Data Collection

permitscouter.com

Provides tools to search and retrieve building permit records by trade, value, date, location, property, and contractor.

1 endpoint6 known toolsFirst detected October 18, 2026Last detected October 18, 2026

ENDPOINT 1

https://api.permitscouter.com/mcp

No auth detected

MCP server metadata

Name: Permit Scouter
Version: 1.30.0

Capabilities

experimentalpromptsresourcestools

Server instructions

Daily building permits from Tampa Bay, Florida, with job value, contractor and trade on each permit. Use coverage first to see which cities are covered and how fresh the data is, and sample_permits to see the record format; both are free. search_permits finds new permits (e.g. roofing or hvac jobs above a job value in a zip code). Paid tools are settled per call in USDC on Base via x402; a call that returns an error is not charged. Homeowner names are never included.

Known tools 6

coverage

Free.

Inferred read-only

sample_permits

Free.

Inferred read-only

search_permits

Search new building permits by trade, job value, date, zip or city.

Potential side effects

get_permit

One permit and every change recorded to its status, value or issue date.

Inferred read-only

property_history

Every permit recorded at one street address, newest first.

Inferred read-only

contractor_history

Every permit a contractor has pulled, with total job value and counts by trade.

Potential side effects

CONNECT WITH APPROVAL

Client installation

Review this server and its permissions before adding it. Secret placeholders must be set locally.

Codex

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.permit-scouter]
url = "https://api.permitscouter.com/mcp"
enabled = true

Claude Code

.mcp.json

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

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector

Name: permit-scouter
Remote MCP URL: https://api.permitscouter.com/mcp

Add this remote URL as a custom connector in Claude Desktop. Availability depends on the user plan and workspace policy.

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "permit-scouter": {
      "url": "https://api.permitscouter.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Visual Studio Code

.vscode/mcp.json

Add to Visual Studio Code

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

Generic MCP

Client-specific MCP configuration

{
  "name": "permit-scouter",
  "transport": "streamable-http",
  "url": "https://api.permitscouter.com/mcp"
}

MCP Inspector

Run the official MCP Inspector locally and enter the indexed Streamable HTTP endpoint.

TRUST AND VERIFICATION EVIDENCE

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Indexed

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