Permit Scouter MCP

This MCP server provides access to daily building permit data for the Tampa Bay, Florida area. It allows agents to search for permits, retrieve permit details by source and number, view property history, and check contractor history. The service operates on a pay-per-query model using USDC via x402 on the Base network.

Endpoint and access

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

No sign-inEndpoint checked 2026-10-18Operated by Permit Scouter

MCP endpoint (Streamable HTTP)

https://api.permitscouter.com/mcp

Vendor documentation

What you can do with it

Search for building permits in Tampa Bay
Retrieve specific permit details
View property construction history
Check contractor work history

Tools advertised by the last live check:

coverage
sample_permits
search_permits
get_permit
property_history
contractor_history

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 permit-scouter-mcp https://api.permitscouter.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 permit-scouter-mcp --url https://api.permitscouter.com/mcp

Cursor

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

Cursor configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "permit-scouter-mcp": {
      "url": "https://api.permitscouter.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": {
    "permit-scouter-mcp": {
      "type": "streamableHttp",
      "url": "https://api.permitscouter.com/mcp",
      "disabled": false
    }
  }
}

VS Code

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

VS Code configuration

{
  "servers": {
    "permit-scouter-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.permitscouter.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 permit-scouter-mcp https://api.permitscouter.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": {
    "permit-scouter-mcp": {
      "url": "https://api.permitscouter.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": {
    "permit-scouter-mcp": {
      "serverUrl": "https://api.permitscouter.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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