# `io.github.GPTNowLLC/portlandmaps-mcp` on anlyon.dev

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- Page: https://anlyon.dev/servers/io.github.GPTNowLLC/portlandmaps-mcp
- JSON: https://anlyon.dev/api/v1/servers/io.github.GPTNowLLC/portlandmaps-mcp
- Version: 0.2.5 (active)
- Publisher: io.github.GPTNowLLC (GitHub account)
- Runs: remote (streamable-http), local (npm)
- Sign-in to list tools: none
- Repository: https://github.com/GPTNowLLC/portlandmaps-mcp
- Metadata from the official MCP Registry, synced 2026-10-21T18:16:23.534Z

Title and description, as the publisher wrote them:

```untrusted-server-text
PortlandMaps (Unofficial)
Unofficial MCP server for the public PortlandMaps property/permit/zoning API. Not city-affiliated.
```

Scanned 2026-10-21T19:03:00.793Z over streamable-http.

**11 tools: 1 do something that can't be undone, 2 change things and 8 only read.**

| Group | Class | Tools | Claude Code |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Deletes or cancels | destructive | 0 | deny |
| Can't be undone | irreversible | 1 | ask |
| Changes things | write | 2 | ask |
| Only reads | read | 8 | allow |

## Findings

- **warn** Annotations that disagree with the tool in `convert_geometry` ([annotation-conflict](https://anlyon.dev/methodology#annotation-conflict))

```untrusted-server-text
The server marks "convert_geometry" read-only (readOnlyHint: true), and its own name, description or input give the class "irreversible".

annotations: {"readOnlyHint":true,"destructiveHint":false,"idempotentHint":true,"openWorldHint":true}; The name "convert_geometry" says "convert": a word for a change.
```


## Can't be undone (1)

Sends, pays, publishes or merges: once done, it cannot be taken back. Claude Code: ask.

### `convert_geometry`

- The name "convert_geometry" says "convert": a word for a change.
- The input addresses people (input.to): what it sends cannot be taken back.
- The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.
- Findings: warn annotation-conflict

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
1:1 wrapper for /api/geometry/. Convert geometry between ESRI, WKT, GeoJSON, GPolyline, and EncodedGPolyline.
```

## Changes things (2)

Creates or changes something that can be changed back. Claude Code: ask.

### `render_parcel_shape`

- 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:

```untrusted-server-text
Render a property's lot as an interactive UI component (inline SVG): a City of Portland aerial photo underlay (showing the true roofline) with the parcel outline, the building footprint(s) on the lot, approximate setback dimensions, a north arrow, and faint neighbouring parcels overlaid on top. Provide a detailType+detailId to fetch geometry, or pass rings directly. Aerial, footprints, and neighbours come from Portland's public ArcGIS layers; set basemap="none" to drop the photo and includeContext=false for just the bare outline. Renders in MCP Apps hosts (Claude) and legacy mcp-ui hosts.
```

### `suggest_portlandmaps_address`

- 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:

```untrusted-server-text
1:1 wrapper for /api/suggest/. Search PortlandMaps autocomplete for addresses, intersections, landmarks, or IDs. ANSWER GUIDANCE: when this data answers a resident's zoning, permit, property, or city-code question, write for a Portland resident or small-business owner with no code, zoning, or permitting background. Lead with a 3–5 sentence plain-English summary (never open with a data table). Then cite EVERY rule, fee, number, timeline, or contact INLINE in the same sentence with both its exact code section AND a full https:// portland.gov URL (e.g. PCC 33.110.255.C, https://www.portland.gov/code/33/110/255) — never cite vaguely ("Title 33", "the BDS website") and never drop the URL. Define every acronym, add a numbered "what to do next" list, and if a number can't be cited to a specific section + URL, say so rather than stating it bare.
```

## Only reads (8)

Looks things up and changes nothing. Claude Code: allow.

### `get_assessor_data`

- The name "get_assessor_data" says "get": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
1:1 wrapper for /api/assessor/. Search assessor records by address, property IDs, geometry, or assessor filters.
```

### `get_permit_data`

- The name "get_permit_data" says "get": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
1:1 wrapper for /api/permit/. Search building/trade/enforcement permit records. ANSWER GUIDANCE: when this data answers a resident's zoning, permit, property, or city-code question, write for a Portland resident or small-business owner with no code, zoning, or permitting background. Lead with a 3–5 sentence plain-English summary (never open with a data table). Then cite EVERY rule, fee, number, timeline, or contact INLINE in the same sentence with both its exact code section AND a full https:// portland.gov URL (e.g. PCC 33.110.255.C, https://www.portland.gov/code/33/110/255) — never cite vaguely ("Title 33", "the BDS website") and never drop the URL. Define every acronym, add a numbered "what to do next" list, and if a number can't be cited to a specific section + URL, say so rather than stating it bare.
```

### `get_portlandmaps_detail`

- The name "get_portlandmaps_detail" says "get": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
1:1 wrapper for /api/detail/. Fetch a detail record by detail_type, detail_id, and sections. ANSWER GUIDANCE: when this data answers a resident's zoning, permit, property, or city-code question, write for a Portland resident or small-business owner with no code, zoning, or permitting background. Lead with a 3–5 sentence plain-English summary (never open with a data table). Then cite EVERY rule, fee, number, timeline, or contact INLINE in the same sentence with both its exact code section AND a full https:// portland.gov URL (e.g. PCC 33.110.255.C, https://www.portland.gov/code/33/110/255) — never cite vaguely ("Title 33", "the BDS website") and never drop the URL. Define every acronym, add a numbered "what to do next" list, and if a number can't be cited to a specific section + URL, say so rather than stating it bare.
```

### `list_detail_types`

- The name "list_detail_types" says "list": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Return the detail_type values accepted by get_portlandmaps_detail and the identifier each expects.
```

### `lookup_agol`

- The name "lookup_agol" says "lookup": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
1:1 wrapper for /api/agol/. Retrieve City of Portland ArcGIS Online metadata, webmaps, locators, and portal info.
```

### `query_intersects`

- The name "query_intersects" says "query": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
1:1 wrapper for /api/intersects/. Spatial intersection against named city layers such as row, taxlot, describe, street, and waterbody.
```

### `search_landuse_cases`

- The name "search_landuse_cases" says "search": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
1:1 wrapper for /api/landuse/. Search land use review cases, including Historic Resource Review and Tree Review. ANSWER GUIDANCE: when this data answers a resident's zoning, permit, property, or city-code question, write for a Portland resident or small-business owner with no code, zoning, or permitting background. Lead with a 3–5 sentence plain-English summary (never open with a data table). Then cite EVERY rule, fee, number, timeline, or contact INLINE in the same sentence with both its exact code section AND a full https:// portland.gov URL (e.g. PCC 33.110.255.C, https://www.portland.gov/code/33/110/255) — never cite vaguely ("Title 33", "the BDS website") and never drop the URL. Define every acronym, add a numbered "what to do next" list, and if a number can't be cited to a specific section + URL, say so rather than stating it bare.
```

### `search_sewer_records`

- The name "search_sewer_records" says "search": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
1:1 wrapper for /api/sewer/. Search sewer assets, as-builts, and easements.
```

## Claude Code permissions

For `.claude/settings.json`, assuming the server is installed as `portlandmaps`:

```json
{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "mcp__portlandmaps__get_portlandmaps_detail",
      "mcp__portlandmaps__get_assessor_data",
      "mcp__portlandmaps__get_permit_data",
      "mcp__portlandmaps__search_landuse_cases",
      "mcp__portlandmaps__search_sewer_records",
      "mcp__portlandmaps__query_intersects",
      "mcp__portlandmaps__lookup_agol",
      "mcp__portlandmaps__list_detail_types"
    ],
    "ask": [
      "mcp__portlandmaps__suggest_portlandmaps_address",
      "mcp__portlandmaps__convert_geometry",
      "mcp__portlandmaps__render_parcel_shape"
    ],
    "deny": []
  }
}
```