PermitInfoBroker
REMOTE · PERMITINFOBROKER.COM
Daily US building permits for 30 cities and counties. Free counts; records paid per call via x402.
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Last scanned (8 hours ago)
Scores higher than 60% of remote servers
Reachable. Last reached 5 Nov 2026.
Category Maps and Location
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. How we score → Why this is hard to score →
Endpoint Security74
- The endpoint's TLS certificate is valid, in date, and uses a strong key. View diagnostics → Pass
- No authorisation is required to call this server. Every tool declares its destructiveHint and none is destructive, so open access doesn't expose one. See how to fix → View diagnostics → Partial
- HTTPS is enforced; there's no plaintext access path. View diagnostics → Pass
- HSTS check failed: the Strict-Transport-Security header is absent. See how to fix → View diagnostics → Fail
- DNSSEC check failed: this domain isn't protected by DNSSEC. See how to fix → View diagnostics → Fail
Transport & Reachability100
- Verified streamable-http transport via a live MCP handshake. View diagnostics → Pass
Schema Quality & AI Usability63
- AI-judged instruction clarity (good).Pass
- Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 1301 tokens (~144/item across 9 items; 9 tools + 0 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params. See how to fix → Fail
- Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples. See how to fix → Fail
Stability & Change Management30
- Stability observed for 9 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.Partial
Tool Coverage94
- 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).Pass
- 82% of tool parameters carry a description.Partial
Tool Safety100
- No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.Pass
- We read all 9 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.Pass
- An AI judge read all 10 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.Pass
Capabilities100
- Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.Pass
Every change we have recorded for this component, newest first. Security-relevant changes are always shown. ▲ marks a change for the better, ▼ a change for the worse; unmarked changes are neutral.
- 5 Nov 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 27 to 30. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 8 days of observed history at the previous scan, 9 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 4 Nov 26 +54
- Authorization: unverified → partial ▲ security
- HTTPS: unverified → pass ▲ security
- Injection markers: unverified → pass ▲ security
- Transport: fail → pass ▲ security
- Endpoint reachability: not serving MCP → reachable ▲ functional
- Tool coverage: unverified → 100 ▲ functional
- Stability: unverified → 0.27 ▲ functional
- MCP protocol: unverified → pass ▲ functional
- 2 Nov 26 −53
- Endpoint reachability: reachable → not serving MCP ▼ security
- Authorization: partial → unverified ▼ security
- Tool safety: pass → unverified ▼ security
- HTTPS: pass → unverified ▼ security
- Stability: 0.17 → unverified ▼ security
- Transport: pass → fail ▼ security
- Capabilities: pass → unverified ▼ functional
- Tool coverage: 100 → unverified ▼ functional
- First check of Schema quality: unverified functional
- 1 Nov 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 13 to 17. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 4 days of observed history at the previous scan, 5 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 30 Oct 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 7 to 10. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 2 days of observed history at the previous scan, 3 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 29 Oct 26 0
- The server rewrote its instructions, which are the text every model session reads security
- Tool “count_permits” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
- Tool “list_coverage” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
- Tool “search_permits” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
- Tool “weekly_permit_report” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
- Schema quality: 121 → 144 ▼ functional
- Tool coverage: 77% → 82% ▲ functional
- New tool “sample_permits” functional
- New tool “top_contractors” functional
- “count_permits” added an optional parameter “multiTrade” cosmetic
- “count_permits” added an optional parameter “near” cosmetic
- “count_permits” added an optional parameter “radiusMiles” cosmetic
- “search_permits” added an optional parameter “multiTrade” cosmetic
- “search_permits” added an optional parameter “near” cosmetic
- “search_permits” added an optional parameter “radiusMiles” cosmetic
- “search_permits” added an optional parameter “sort” cosmetic
- 28 Oct 26 +4
- HTTPS: unverified → pass ▲ security
- Tool “permit_history_for_address” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
- Tool “search_permits” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
- Tool “weekly_permit_report” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
- Schema quality: pass → fail ▼ functional
- Stability: unverified → 0.03 ▲ functional
- “count_permits” added an optional parameter “includeRenewals” cosmetic
- “search_permits” added an optional parameter “includeRenewals” cosmetic
- 27 Oct 26 65
First indexed and scored.
Diagnostic detail from the automated scan of this channel: what the scanner observed at each step, so you can see exactly where a check passed or failed. It is informational only and never changes the trust score.
Captured 5 Nov 2026 · Probed https://permitinfobroker.com/mcp
TLS valid
Negotiated TLS 1.3 with TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 .
| Subject | Issuer | Valid from | Valid until | Key | Signature | Serial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN=permitinfobroker.com | CN=YE1,O=Let's Encrypt,C=US | 25 Oct 2026 | 23 Jan 2027 | ECDSA 256 | ECDSA-SHA384 | 575b05daa03ae637116eb5fb824fec82251 |
| SANs: *.permitinfobroker.com, permitinfobroker.com | ||||||
| CN=YE1,O=Let's Encrypt,C=US (CA) | CN=Root YE,O=ISRG,C=US | 3 Sept 2025 | 2 Sept 2028 | ECDSA 384 | ECDSA-SHA384 | 5ddd70dd31f801c85c186a7a04b80afe |
| CN=Root YE,O=ISRG,C=US (CA) | CN=ISRG Root X2,O=Internet Security Research Group,C=US | 13 May 2026 | 2 Sept 2032 | ECDSA 384 | ECDSA-SHA384 | 872165fc34b6e5fba8add5b3705fb53a |
| CN=ISRG Root X2,O=Internet Security Research Group,C=US (CA) | CN=ISRG Root X1,O=Internet Security Research Group,C=US | 13 May 2026 | 2 Sept 2032 | ECDSA 384 | SHA256-RSA | 6c8f1dc727c7117f7baf853ac980f9cd |
Background: What to check on a remote MCP endpoint →
DNSSEC insecure
Validation of permitinfobroker.com. — Not signed
| Zone | DS | Keys | Algorithms | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | trust_anchor | 20326, 38696 | 8, 8 | Verified |
| com. | present | 19718 | 13 | Verified |
| permitinfobroker.com. | absent | Unsigned (proven) parent-signed NSEC/NSEC3 proves an unsigned delegation |
Authentication No authorisation required
The endpoint answered without asking for a token. Anyone who knows the URL can reach it.
| Result | No authorisation required |
|---|---|
| HTTP status | 200 |
Background: How OAuth 2.1 works in the 2026 MCP spec →
Transports 2 probes
| Transport | URL | Outcome | Status | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| streamable-http | https://permitinfobroker.com/mcp | Verified | 200 | |
| http (plaintext) | http://permitinfobroker.com/mcp | HTTPS enforced | 308 | https://permitinfobroker.com/mcp |
The tools this component advertises to a client, with an estimated token cost for each. Expand a tool to see its parameters and schema. The per-tool counts are indicative and are not scored directly; the schema's total context footprint is one signal in Schema Quality & AI Usability. A tool's description is untrusted text the model reads on every call, which is what makes this list a security surface and not just an inventory: how tool poisoning works →
count_permits Count matching permits ~248
How many permits match a search (area, category, city, zip, distance, multi-trade projects, dates, minimum value) before paying for the records. Free.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| category | string | – | Permit category, e.g. roof, pool, solar, hvac, new_residential |
| city | string | – | City name, case-insensitive |
| includeRenewals | boolean | – | Include New York renewals of existing permits (left out by default) |
| jurisdiction | string | yes | Area id, e.g. new-york-ny, miami-dade-fl. Use list_coverage for names. |
| minValue | number | – | Minimum job valuation in USD |
| multiTrade | boolean | – | Only permits at addresses with another type of permit within 90 days (usually bigger projects) |
| near | string | – | Only permits near a zip code in the area or a "lat,lng" point |
| radiusMiles | number | – | Radius around near, in miles |
| since | string | – | Issued on or after (YYYY-MM-DD) |
| until | – | – | Issued on or before (YYYY-MM-DD) |
| zip | string | – | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
list_coverage List coverage ~51
List covered US cities and counties (ids, names, permit counts, newest permit date, and how often their records include zip, location, job value, contractor and phone), permit categories and prices. Free.
Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
permit_history_for_address Permit history for an address ~79
Every known building permit at a street address in any covered area. Costs $0.10 in USDC (x402; Base, Solana, Polygon or Arbitrum); no charge when nothing matches.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| address | string | yes | Street address, e.g. 1712 Bluebonnet Ln |
| zip | string | – | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
permit_stats Permit counts by category ~71
Count building permits issued in the last N days (1-90) by category, for one area or all. Free.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| days | integer | – | – |
| jurisdiction | string | – | Area id, e.g. new-york-ny, miami-dade-fl. Use list_coverage for names. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
permit_trends Permit trend for a category ~93
Daily permit counts and the busiest cities and zip codes for one category over the last N days. Free.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| category | string | yes | Permit category, e.g. roof, pool, solar, hvac, new_residential |
| days | integer | – | – |
| jurisdiction | string | – | Area id, e.g. new-york-ny, miami-dade-fl. Use list_coverage for names. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
sample_permits Sample permit records ~94
Three real permit records from 30-60 days ago for one area (optionally one category), to see the data before paying. Free.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| category | string | – | Permit category, e.g. roof, pool, solar, hvac, new_residential |
| jurisdiction | string | yes | Area id, e.g. new-york-ny, miami-dade-fl. Use list_coverage for names. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
search_permits Search building permits ~334
Newly issued building permits with address, permit type, description, contractor, job value and issue date, filtered by area, category, city, zip, distance from a point or zip, multi-trade projects, dates and minimum value, newest first or sorted by job value or urgency. Up to 100 per call. Costs $0.40 in USDC (x402; Base, Solana, Polygon or Arbitrum); no charge when nothing matches.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| category | string | – | Permit category, e.g. roof, pool, solar, hvac, new_residential |
| city | string | – | City name, case-insensitive |
| includeRenewals | boolean | – | Include New York renewals of existing permits (left out by default) |
| jurisdiction | string | yes | Area id, e.g. new-york-ny, miami-dade-fl. Use list_coverage for names. |
| limit | integer | – | – |
| minValue | number | – | Minimum job valuation in USD |
| multiTrade | boolean | – | Only permits at addresses with another type of permit within 90 days (usually bigger projects) |
| near | string | – | Only permits near a zip code in the area or a "lat,lng" point |
| radiusMiles | number | – | Radius around near, in miles |
| since | string | – | Issued on or after (YYYY-MM-DD) |
| sort | string | – | newest first (default), highest job value first, or urgent permits first |
| until | – | – | Issued on or before (YYYY-MM-DD) |
| zip | string | – | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
top_contractors Busiest contractors ~158
The busiest contractors in one area over the last 7-90 days, optionally for one permit type: permit counts, total declared job value, mix of work, busiest zip codes and business phone where the city publishes it. Costs $5.00 in USDC (x402; Base, Solana, Polygon or Arbitrum); no charge when nothing matches.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| category | string | – | Permit category, e.g. roof, pool, solar, hvac, new_residential |
| days | integer | – | Look-back window in days |
| jurisdiction | string | yes | Area id, e.g. new-york-ny, miami-dade-fl. Use list_coverage for names. |
| limit | integer | – | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
weekly_permit_report Weekly permit report ~114
All building permits issued in the last 7 days for one area, with counts by category. Costs $4.00 in USDC (x402; Base, Solana, Polygon or Arbitrum); no charge when nothing matches.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| category | string | – | Permit category, e.g. roof, pool, solar, hvac, new_residential |
| jurisdiction | string | yes | Area id, e.g. new-york-ny, miami-dade-fl. Use list_coverage for names. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
How do I install the PermitInfoBroker MCP server?
PermitInfoBroker is a hosted endpoint at https://permitinfobroker.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.
remote · permitinfobroker.com
claude mcp add --transport http com-permitinfobroker-permits 'https://permitinfobroker.com/mcp'
What is the PermitInfoBroker MCP server?
PermitInfoBroker is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as com.permitinfobroker/permits. Daily US building permits for 30 cities and counties. Free counts; records paid per call via x402. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://permitinfobroker.com/mcp).
Is the PermitInfoBroker MCP server safe to use?
PermitInfoBroker scores 73 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 PermitInfoBroker MCP server expose?
PermitInfoBroker exposes 9 tools: list_coverage, sample_permits, permit_stats, permit_trends, count_permits, and 4 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 1,242 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.
Does the PermitInfoBroker MCP server require authentication?
No. We connected to PermitInfoBroker without credentials and it answered, so anything it exposes is reachable by anyone who knows the address.
Is the PermitInfoBroker MCP server still maintained?
PermitInfoBroker is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 5 November 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.