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adu_eli5

Plain-English explanation of what ADU rules mean for a homeowner in a given California jurisdiction, with no statutory jargon.

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LIVE ENDPOINT

https://adustandards.com/mcp

No auth detected

Connect to this endpoint to inspect the live schema for adu_eli5 and invoke it with your own arguments.

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Inferred read-only · medium confidence · heuristic, not a guarantee.

No write-capable action terms were found; this is not proof that invocation has no side effects.

CONNECT WITH APPROVAL

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

Codex

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.adu-standards]
url = "https://adustandards.com/mcp"
enabled = true

Claude Code

.mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "adu-standards": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://adustandards.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector

Name: adu-standards
Remote MCP URL: https://adustandards.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": {
    "adu-standards": {
      "url": "https://adustandards.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Visual Studio Code

.vscode/mcp.json

Add to Visual Studio Code

{
  "servers": {
    "adu-standards": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://adustandards.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Generic MCP

Client-specific MCP configuration

{
  "name": "adu-standards",
  "transport": "streamable-http",
  "url": "https://adustandards.com/mcp"
}

MCP Inspector

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

adu_rules — Returns current, citation-backed ADU (accessory dwelling unit) regulations for a California jurisdiction.
adu_feasibility — Resolves a California street address to its jurisdiction and returns ADU rules plus a derived feasibility range.
adu_compliance — Returns HCD ordinance review status for a California jurisdiction: whether the state has found the local ADU ordinance non-compliant, the letter date and URL, and each curated finding with its statutory citation.
adu_ask — Answers a plain-language ADU question ("how much setback do I need", "do I have to live there", "can I Airbnb it") for a California jurisdiction, returning only the relevant cited fields.
adu_gap — Returns the specific corrections the State of California has ordered a jurisdiction to make to its ADU ordinance, quoted VERBATIM from HCD letters.
adu_check_citation — Checks whether a California Gov.
adu_legislation — Returns which bills amended California State ADU Law and when, derived from the enactment credits in the statute text itself rather than from recall.
adu_jurisdictions — Searches indexed California jurisdictions.