Source-linked building-permit search across 34 US states and DC, with county-level coverage. Connect the official PermitReporter — US Building Permit Intelligence MCP server to Claude, ChatGPT, or Cursor through gate — one gateway URL, no config files, security-checked.
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Pick your client. Copy, paste, done — or let gate handle sign-ins and policies for you.
claude mcp add --transport http permitreporter-us-building-permit-intelligence https://permitreporter.com/mcpRun in your terminal, then restart Claude Code.
PermitReporter — US Building Permit Intelligence · https://permitreporter.com/mcp
Real prompts you can type the moment it's connected — no setup, no docs to read.
“Use “search”: Search PermitReporter reviewed guidance and privacy-minimized collected building-permit records. Returns canonical URLs for citation. Call f.”
“Use “fetch”: Fetch one reviewed PermitReporter guide or one collected permit record returned by search. Permit records retain source, record date, collec.”
“Use “search_permits”: Search privacy-minimized collected building-permit records by public text, US county, city, PermitReporter trade classification or record-da.”
“Use “get_permit_record”: Retrieve one privacy-minimized collected building-permit record by PermitReporter record ID, including its canonical citation, official sour.”
Every server in the gate directory has to pass the same four checks before your AI can touch it. Here's how PermitReporter — US Building Permit Intelligence holds up.
Operated by PermitReporter — US Building Permit Intelligence (permitreporter.com) at its documented MCP endpoint — not a third-party mirror or community re-host.
This server only exposes public data — no account and no credentials are involved when you connect.
gate checks every tool for prompt injection, hidden instructions, data-exfiltration hints, and over-broad permissions before the server is available through your gateway.
If PermitReporter — US Building Permit Intelligence adds or changes tools later, gate re-scans and alerts you — before your AI acts on the change.
Add one gateway URL to Claude, ChatGPT, or any MCP client. One-time setup, about two minutes.
Choose PermitReporter — US Building Permit Intelligence in the gate directory. No sign-in needed.
PermitReporter — US Building Permit Intelligence's tools are live in every AI client you've connected — with rules and logging built in.
Free to start · No credit card · No hosting needed
Fetched live from the official endpoint and re-checked daily by gate — not marketing copy.
search — Search PermitReporter reviewed guidance and privacy-minimized collected building-permit records. Returns canonical URLs for citation. Call f
fetch — Fetch one reviewed PermitReporter guide or one collected permit record returned by search. Permit records retain source, record date, collec
search_permits — Search privacy-minimized collected building-permit records by public text, US county, city, PermitReporter trade classification or record-da
get_permit_record — Retrieve one privacy-minimized collected building-permit record by PermitReporter record ID, including its canonical citation, official sour
get_county_coverage — Return the current source route, issuer, cadence, lag, through-date, collected record count, sources and statistical floor for one covered U
get_contractor_leads — Return recent, source-linked collected permits classified by trade and project scope for contractor research. Classifications are editorial
get_statewide_snapshot — Return current PermitReporter counts, route-status boundaries, record-date range and latest collection timestamp without returning personal
create_permit_watch — Create a pending email watch only after the user reviews the exact email, search query and optional county, explicitly authorizes this reque
https://permitreporter.com/mcpYes — PermitReporter — US Building Permit Intelligence operates its own remote MCP server at permitreporter.com. gate connects you to that official endpoint and adds security scanning, per-tool access rules, and an activity log on top.
Add gate's gateway URL to your AI client once, then pick PermitReporter — US Building Permit Intelligence in the directory. No account or sign-in is needed. From then on, PermitReporter — US Building Permit Intelligence's tools are available in every client you've connected to gate.
No. PermitReporter — US Building Permit Intelligence runs the server, and gate is fully managed. You just connect one URL — there's nothing to install, deploy, or maintain.
It's the vendor's official endpoint, and gate scans its tools for prompt injection and hidden instructions before it goes live, re-checks it whenever it changes, and lets you allow, block, or require approval for every single tool.
Yes — you can get started with gate for free and connect PermitReporter — US Building Permit Intelligence in minutes. No credit card required.
Every server below works through the same gateway URL — connect once, add tools anytime.
Set up PermitReporter — US Building Permit Intelligence in: Claude · Claude Code · ChatGPT · Cursor · VS Code
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