Nearby Permits MCP MCP server

This MCP server provides tools to query building permit data for eight US cities using open city data. It allows agents to list available cities, find permits at specific addresses, search for permits near a location, retrieve individual permit details, and access recent permit activity without requiring authentication.

Endpoint and access

No sign-in: your client connects and lists tools immediately, with no account or key.

No sign-inEndpoint checked 2026-10-05Operated by Nearby Permits

MCP endpoint (Streamable HTTP)

https://nearbypermits.com/mcp

Vendor documentation

What you can do with it

Find building permits near a specific street address
Search for permits within a radius of a geographic point
Retrieve details for a specific building permit
List recent building permits in a city

Tools advertised by the last live check:

list_cities
permits_at_address
permits_near
get_permit
recent_permits

Connect from your client

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 a Streamable HTTP server. Use --scope project to write .mcp.json for the repo.

Claude Code configuration

claude mcp add --transport http nearby-permits-mcp https://nearbypermits.com/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 nearby-permits-mcp --url https://nearbypermits.com/mcp

Cursor

Merge this server into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, then enable nearby-permits-mcp in your MCP settings.

Cursor configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nearby-permits-mcp": {
      "url": "https://nearbypermits.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Cline

Merge this into cline_mcp_settings.json (Cline → MCP Servers → Configure). The type must be streamableHttp for a remote HTTP server.

Cline configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nearby-permits-mcp": {
      "type": "streamableHttp",
      "url": "https://nearbypermits.com/mcp",
      "disabled": false
    }
  }
}

VS Code

Merge this server into .vscode/mcp.json. Use MCP: List Servers to start nearby-permits-mcp and inspect its tools.

VS Code configuration

{
  "servers": {
    "nearby-permits-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://nearbypermits.com/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 nearby-permits-mcp https://nearbypermits.com/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": {
    "nearby-permits-mcp": {
      "url": "https://nearbypermits.com/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": {
    "nearby-permits-mcp": {
      "serverUrl": "https://nearbypermits.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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