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ParcelAPI MCP server

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

read 2026-10-27

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Whose server it is
  • Registry namenet.parcelapi/parcelapiverified in the MCP registry

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

When we asked itchecked 2026-10-27
  • Stateanswerschecked 2026-10-27
  • Tools11
  • Server calls itselfparcelapi
  • Server version1.0.0
  • Protocol version2025-06-18

On 2026-10-27 the server answered initialize and tools/list without a sign-in. First answer in 73 ms.

Should an agent connect itConnect it, with care
  • Its tools do every use case we checked: Look up parcel records by state, county and address; Search building permit records for a given area; Retrieve assessed values for listed properties.

Once connected

  • For "Look up parcel records by state, county and address", the likely first call is query_parcels.
  • For "Search building permit records for a given area", the likely first call is query_permits.
  • cancel_subscription change data without a sign-in: anyone with the address can call them.
  • Parameters are untyped or undescribed in 8 of 13 tools: check arguments before calling.

Said by rules from the measurements above. The likely first call is a model's pick from the tool list; read its description before relying on it.

Measured dailydaily checks: 8, the first on 2026-10-27
  • INITE MCP score78 of 100answers 100 · does the job 100 · definitions 90 · context 100 · connects 100 · lowered by the warning signs below
  • What an agent can do with it3 of 3 use cases
  • Answered100% of days8 of 8 daily checks
  • Median first answer228 ms
  • Space in an agent's context≈ 2,324 tokensthe definitions of all its tools (13), which an agent carries on every turn
  • Tool definitionsA · 90 of 100
  • Typed results0 of 13 toolsdeclared outputSchema: results come typed, read once
  • Parameters without a description: in 8 of 13

What an agent can do with it

  • can do · Look up parcel records by state, county and address
  • can do · Search building permit records for a given area
  • can do · Retrieve assessed values for listed properties

Each of the product's use cases, put to Jev against this server's tool list: can an agent do it with these tools?

Worth a look

  • Tools that change data, on a server that answers without a sign-in: cancel_subscription

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 score weighs what was measured and nothing else: answering (25%), doing the product's job (25%), definitions (20%), context (10%), use (10%) and how readily a client connects (10%). A part that was not measured is left out, and a hidden instruction caps the score at 40. The state of vendors' MCP servers: method and numbers →

Tools it offers11 tools · read 2026-10-27
  • query_parcels

    Search US property parcels. Requires 'state' (2-letter code) plus optional 'county' (exact county name, e.g. 'Harris' or 'Harris County'), 'city' (prefix) and 'address' (prefix, e.g. '123 MAIN'). Returns parcel_id, site_address, county…

  • query_permits

    Search building permits from cleared open-data sources. Requires 'state'; optional 'city', 'county', 'address' (prefix), 'permit_type', 'issued_after' / 'issued_before' (YYYY-MM-DD). Applicant and contractor personal data are stripped…

  • get_credit_balance

    Show the remaining credit balance for your API key. Free.

  • list_credit_packs

    List the credit packs you can buy (name, credits, price). Free; no key needed.

  • buy_credits

    Create a Stripe Checkout link to buy a credit pack (see list_credit_packs). A human must open the link and pay; this tool charges nothing. With an API key, the credits go to that key. Without a key, a new key is created after payment…

  • claim_api_key

    After paying a buy_credits checkout without a key, claim the new API key with the checkout 'session_id' (starts with cs_). The key is shown only once: store it securely and send it as 'Authorization: Bearer'.

  • get_fetch_job

    Check an on-demand fetch job started by query_parcels (status queued/running/done/failed). Free. When it is done, repeat the same query_parcels search.

  • list_subscription_plans

    List the monthly subscription plans (name, credits per month, price). Monthly credits reset each billing cycle and do not roll over; pack credits are separate and never expire. Free; no key needed.

  • subscribe

    Create a Stripe Checkout link to start a monthly plan (see list_subscription_plans). A human must open the link and pay; this tool charges nothing. With an API key, the plan attaches to that key. Without a key, a new key is created after…

  • get_subscription_status

    Show your monthly plan (plan, status, renewal time, cancel_at_period_end) and your credit balances (subscription credits vs pack credits). Free.

  • cancel_subscription

    Cancel your monthly plan at the end of the current paid period. No further charges; remaining monthly credits stay usable until the period ends and pack credits are kept. Free.

How to connect

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "parcelapi": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.parcelapi.net/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Add it

Claude Code, in a terminal

claude mcp add --transport http parcelapi https://api.parcelapi.net/mcp

Add to CursorAdd to VS Code

claude.ai, ChatGPT and other clients: add https://api.parcelapi.net/mcp as a custom connector in the settings.

OpenAPI spec

16 paths, read 2026-10-27. 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.