# Building Compliance Agency — Municipal Plan & Occupancy (remote · buildingcompliance.co.za)

Building plan approvals, occupancy certificates, and municipal compliance readiness tools.

- Trust score: 73/100 (medium)
- Change this week: +9
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-11-05

## Components

- remote · `buildingcompliance.co.za`: 73/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/za-co-buildingcompliance-buildingcompliance-mcp/buildingcompliance.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/za-co-buildingcompliance-buildingcompliance-mcp/buildingcompliance)

## Channel facts

- Endpoint: `https://buildingcompliance.co.za/mcp`
- Transports: `streamable-http`
- Auth: `none`
- Version: `2.0.1`

## 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 2026-11-05.

- **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**: 69/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).
  - Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 789 tokens (~263/item across 3 items; 3 tools + 0 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 23/100
  - Stability observed for 7 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.
- **Tool Coverage**: 100/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 100% 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 3 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.
  - An AI judge read all 3 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.
- **Capabilities**: 40/100
  - Spec-recency check failed: implements MCP spec 2025-03-26; the latest is 2026-07-28.

## Install

### How do I install the Building Compliance Agency — Municipal Plan & Occupancy MCP server?

Building Compliance Agency — Municipal Plan & Occupancy is a hosted endpoint at https://buildingcompliance.co.za/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 za-co-buildingcompliance-buildingcompliance-mcp 'https://buildingcompliance.co.za/mcp'
```

### Cursor

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "za-co-buildingcompliance-buildingcompliance-mcp": {
      "url": "https://buildingcompliance.co.za/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "za-co-buildingcompliance-buildingcompliance-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://buildingcompliance.co.za/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Codex

```toml
[mcp_servers.za-co-buildingcompliance-buildingcompliance-mcp]
url = "https://buildingcompliance.co.za/mcp"
```

### opencode

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

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add za-co-buildingcompliance-buildingcompliance-mcp --url 'https://buildingcompliance.co.za/mcp' --transport streamable-http
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  za-co-buildingcompliance-buildingcompliance-mcp:
    url: "https://buildingcompliance.co.za/mcp"
```

### Netclaw

```json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "za-co-buildingcompliance-buildingcompliance-mcp": {
      "Transport": "http",
      "Url": "https://buildingcompliance.co.za/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Vellum

```bash
assistant mcp add za-co-buildingcompliance-buildingcompliance-mcp -t streamable-http -u 'https://buildingcompliance.co.za/mcp'
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "za-co-buildingcompliance-buildingcompliance-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://buildingcompliance.co.za/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.

### 2026-11-04 (score 73, +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.

### 2026-11-02 (score 72, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 10 to 13. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 3 days of observed history at the previous scan, 4 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-31 (score 71, +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.

### 2026-10-30 (score 70, +6)

- [security improvement] Authorization: unverified → partial
- [security] Tool “check_zoning_requirements” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads
- [security] Tool “estimate_scrutiny_fee” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads
- [security] Tool “submit_compliance_inquiry” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads
- [functional regression] Schema quality: pass → fail
- [functional improvement] Stability: unverified → 0.03
- [functional] Schema quality: good → excellent
- [cosmetic] “check_zoning_requirements” reworded the description of “municipality”
- [cosmetic] “check_zoning_requirements” reworded the description of “zoning_category”
- [cosmetic] “estimate_scrutiny_fee” reworded the description of “building_classification”
- [cosmetic] “estimate_scrutiny_fee” reworded the description of “floor_area_sqm”
- [cosmetic] “estimate_scrutiny_fee” reworded the description of “municipality”
- [cosmetic] “submit_compliance_inquiry” reworded the description of “client_name”
- [cosmetic] “submit_compliance_inquiry” reworded the description of “email”
- [cosmetic] “submit_compliance_inquiry” reworded the description of “property_details”
- [cosmetic] “submit_compliance_inquiry” reworded the description of “service_required”
- [cosmetic] Tool “check_zoning_requirements” changed its title: Check Zoning Requirements
- [cosmetic] Tool “estimate_scrutiny_fee” changed its title: Estimate Scrutiny Fee
- [cosmetic] Tool “submit_compliance_inquiry” changed its title: Submit Compliance Inquiry

### 2026-10-29 (score 64)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (3)

### `estimate_scrutiny_fee` (~271 tokens)

Estimate Scrutiny Fee

Estimates municipal building plan scrutiny fees (ZAR) in Gauteng based on total floor area (sqm), municipality, and SANS 10400 occupancy classification. When to use: Call this tool when you specifically need to execute 'estimate_scrutiny_fee' on Building Compliance Agency (buildingcompliance.co.za). Do NOT use this tool when another specialized tool fits better (use 'check_zoning_requirements' or 'submit_compliance_inquiry' for their respective operations). Parameters: floor_area_sqm (required), municipality (required), building_classification (required). Behavior & Side Effects: Strictly read-only, idempotent query with zero state mutation; public unauthenticated access allowed; rate-limited to 60 requests/min per IP. Returns: Structured JSON object containing status, matched records or computed metrics, and canonical action URLs.

Input parameters:

- `building_classification` (string, required): SANS 10400 occupancy classification (e.g., H4 for dwelling house, G1 for offices) [Required: non-empty valid value must be supplied].
- `floor_area_sqm` (number, required): Total floor area in square meters (sqm) [Required: non-empty valid value must be supplied].
- `municipality` (string, required): Gauteng metropolitan municipality [Required: non-empty valid value must be supplied].

### `check_zoning_requirements` (~210 tokens)

Check Zoning Requirements

Retrieves typical municipal coverage, Floor Area Ratio (FAR), height, and parking requirements for a given Gauteng municipality and zoning category. When to use: Call this tool when you specifically need to execute 'check_zoning_requirements' on Building Compliance Agency (buildingcompliance.co.za). Do NOT use this tool when another specialized tool fits better (use 'estimate_scrutiny_fee' or 'submit_compliance_inquiry' for their respective operations). Parameters: municipality (required), zoning_category (required). Behavior & Side Effects: Strictly read-only, idempotent query with zero state mutation; public unauthenticated access allowed; rate-limited to 60 requests/min per IP. Returns: Structured JSON object containing status, matched records or computed metrics, and canonical action URLs.

Input parameters:

- `municipality` (string, required): Target metropolitan municipality [Required: non-empty valid value must be supplied].
- `zoning_category` (string, required): Town planning zoning category [Required: non-empty valid value must be supplied].

### `submit_compliance_inquiry` (~308 tokens)

Submit Compliance Inquiry

Submits a compliance consultation or quote request for council building plan approval, archive plan retrieval, occupancy certificates, fire clearance, SDP, or rezoning. When to use: Call this tool when you specifically need to execute 'submit_compliance_inquiry' on Building Compliance Agency (buildingcompliance.co.za). Do NOT use this tool when another specialized tool fits better (use 'estimate_scrutiny_fee' or 'check_zoning_requirements' for their respective operations). Parameters: client_name (required), email (required), phone (required), service_required (required), property_details (optional). Behavior & Side Effects: Creates a live record/session in the backend database; no authentication required for public initiation; rate-limited to 60 requests/min per IP. Returns: Structured JSON object containing status, matched records or computed metrics, and canonical action URLs.

Input parameters:

- `client_name` (string, required): Full name of the property owner, architect, or developer [Required: non-empty valid value must be supplied].
- `email` (string, required): Contact email address [Required: non-empty valid value must be supplied].
- `phone` (string, required): Contact phone number (South African format)
- `property_details` (string): Erf number, suburb, municipality (Johannesburg, Tshwane, Ekurhuleni), and project summary [Optional: omit to use server default filter].
- `service_required` (string, required): Primary compliance or town planning service requested [Required: non-empty valid value must be supplied].

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: TLS, DNSSEC, Authorisation, Transports. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/za-co-buildingcompliance-buildingcompliance-mcp/buildingcompliance#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-11-05: 73
- 2026-11-04: 73
- 2026-11-03: 72
- 2026-11-02: 72
- 2026-11-01: 71
- 2026-10-31: 71
- 2026-10-30: 70
- 2026-10-29: 64

## Common questions

### What is the Building Compliance Agency — Municipal Plan & Occupancy MCP server?

Building Compliance Agency — Municipal Plan & Occupancy is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as za.co.buildingcompliance/buildingcompliance-mcp. Building plan approvals, occupancy certificates, and municipal compliance readiness tools. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://buildingcompliance.co.za/mcp).

### Is the Building Compliance Agency — Municipal Plan & Occupancy MCP server safe to use?

Building Compliance Agency — Municipal Plan & Occupancy 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 Building Compliance Agency — Municipal Plan & Occupancy MCP server expose?

Building Compliance Agency — Municipal Plan & Occupancy exposes 3 tools: estimate_scrutiny_fee, check_zoning_requirements, submit_compliance_inquiry. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 789 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

### Does the Building Compliance Agency — Municipal Plan & Occupancy MCP server require authentication?

No. We connected to Building Compliance Agency — Municipal Plan & Occupancy without credentials and it answered, so anything it exposes is reachable by anyone who knows the address.

### Is the Building Compliance Agency — Municipal Plan & Occupancy MCP server still maintained?

Building Compliance Agency — Municipal Plan & Occupancy 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.

## Links

- Remote endpoint: https://buildingcompliance.co.za/mcp
- Website: https://buildingcompliance.co.za/
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/za-co-buildingcompliance-buildingcompliance-mcp/buildingcompliance.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/za-co-buildingcompliance-buildingcompliance-mcp/buildingcompliance.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/za-co-buildingcompliance-buildingcompliance-mcp/buildingcompliance