King County Permit Status MCP Server

by chaoz23io.github.chaoz23/king-county-permit-statusv1.0.0

Live permit history + status for any King County, WA address, parcel or permit number. Read-only.

1remoteofficial registry

context tax

~553 tok/turn1 tools

security

97/100

cold start

hosted

freshness

Active6d ago

Our reading of King County Permit Status, from the data

King County Permit Status is an MCP server from chaoz23, listed in the official MCP Registry.

Its 1 tool add about 553 tokens to every model turn (measured 2026-10-19).

Maintenance is active: the last public signal was 6 days ago (2026-10-12).

It runs as a hosted endpoint, so there is nothing to install.

Install King County Permit Status MCP server

claude mcp add --transport http king-county-permit-status https://permits-api.secondlandings.ai/mcp

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "king-county-permit-status": {
      "url": "https://permits-api.secondlandings.ai/mcp"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "king-county-permit-status": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://permits-api.secondlandings.ai/mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Or add it as a custom connector under Settings → Connectors. The config above bridges via mcp-remote.

{
  "servers": {
    "king-county-permit-status": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://permits-api.secondlandings.ai/mcp"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "king-county-permit-status": {
      "serverUrl": "https://permits-api.secondlandings.ai/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Remote endpoints

streamable-httphttps://permits-api.secondlandings.ai/mcp

Context tax

Connecting this server adds ~553 tokens of tool definitions to every model turn (lean, 1 tool). Measured 2026-10-19 via its hosted endpoint; o200k tokenizer, worst case for clients that load all tools up front. How we measure

Model	Per 1,000 turns	With prompt caching
Claude Opus 5.5	$2.21	$0.111
Claude Sonnet 5.5	$1.11	$0.111
Claude Haiku 5.5	$0.055	—

Input prices as of 2026-10-06. Excludes your own prompt and output.

Tools (1)

king_county_permit_status509 tok
Look up building permit history and status for any King County, WA property. Accepts a street address, 10-digit parcel number, or permit number. Live sources: MyBuildingPermit (14 cities + unincorporated King County), Seattle and Bellevue open data, Renton EnerGov, Redmond Civic Access, Shoreline eTRAKiT, Woodinville + King County Accela, Normandy Park and Carnation SmartGov, SeaTac LAMA, WA State L&I (electrical), plus the King County Assessor's issued-permit index for every parcel (covers the 19 cities without a public portal; history only, no status). Jurisdiction is derived from the city-l

Security signals

97/100 — no known issues found as of 2026-10-19, from the checks below. This is not a guarantee of safety; review what a server can do before connecting it.

Deductions

No security policy (SECURITY.md)-3

Checks

✓Repository hygiene (archived, activity, license, security policy)
✓Tool descriptions (prompt-injection and hidden-text heuristics)
○Package metadata (install scripts, provenance) — pending
○Source scan (secrets, CVEs, risky code) by vectra-guard — pending

Scan it yourself before installing with vectra-guard, the open-source agent security CLI. Scoring rules

Freshness

Active — last maintenance signal 6d ago. The newest of the signals below sets the band.

Last commit (default branch)
2026-10-12 · 6d ago · GitHub
Latest release
2026-10-11 · 7d ago · GitHub · v1.1.0
Package published
no data · npm/PyPI
Registry entry updated
2026-10-09 · 9d ago · official registry · v1.0.0

FAQ

›How do I install the King County Permit Status MCP server in Claude Code?

Run: claude mcp add --transport http king-county-permit-status https://permits-api.secondlandings.ai/mcp. For Cursor, VS Code, Claude Desktop and Windsurf, use the install tabs above.

›Does King County Permit Status require an API key?

No required environment variables are declared in its published metadata.

›Can I use King County Permit Status as a remote (hosted) MCP server?

Yes. It is a hosted MCP server; connect to its URL with any client that supports remote MCP.

›Is King County Permit Status in the official MCP registry?

Yes, as io.github.chaoz23/king-county-permit-status.

›How many tokens does King County Permit Status add to my context?

Its tool definitions total about 553 tokens, resent on every turn.

Sources and method

Official MCP Registry entry: updated 2026-10-09
GitHub repository: fetched 2026-10-19
Tool list (tools/list), measured by us: 2026-10-19
Security signals, computed by us: 2026-10-19
Last checked against all sources: 2026-10-19

The description, packages and links come from the maintainer's own published metadata. Token cost, security signals, freshness and the reading above are MCPSkillHub's own measurements; see the methodology. Spot an error? Request a correction or claim the listing.

Our reading of King County Permit Status, from the data

Install King County Permit Status MCP server

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