotations; it says how well the tools are described, not whether they work. The state of vendors' MCP servers: method and numbers →

Tools it offers6 tools · read 2026-10-19

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 next door. It returns every building permit on record at that street address in…
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…
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 within one ZIP code.
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…

How to connect

Add the server to your MCP client config. Claude Desktop, Cursor and most other clients read this shape:

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

OpenAPI spec

5 paths, read 2026-10-19. Open the spec ↗

Each line is something a program found when it went looking: the registry entry, the server's own answer, a spec that parses. A missing line means we did not find it, not that it does not exist.