Koskamo

BuildData MCP

An official MCP server provided by BuildData that enables AI assistants to query Canadian building permits, development applications, zoning data, major projects, and business information. It supports authentication via API keys or OAuth and integrates with clients like Claude, Cursor, and VS Code.

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Endpoint and access

OAuth sign-in: the first time you connect, your client opens the vendor's own authorization prompt in a browser.

BuildData MCP logo, by BuildDataVendor evidenceStreamable HTTPOAuth sign-inEndpoint checked 2026-10-26Operated by BuildData
You need:with your API key set onceEvery BuildData request is authenticated with an API key sent as a headerOn Team and Enterprise plans an owner adds the connector first
MCP endpoint (Streamable HTTP)
https://api.builddata.ca/mcp
Vendor documentation

What you can do with it

  • Search for new building permits and development applications
  • Find zoning information for specific addresses
  • Track major project pipelines and construction activity
  • Retrieve business opening status and contractor coverage

Source and maintenance

Vendor evidenceRegistry 1.0.0
mcp-registry: ca.builddata.api/mcp@1.0.0Project website

Tools

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No tool definitions available.

Maintenance history

Public check and source-refresh events. Editorial and ownership records remain private.

  • · registry · passed · metadata changed · Source metadata updated
  • · backfill · recorded · Pre-expansion baseline; unobserved rich metadata remains unknown

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Each snippet registers the same endpoint; pick the client you use.

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Claude Code

Run this once in a terminal. It registers the remote server. Use --scope project to write .mcp.json for the repo.
Claude Code configuration
claude mcp add --transport http builddata-mcp https://api.builddata.ca/mcp

Codex

Run this once. Codex stores MCP servers in ~/.codex/config.toml (or .codex/config.toml in a trusted project).
Codex configuration
codex mcp add builddata-mcp --url https://api.builddata.ca/mcp

Cursor

Merge this server into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, then enable builddata-mcp in your MCP settings.
Cursor configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "builddata-mcp": {
      "url": "https://api.builddata.ca/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Cline

Merge this into cline_mcp_settings.json (Cline → MCP Servers → Configure).
Cline configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "builddata-mcp": {
      "type": "streamableHttp",
      "url": "https://api.builddata.ca/mcp",
      "disabled": false
    }
  }
}

VS Code

Merge this server into .vscode/mcp.json. Use MCP: List Servers to start builddata-mcp and inspect its tools.
VS Code configuration
{
  "servers": {
    "builddata-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.builddata.ca/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Gemini CLI

Run this once. It writes .gemini/settings.json in the current project; pass --scope user for ~/.gemini/settings.json.
Gemini CLI configuration
gemini mcp add --transport http builddata-mcp https://api.builddata.ca/mcp

Claude Desktop

Merge this into claude_desktop_config.json (macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\), then restart Claude Desktop.
Claude Desktop configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "builddata-mcp": {
      "url": "https://api.builddata.ca/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

Merge this into ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json, then refresh MCP in Cascade. Windsurf remote servers use serverUrl, not url.
Windsurf configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "builddata-mcp": {
      "serverUrl": "https://api.builddata.ca/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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