# LicenseGround (remote · licenseground.com)

Deterministic trade contractor license verification & compliance gating for autonomous AI agents.

- Trust score: 63/100 (medium)
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-10-04

## Components

- remote · `licenseground.com`: 58/100, [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-licenseground-licenseground/licenseground.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-licenseground-licenseground/licenseground)
- remote · `licenseground.com`: 63/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-licenseground-licenseground/licenseground-2.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-licenseground-licenseground/licenseground-2)

## Channel facts

- Endpoint: `https://licenseground.com/mcp`
- Transports: `streamable-http`
- Auth: `none`
- Version: `1.0.1`

## Trust breakdown

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically against the live server, and we only credit what we can confirm. Scores are 0–100 per category. Scoring method: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring (what has changed: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring/changelog)

Scored 2026-10-04.

- **Endpoint Security**: 63/100
  - The endpoint's TLS certificate is valid, in date, and uses a strong key.
  - Authorisation not fully verified: no authorisation is required to call this server, and 6 tool(s) never declared a destructiveHint. The MCP spec treats an absent hint as destructive by default, so we cannot call this surface safe.
  - HTTPS is enforced; there's no plaintext access path.
  - The HSTS (Strict-Transport-Security) header is present.
  - DNSSEC check failed: this domain isn't protected by DNSSEC.
- **Transport & Reachability**: 100/100
  - Verified streamable-http transport via a live MCP handshake.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 60/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (good).
  - Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 1014 tokens (~169/item across 6 items; 6 tools + 0 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 10/100
  - Stability observed for 3 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.
- **Tool Coverage**: 71/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 0% of tool parameters carry a description.
  - Structured output schemas are declared (100% of tools); any adoption earns full credit.
- **Tool Safety**: 100/100
  - No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.
  - We read all 6 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.
  - An AI judge read all 7 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.

## Install

### How do I install the LicenseGround MCP server?

LicenseGround is a hosted endpoint at https://licenseground.com/mcp, so there is nothing to install locally. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http com-licenseground-licenseground 'https://licenseground.com/mcp'
```

### Cursor

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "com-licenseground-licenseground": {
      "url": "https://licenseground.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "com-licenseground-licenseground": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://licenseground.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Codex

```toml
[mcp_servers.com-licenseground-licenseground]
url = "https://licenseground.com/mcp"
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "com-licenseground-licenseground": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://licenseground.com/mcp",
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add com-licenseground-licenseground --url 'https://licenseground.com/mcp' --transport streamable-http
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  com-licenseground-licenseground:
    url: "https://licenseground.com/mcp"
```

### Netclaw

```json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "com-licenseground-licenseground": {
      "Transport": "http",
      "Url": "https://licenseground.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Vellum

```bash
assistant mcp add com-licenseground-licenseground -t streamable-http -u 'https://licenseground.com/mcp'
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "com-licenseground-licenseground": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://licenseground.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

The mcpServers block is a cross-client convention. Remote transports vary, so check your client's docs.

## Changelog

Every change recorded for this component, newest first. Days that predate change tracking, or that we cannot explain, say so: "we were watching and nothing happened" and "we were not watching" are different claims.

### 2026-10-03 (score 63, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 3 to 7. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 1 days of observed history at the previous scan, 2 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-02 (score 62, 0)

- [functional improvement] Stability: unverified → 0.03

### 2026-10-01 (score 62, +27)

- [security improvement] Injection markers: unverified → pass
- [security] First check of Judged manipulation: pass
- [security] Authorization: Authorisation not fully verified: no authorisation is required to call this server, and 6 tool(s) never declared a destructiveHint. The MCP spec treats an absent hint as destructive by default, so we cannot call this surface safe.
- [functional improvement] Tool coverage: unverified → 100
- [functional improvement] MCP protocol: unverified → pass
- [functional] First check of Tool coverage: 0
- [functional] First check of Schema quality: fail
- [functional] First check of Destructive annotations: pass
- [functional] First check of Schema quality: fail
- [functional] First check of Schema quality: good
- [functional] First check of Tool coverage: 100

### 2026-09-30 (score 35)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (6)

### `verify_license` (~236 tokens)

Verify an entity's trade contractor license against the official state licensing board (CSLB, DBPR, or TDLR).

    Args:
        state: Two-letter US state code ('CA', 'FL', or 'TX'). Required.
        entity_name: The company name, DBA, or contractor name to verify (e.g. 'Apex Roofing LLC').
        license_number: The official state license or certificate ID (e.g. '1058291', 'CCC1330999', 'TACLA29188C').
        trade: Trade category: 'roofing', 'hvac', 'electrical', 'plumbing', 'general_contractor', or 'any'. Default is 'any'.
        city: Optional city to filter geographic disambiguation.

    Returns:
        Deterministic, machine-actionable JSON containing verification status, canonical name,
        active standing, disciplinary action count, workers' compensation status, bond status, and confidence score.

Input parameters:

- `city`
- `entity_name`
- `license_number`
- `state` (string, required)
- `trade` (string)

Output parameters:

- `result` (object)

### `check_compliance_risk` (~319 tokens)

Perform an automated compliance and liability risk assessment for autonomous onboarding, hiring, or payments.

    Args:
        state: Two-letter US state code ('CA', 'FL', or 'TX'). Required.
        entity_name: Company name or DBA to assess.
        license_number: State license number to assess.
        trade: Trade category: 'roofing', 'hvac', 'electrical', 'plumbing', 'general_contractor', or 'any'.
        require_workers_comp: If true, fails compliance if no verified workers' comp policy is active on file.
        require_surety_bond: If true, fails compliance if contractor bond is inactive or missing.
        max_disciplinary_actions: Maximum allowed board citations or disciplinary orders (default 0).
        min_confidence_score: Minimum entity name match confidence threshold (0.0 to 1.0, default 0.85).

    Returns:
        JSON with 'can_hire' boolean, 'risk_level' ('LOW', 'MEDIUM', 'HIGH', 'CRITICAL'),
        'risk_score' (0.0 to 100.0), specific 'flags', and the full underlying verification result.

Input parameters:

- `entity_name`
- `license_number`
- `max_disciplinary_actions` (integer)
- `min_confidence_score` (number)
- `require_surety_bond` (boolean)
- `require_workers_comp` (boolean)
- `state` (string, required)
- `trade` (string)

Output parameters:

- `result` (object)

### `search_contractors` (~157 tokens)

Discover active, verified trade contractors in California, Florida, or Texas by trade classification and location.

    Args:
        state: Two-letter US state code ('CA', 'FL', or 'TX'). Required.
        trade: Trade category ('roofing', 'hvac', 'electrical', 'plumbing', 'general_contractor'). Required.
        city: Optional city to filter contractors by location.
        limit: Maximum number of contractors to return (1 to 50, default 10).

    Returns:
        JSON list of verified contractors with active licenses, phone numbers, and addresses.

Input parameters:

- `city`
- `limit` (integer)
- `state` (string, required)
- `trade` (string, required)

Output parameters:

- `result` (object)

### `check_federal_debarment` (~83 tokens)

Check if a contractor is actively debarred or suspended on the federal SAM.gov Excluded Parties List System (EPLS).
    Crucial for public contracts, infrastructure, and enterprise B2B compliance.

    Args:
        entity_name: Official business or entity name to evaluate against federal sanctions.

Input parameters:

- `entity_name` (string, required)

Output parameters:

- `result` (object)

### `audit_osha_safety` (~68 tokens)

Audit contractor worksite safety history against the OSHA inspection and enforcement database.
    Evaluates willful safety violations, repeat fall protection citations, and cumulative penalties.

    Args:
        entity_name: Official business or entity name to evaluate.

Input parameters:

- `entity_name` (string, required)

Output parameters:

- `result` (object)

### `get_registry_status` (~62 tokens)

Check the system health, cache performance statistics, and multi-state registry connectivity.

    Returns:
        JSON object with cache hit/miss counts, total records cached, and connector status for CA, FL, TX, NY, MA, IL, AZ.

Output parameters:

- `result` (object)

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: TLS, DNSSEC, Authorisation, Transports. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-licenseground-licenseground/licenseground-2#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-10-04: 63
- 2026-10-03: 63
- 2026-10-02: 62
- 2026-10-01: 62
- 2026-09-30: 35

## Common questions

### What is the LicenseGround MCP server?

LicenseGround is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as com.licenseground/licenseground. Deterministic trade contractor license verification & compliance gating for autonomous AI agents. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://licenseground.com/mcp).

### Is the LicenseGround MCP server safe to use?

LicenseGround scores 63 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. That is a record of what we were able to check automatically, not an endorsement. The category breakdown on this page shows every signal behind the number, including the ones we could not confirm.

### What tools does the LicenseGround MCP server expose?

LicenseGround exposes 6 tools: verify_license, check_compliance_risk, search_contractors, check_federal_debarment, audit_osha_safety, get_registry_status. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 925 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

### Does the LicenseGround MCP server require authentication?

No. We connected to LicenseGround without credentials and it answered, so anything it exposes is reachable by anyone who knows the address.

### Is the LicenseGround MCP server still maintained?

LicenseGround is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 4 October 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.

## Links

- Remote endpoint: https://licenseground.com/mcp
- Website: https://licenseground.com/
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-licenseground-licenseground/licenseground-2.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-licenseground-licenseground/licenseground-2.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-licenseground-licenseground/licenseground-2