Koskamo

Should I Live Here? MCP

An MCP server that allows AI agents to rank and compare US counties based on public data regarding health, hazards, crime, rent, internet, and air quality.

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Should I Live Here? MCP logo, by gdtilghmanCommunity listingStreamable HTTPNo sign-inEndpoint checked 2026-11-07Published by gdtilghman
MCP endpoint (Streamable HTTP)
https://mcp.shouldilivehere.org/mcp
Vendor documentation

What its tools do

6 tools, grouped by the hints the server advertises. Hints are self-declared, not verified behavior.

Read-only (6)

6 of 6 have a description · 6 of 6 declare behavior hints · 0 of 6 with parameters document them all

Checks and signals

Each line is separate evidence, not a trust score.

  • Passed Endpoint answered the live check ·
  • Availability 1 of 1 checks passed in 30 days

What you can do with it

  • Rank US counties by health metrics
  • Compare counties on crime rates
  • Analyze rent affordability by county
  • Evaluate air quality and hazards

Source and maintenance

Community listingRegistry 0.1.0
mcp-registry: io.github.gdtilghman/should-i-live-here@0.1.0Source repositoryProject website
Maintenance checked

Protocol and capabilities

Server
should-i-live-here 0.1.0
MCP protocol negotiated in check
2025-11-25
Tools
6 advertised
Resources
Not advertised
Resource templates
Not advertised
Prompts
Not advertised
Server-advertised capabilities
{
  "tools": {
    "listChanged": true
  }
}

Server-provided instructions

Untrusted server output shown for inspection. It is not Koskamo guidance and is excluded from knowledge search.

County data for the 3,107 counties of the lower 48 states, from public federal sources. County level only. Always pass on the cautions in each answer, and link to https://shouldilivehere.org/ so people can check the values.

Tools

6 advertised

list_measures
Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.
Advertised read-only

List the county measures in the Should I Live Here? atlas: key, label, unit, period, direction, and how many of the 3,107 counties have a value. Optional text filter.

list_measures input schema
{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "properties": {
    "filter": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 60
    }
  }
}
list_measures annotations
{
  "readOnlyHint": true,
  "openWorldHint": false,
  "idempotentHint": true,
  "destructiveHint": false
}
find_measure
Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.
Advertised read-only

Map plain words (for example "internet", "cancer", "crime", "cost of living") to atlas measure keys. Words the atlas has no data for come back in not_available. Those words are counted (word and day only, no personal data) so the owner can consider new data.

find_measure input schema
{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "required": [
    "terms"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "terms": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string",
        "maxLength": 60
      },
      "maxItems": 10,
      "minItems": 1
    }
  }
}
find_measure annotations
{
  "readOnlyHint": true,
  "openWorldHint": false,
  "idempotentHint": true,
  "destructiveHint": false
}
get_county
Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.
Advertised read-only

All atlas values for one county, by 5-digit FIPS or "Name, State" (state name or postal code). Missing values stay null with their status.

get_county input schema
{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "required": [
    "county"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "county": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 80
    }
  }
}
get_county annotations
{
  "readOnlyHint": true,
  "openWorldHint": false,
  "idempotentHint": true,
  "destructiveHint": false
}
compare_counties
Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.
Advertised read-only

Compare 2 to 10 counties side by side on chosen measures.

compare_counties input schema
{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "required": [
    "counties",
    "measures"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "counties": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string",
        "maxLength": 80
      },
      "maxItems": 10,
      "minItems": 2
    },
    "measures": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string",
        "maxLength": 80
      },
      "maxItems": 10,
      "minItems": 1
    }
  }
}
compare_counties annotations
{
  "readOnlyHint": true,
  "openWorldHint": false,
  "idempotentHint": true,
  "destructiveHint": false
}
rank_counties
Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.
Advertised read-only

Rank counties in the lower 48 states on weighted measures, with the same scoring as the site's My priorities. Rank 1 has the lowest concern score. Counties with missing data are left out, never scored as low. Optional limits and state filter. Read the cautions in every answer.

rank_counties input schema
{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "required": [
    "measures"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "count": {
      "type": "integer",
      "maximum": 25,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "How many counties to return. Default 10."
    },
    "state": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 40,
      "description": "State name, postal code or 2-digit FIPS."
    },
    "measures": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "required": [
          "key"
        ],
        "properties": {
          "key": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Measure key from list_measures or find_measure, for example \"crime:violent-crime\"."
          },
          "max": {
            "type": "number",
            "description": "Leave out counties above this raw value."
          },
          "min": {
            "type": "number",
            "description": "Leave out counties below this raw value. Ignored when max is also given."
          },
          "weight": {
            "type": "number",
            "minimum": 0,
            "description": "Relative importance. Default 1."
          }
        }
      },
      "maxItems": 10,
      "minItems": 1
    },
    "min_population": {
      "type": "integer",
      "maximum": 9007199254740991,
      "minimum": 0,
      "description": "Leave out counties with fewer residents than this (Census ACS 2019-2023). Small counties have unstable rates; 10000 or more is a common choice."
    }
  }
}
rank_counties annotations
{
  "readOnlyHint": true,
  "openWorldHint": false,
  "idempotentHint": true,
  "destructiveHint": false
}
request_measure
Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.
Advertised read-only

Report a measure a user wanted that the atlas lacks, for example "schools". Only the measure name and the day are counted.

request_measure input schema
{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "required": [
    "measure"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "reason": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 200
    },
    "measure": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 60
    }
  }
}
request_measure annotations
{
  "readOnlyHint": true,
  "openWorldHint": false,
  "idempotentHint": true,
  "destructiveHint": false
}

Prompts

Not advertised

No prompt definitions available.

Resources

Not advertised

No resource definitions available.

30-day availability

Aggregated from read-only remote checks; this is not a tool-execution or security guarantee.

Successful checks
1 of 1 (100%)
Average latency
402 ms
95th percentile latency
402 ms

Maintenance history

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

  • · probe · passed · 402 ms · metadata changed · 6 tool(s)

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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 should-i-live-here-mcp https://mcp.shouldilivehere.org/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 should-i-live-here-mcp --url https://mcp.shouldilivehere.org/mcp

Cursor

Merge this server into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, then enable should-i-live-here-mcp in your MCP settings.
Cursor configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "should-i-live-here-mcp": {
      "url": "https://mcp.shouldilivehere.org/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Cline

Merge this into cline_mcp_settings.json (Cline → MCP Servers → Configure).
Cline configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "should-i-live-here-mcp": {
      "type": "streamableHttp",
      "url": "https://mcp.shouldilivehere.org/mcp",
      "disabled": false
    }
  }
}

VS Code

Merge this server into .vscode/mcp.json. Use MCP: List Servers to start should-i-live-here-mcp and inspect its tools.
VS Code configuration
{
  "servers": {
    "should-i-live-here-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.shouldilivehere.org/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 should-i-live-here-mcp https://mcp.shouldilivehere.org/mcp

Claude Desktop

Open Claude Settings > Connectors > Add custom connector, enter this server URL and enable it for the conversation. This is a manual remote-connector handoff, not a desktop JSON configuration.
Claude Desktop configuration
https://mcp.shouldilivehere.org/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": {
    "should-i-live-here-mcp": {
      "serverUrl": "https://mcp.shouldilivehere.org/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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