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Permit Scouter

by permitscouter.com · remote · no sign-in to list tools · v1.0.2 · published by com.permitscouter

Daily Tampa Bay and Southwest Florida building permits, with job value and contractor. Pay via x402.

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6 tools: 4 change things and 2 only read.

Scanned Oct 21, 2026

No check matched anything in the tool definitions. No finding is not a safety guarantee. How the checks work.

claude mcp add --transport http permits https://api.permitscouter.com/mcp

Tools

Open a tool for its reasons and full description. Descriptions are the publisher's own words, shown as they are.

6 tools

Changes things 4Claude Code: ask
  • contractor_historyEvery permit a contractor has pulled, with total job value and counts by trade.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.
    • The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Every permit a contractor has pulled, with total job value and counts by trade. Price: $0.10 per call (x402, USDC on Base).

    Annotations the server declares

    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
  • coverageFree.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.
    • The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Free. Cities covered today, permit counts, date range and last update time.

    Annotations the server declares

    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
  • property_historyEvery permit recorded at one street address, newest first.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.
    • The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Every permit recorded at one street address, newest first. Price: $0.05 per call (x402, USDC on Base).

    Annotations the server declares

    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
  • sample_permitsFree.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.
    • The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Free. Three recent permits, to see the record format before paying.

    Annotations the server declares

    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
Only reads 2Claude Code: allow
  • get_permitOne permit and every change recorded to its status, value or issue date.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "get_permit" says "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    One permit and every change recorded to its status, value or issue date. Price: $0.01 per call (x402, USDC on Base).

    Annotations the server declares

    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
  • search_permitsSearch new building permits by trade, job value, date, zip or city.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "search_permits" says "search": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Search new building permits by trade, job value, date, zip or city. Newest first, up to 25 per call. Price: $0.02 per call (x402, USDC on Base).

    Annotations the server declares

    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false

This is not a safety rating, and no finding is not a safety guarantee. The groups and findings come from fixed checks of the tool definitions the server returned on the date shown, not from its code or what it does when called. How the checks work.

Install

Pinned to version 1.0.2. Values in angle brackets are yours to fill in.

claude mcp add --transport http permits https://api.permitscouter.com/mcp

Run in a terminal.

Claude Code permissions

Allow the reads, ask before a change, deny the deletes. Paste into .claude/settings.json.

.claude/settings.json
{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "mcp__permits__search_permits",
      "mcp__permits__get_permit"
    ],
    "ask": [
      "mcp__permits__coverage",
      "mcp__permits__sample_permits",
      "mcp__permits__property_history",
      "mcp__permits__contractor_history"
    ],
    "deny": []
  }
}

Tools that only read are allowed, tools that change things ask first, tools that delete or cancel are denied. It assumes the server is installed as permits. Review it before you use it.