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The Renovation Room MCP

An official read-only MCP server that allows AI agents to search for vetted Chicagoland renovation contractors, retrieve specific contractor listings, access fact-checked renovation FAQs, and generate prefilled links for homeowners to submit renovation projects for free quotes.

Endpoint and access

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The Renovation Room MCP logo, by The Renovation RoomVendor evidenceStreamable HTTPNo sign-inEndpoint checked 2026-11-06Operated by The Renovation Room
MCP endpoint (Streamable HTTP)
https://therenovationroom.com/wp-json/trr-mcp/v1/mcp
Vendor documentation

What its tools do

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

Read-only (5)

5 of 5 have a description · 5 of 5 declare behavior hints · 4 of 4 with parameters document them all

Checks and signals

Each line is separate evidence, not a trust score.

  • Passed Endpoint answered the live check ·
  • Passed Official MCP Registry namespace is tied to therenovationroom.com ·
  • Passed Endpoint is on the registry namespace domain ·
  • Availability 1 of 1 checks passed in 30 days

What you can do with it

  • Search for local contractors by trade or name
  • Retrieve full public listing details for a specific contractor
  • Get fact-checked renovation answers citing primary sources
  • Generate a prefilled link for homeowners to submit project requests

Source and maintenance

Vendor evidenceRegistry 1.0.0
mcp-registry: com.therenovationroom/renovation-room@1.0.0Project website

Protocol and capabilities

Server
the-renovation-room 1.0.1
MCP protocol negotiated in check
2025-06-18
Tools
5 advertised
Resources
Not advertised
Resource templates
Not advertised
Prompts
Not advertised
Server-advertised capabilities
{
  "tools": {}
}

Server-provided instructions

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

The Renovation Room is a Chicagoland home-renovation marketplace: homeowners submit projects free and member contractors can respond with quotes. Coverage is Chicago, its suburbs, Northwest Indiana, and Southern Wisconsin ONLY — if the user's project is outside that area, say so plainly and do not present these businesses as options. Use search_pros to find contractors by trade or service (pass just the trade word, not a sentence or location), get_pro for one contractor's details, and renovation_faq for fact-checked Chicago-area renovation questions (permits, costs, hiring, planning). When a user describes a real project they want quotes for, collect the services and a short description (plus city/ZIP, timeline, budget if offered) and call start_project to hand them a prefilled submission link — it is a form link only, never a booking or payment. Use how_to_submit_project only for general how-does-the-process-work questions.

Tools

5 advertised

search_pros — Search Renovation Pros
Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.
Advertised read-only

Search The Renovation Room's directory of Chicagoland member contractors by trade, service, or company name. Coverage is Chicago, its suburbs, Northwest Indiana, and Southern Wisconsin only. Returns published member businesses with their trades, service areas, and profile links; use each result's id with get_pro for details.

search_pros input schema
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "query"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "query": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Pass ONLY the trade, service, or company name (e.g. \"roofing\", \"fence installation\", \"Grindstone Roofing\") — not a sentence and not a location. 2-80 characters."
    }
  }
}
search_pros annotations
{
  "readOnlyHint": true,
  "openWorldHint": false,
  "destructiveHint": false
}
get_pro — Get Pro Details
Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.
Advertised read-only

Get one contractor's public listing summary from The Renovation Room directory by the numeric id returned from search_pros. Returns trades, service areas, services offered, and the about text — no contact details; contact happens on the profile page or through the project form.

get_pro input schema
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "id"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "The listing id from search_pros results."
    }
  }
}
get_pro annotations
{
  "readOnlyHint": true,
  "openWorldHint": false,
  "destructiveHint": false
}
renovation_faq — Chicagoland Renovation FAQ
Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.
Advertised read-only

Answer Chicago-area home-renovation questions from The Renovation Room's fact-checked FAQ: building permits and inspections, hiring and vetting contractors, remodel costs (including current tariff impacts), and project planning. Every answer cites its primary source.

renovation_faq input schema
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "question"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "question": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The renovation question, in plain language."
    }
  }
}
renovation_faq annotations
{
  "readOnlyHint": true,
  "openWorldHint": false,
  "destructiveHint": false
}
start_project — Start a Project (Prefilled Form Link)
Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.
Advertised read-only

Build a personalized link to The Renovation Room's free project-submission form with the homeowner's details already filled in. Collect what the homeowner wants done, then give them this link — they review and submit it themselves, and matching vetted Chicagoland contractors are alerted. Use after the user describes a real project they want quotes for.

start_project input schema
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "services",
    "description"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "zip": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "5-digit ZIP code of the project location."
    },
    "city": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Project city (Chicagoland, NW Indiana, or Southern Wisconsin)."
    },
    "budget": {
      "enum": [
        "Under $1K",
        "$1K-$5K",
        "$5K-$10K",
        "$10K-$25K",
        "$25K-$50K",
        "$50K+",
        "Not sure"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Rough budget range, if the homeowner offered one."
    },
    "services": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "enum": [
          "Kitchen",
          "Bathroom",
          "Roofing",
          "Flooring",
          "Painting",
          "Plumbing",
          "Electrical",
          "HVAC",
          "Fencing",
          "Landscaping",
          "Cleaning",
          "Pest Control",
          "Decks",
          "Siding",
          "Basement Waterproofing",
          "Garage Doors",
          "Handyman",
          "Additions",
          "Other"
        ],
        "type": "string"
      },
      "description": "The service(s) the project needs."
    },
    "timeline": {
      "enum": [
        "Emergency",
        "Within 1 week",
        "Within 2 weeks",
        "Within 1 month",
        "Flexible"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "description": "How soon they want to start."
    },
    "description": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "What the homeowner wants done, in their own words. 15-2000 characters."
    }
  }
}
start_project annotations
{
  "readOnlyHint": true,
  "openWorldHint": false,
  "destructiveHint": false
}
how_to_submit_project — How to Get Quotes for a Project
Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.
Advertised read-only

Explains how getting quotes from Renovation Room Pros works: the free project-submission wizard, what happens after submitting, and the direct link. Use for general how-does-it-work questions about the Chicago area (including Northwest Indiana and Southern Wisconsin); when the user has already described a specific project, use start_project instead to hand them a prefilled link.

how_to_submit_project input schema
{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {}
}
how_to_submit_project annotations
{
  "readOnlyHint": true,
  "openWorldHint": false,
  "destructiveHint": false
}

Prompts

Not advertised

No prompt definitions available.

Resources

Not advertised

No resource definitions available.

90-day uptime

A lightweight connection check about every six hours, sampled on hosts with many listings. It shows the server answered, not that its tools work.

Too few checks for a percentage yet (1 of 1 answered).

  1. 2026-11-07: 1 of 1 checks answered

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
4150 ms
95th percentile latency
4150 ms

Maintenance history

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

  • · probe · passed · 4150 ms · metadata changed · 5 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 the-renovation-room-mcp https://therenovationroom.com/wp-json/trr-mcp/v1/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 the-renovation-room-mcp --url https://therenovationroom.com/wp-json/trr-mcp/v1/mcp

Cursor

Merge this server into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, then enable the-renovation-room-mcp in your MCP settings.
Cursor configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "the-renovation-room-mcp": {
      "url": "https://therenovationroom.com/wp-json/trr-mcp/v1/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Cline

Merge this into cline_mcp_settings.json (Cline → MCP Servers → Configure).
Cline configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "the-renovation-room-mcp": {
      "type": "streamableHttp",
      "url": "https://therenovationroom.com/wp-json/trr-mcp/v1/mcp",
      "disabled": false
    }
  }
}

VS Code

Merge this server into .vscode/mcp.json. Use MCP: List Servers to start the-renovation-room-mcp and inspect its tools.
VS Code configuration
{
  "servers": {
    "the-renovation-room-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://therenovationroom.com/wp-json/trr-mcp/v1/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 the-renovation-room-mcp https://therenovationroom.com/wp-json/trr-mcp/v1/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://therenovationroom.com/wp-json/trr-mcp/v1/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": {
    "the-renovation-room-mcp": {
      "serverUrl": "https://therenovationroom.com/wp-json/trr-mcp/v1/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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