CanIDo MCP

An MCP server that enables AI agents to look up structured permit requirements, licenses, and fees for food service businesses in Austin, San Francisco, and New York City. It provides tools to search by activity and location, list supported cities, and retrieve detailed regulatory information.

Package and access

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Community listingLocal stdioSource reviewed; not executedPublished by benswork-space

You need:Get a free API key at canido-api-production.up.railway.app

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What you can do with it

Look up permits for opening a food truck in Austin
Check licensing requirements for a restaurant in San Francisco
Find regulations for catering businesses in New York City
Retrieve detailed info on specific regulatory requirements by ID

Source and maintenance

Community listingRegistry 0.1.1

mcp-registry: io.github.benswork-space/canido-mcp@0.1.1 Source repository Project website

Maintenance checked: Oct 31, 2026, 10:27 PM UTC

Packages and installation

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@canido/mcp-server 0.1.1

npm

@canido/mcp-server package definition

{
  "version": "0.1.1",
  "transport": "stdio",
  "identifier": "@canido/mcp-server",
  "registryType": "npm",
  "environmentVariables": [
    {
      "name": "CANIDO_API_KEY",
      "isRequired": true,
      "description": "Your CanIDo API key. Get a free one at https://canido-api-production.up.railway.app (10 queries/month free tier)."
    },
    {
      "name": "CANIDO_API_URL",
      "default": "https://canido-api-production.up.railway.app",
      "description": "Override the API URL (defaults to production). Useful for self-hosted deployments."
    }
  ]
}

Tools

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Cursor

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Cursor configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "canido-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@canido/mcp-server@0.1.1"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CANIDO_API_KEY": "<YOUR_CANIDO_API_KEY>",
        "CANIDO_API_URL": "<YOUR_CANIDO_API_URL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cline

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Cline configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "canido-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@canido/mcp-server@0.1.1"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CANIDO_API_KEY": "<YOUR_CANIDO_API_KEY>",
        "CANIDO_API_URL": "<YOUR_CANIDO_API_URL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

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VS Code configuration

{
  "servers": {
    "canido-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@canido/mcp-server@0.1.1"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CANIDO_API_KEY": "<YOUR_CANIDO_API_KEY>",
        "CANIDO_API_URL": "<YOUR_CANIDO_API_URL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

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Claude Desktop configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "canido-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@canido/mcp-server@0.1.1"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CANIDO_API_KEY": "<YOUR_CANIDO_API_KEY>",
        "CANIDO_API_URL": "<YOUR_CANIDO_API_URL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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