# Expat Living Italy (remote · www.expatliving.it)

Sourced data on Italy's ~7,900 comuni for people relocating or retiring there.

- Trust score: 77/100 (medium)
- Change this week: +3
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-10-07

## Components

- remote · `www.expatliving.it`: 77/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/it-expatliving-data/api-v1-mcp.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/it-expatliving-data/api-v1-mcp)

## Channel facts

- Endpoint: `https://www.expatliving.it/api/v1/mcp`
- Transports: `streamable-http`
- Auth: `none`
- Version: `1.1.0`

## 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 2026-10-07.

- **Endpoint Security**: 80/100
  - The endpoint's TLS certificate is valid, in date, and uses a strong key.
  - No authorisation is required to call this server. Every tool declares its destructiveHint and none is destructive, so open access doesn't expose one.
  - 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**: 72/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).
  - Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 1195 tokens (~170/item across 7 items; 7 tools + 0 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 33/100
  - Stability observed for 10 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.
- **Tool Coverage**: 97/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 90% of tool parameters carry a description.
- **Tool Safety**: 100/100
  - No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.
  - We read all 7 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.
  - An AI judge read all 8 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 Expat Living Italy MCP server?

Expat Living Italy is a hosted endpoint at https://www.expatliving.it/api/v1/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 it-expatliving-data 'https://www.expatliving.it/api/v1/mcp'
```

### Cursor

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "it-expatliving-data": {
      "url": "https://www.expatliving.it/api/v1/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "it-expatliving-data": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://www.expatliving.it/api/v1/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Codex

```toml
[mcp_servers.it-expatliving-data]
url = "https://www.expatliving.it/api/v1/mcp"
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "it-expatliving-data": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://www.expatliving.it/api/v1/mcp",
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add it-expatliving-data --url 'https://www.expatliving.it/api/v1/mcp' --transport streamable-http
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  it-expatliving-data:
    url: "https://www.expatliving.it/api/v1/mcp"
```

### Netclaw

```json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "it-expatliving-data": {
      "Transport": "http",
      "Url": "https://www.expatliving.it/api/v1/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Vellum

```bash
assistant mcp add it-expatliving-data -t streamable-http -u 'https://www.expatliving.it/api/v1/mcp'
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "it-expatliving-data": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://www.expatliving.it/api/v1/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.

### 2026-10-05 (score 77, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 23 to 27. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 7 days of observed history at the previous scan, 8 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-04 (score 76, +1)

- [security] The server rewrote its instructions, which are the text every model session reads
- [functional improvement] Schema quality: 192 → 170
- [functional] New tool “check_tax_eligibility”
- [functional] New tool “list_tax_regimes”

### 2026-10-03 (score 75, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 17 to 20. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 5 days of observed history at the previous scan, 6 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-01 (score 74, 0)

- [functional regression] Tool coverage: 100% → 88%
- [functional improvement] Schema quality: 240 → 192
- [functional] New tool “get_article”
- [functional] New tool “list_articles”

### 2026-09-30 (score 74, +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.

### 2026-09-28 (score 73, +7)

- [functional] We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server

### 2026-09-27 (score 66)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (7)

### `get_comune` (~201 tokens)

Get one comune's profile

One Italian comune's population, foreign residents by citizenship, property purchase/rent price, price-to-rent, verified tax-regime eligibility, its province's rollup, `layers` (climate, air quality, crime, healthcare quality, age, population change and every other Italy-map layer) and `provinceWellbeing` (ISTAT BES indicators, polarity-aware percentiles) — looked up by 6-digit ISTAT code. Each layer's `grain` and `measuredFor` say whose number it is: a province or region value is not a measurement of this comune — say so when you quote it. Every field is wrapped in a provenance envelope (source, vintage, extractedOn, license); repeat the vintage when you state the number, and if a value is null, say why rather than treating it as zero.

Input parameters:

- `istatCode` (string, required): 6-digit ISTAT comune code, e.g. 075029.

### `search_comuni` (~120 tokens)

Find a comune by name

Look up Italian comuni by name (case- and accent-insensitive, partial names work) and get each one's 6-digit ISTAT code, province and region — the code get_comune needs. Returns identifiers only, no figures. Several comuni share a name; check the province before choosing.

Input parameters:

- `limit` (integer): How many matches to return, 1–25. Default 10.
- `q` (string, required): A comune name or part of one, accents optional — e.g. "Introdacqua" or "reggio".

### `list_datasets` (~75 tokens)

List every dataset behind expatliving.it

The catalog: each dataset's source institution, vintage (the period it describes), geographic grain, license, the expatliving.it page that presents it, and whether it is servable (false = still an unverified draft; never quote its values). Use it to say what data exists and where a reader can see it.

### `list_tax_regimes` (~56 tokens)

List the Italian tax regimes this site encodes

Each regime's status (verified or draft), whether it depends on place (geographic) or on the person, its legislation, population ceiling and how many comuni meet its verified criteria. Places, not people: not tax advice.

### `check_tax_eligibility` (~142 tokens)

Does a comune meet a regime's geographic criteria?

For one regime slug (from list_tax_regimes) and one 6-digit ISTAT code (from search_comuni): qualifies, does_not_qualify or not_assessable, with a one-sentence reason to quote. not_assessable is never a no. This is about the place only; say so, and never present it as whether a person qualifies or as tax advice.

Input parameters:

- `comune` (string, required): 6-digit ISTAT comune code. Find it with /comuni?q=.
- `slug` (string, required): A regime slug from /tax/regimes, e.g. "regime-7-percent-pensioners".

### `list_articles` (~172 tokens)

List Expat Living Italy's articles

Dated, sourced reporting on moving to and retiring in Italy, newest first. Filter by topic, by place (a comune's ISTAT code) or by dataset slug. Each entry has its URL, a Markdown URL for the full text, and the places and datasets it cites. Content is free to use provided you credit Expat Living Italy and link to the article.

Input parameters:

- `dataset` (string): A dataset slug from GET /datasets.
- `include` (string): Pass `archived` to include archived articles, flagged by `status`.
- `place` (string): A comune's 6-digit ISTAT code (or a province sigla / region slug).
- `topic` (string): One of: tax, residency-visas, costs-housing, healthcare, places, daily-life, data-method.

### `get_article` (~66 tokens)

Read one article

One article's full text as Markdown, with its places, datasets and a ready-made citation. Quote figures from the dataset pages it cites, which carry their vintage. Content is free to use provided you credit Expat Living Italy and link to the article.

Input parameters:

- `slug` (string, required)

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: TLS, DNSSEC, Authorisation, Transports. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/it-expatliving-data/api-v1-mcp#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-10-07: 77
- 2026-10-06: 77
- 2026-10-05: 77
- 2026-10-04: 76
- 2026-10-03: 75
- 2026-10-02: 74
- 2026-10-01: 74
- 2026-09-30: 74
- 2026-09-29: 73
- 2026-09-28: 73
- 2026-09-27: 66

## Common questions

### What is the Expat Living Italy MCP server?

Expat Living Italy is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as it.expatliving/data. Sourced data on Italy's ~7,900 comuni for people relocating or retiring there. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://www.expatliving.it/api/v1/mcp).

### Is the Expat Living Italy MCP server safe to use?

Expat Living Italy scores 77 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 Expat Living Italy MCP server expose?

Expat Living Italy exposes 7 tools: get_comune, search_comuni, list_datasets, list_tax_regimes, check_tax_eligibility, and 2 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 832 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

### Does the Expat Living Italy MCP server require authentication?

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

### Is the Expat Living Italy MCP server still maintained?

Expat Living Italy is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 7 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://www.expatliving.it/api/v1/mcp
- Website: https://www.expatliving.it/data/ask-your-ai
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/it-expatliving-data/api-v1-mcp.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/it-expatliving-data/api-v1-mcp.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/it-expatliving-data/api-v1-mcp