Close Knit

Connect it to your AI

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http close-knit https://getcloseknit.com/mcp

Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and other apps

Add it as a custom connector with this URL (Streamable HTTP):

https://getcloseknit.com/mcp

Cursor, VS Code and other apps (mcp.json)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "close-knit": {
      "url": "https://getcloseknit.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Tools it offers

31 tools, as the server itself reported during our check on Oct 31, 2026.

• find_areasShortlist neighbourhoods in England (London in depth) for a household: budget, bedrooms, weighted priorities (crime, station access, price level, official deprivation decile, noise, disorder, energy rating, leasehold sha
• open_shared_searchOpen a search the user shared from the Close Knit site (a link with #profile=v1., v2. or v3.): their budget, priorities, places (gym, work, schools…), liked and ruled-out areas and private notes, re-ranked now with the s
• find_similar_areasNeighbourhoods like one the user liked (crime, deprivation, income, price level and station access percentiles), optionally only cheaper ones (cheaper_by_percent lower £/m², crime no more than 10 points worse) and within
• get_area_overviewMoved: use get([id]). Answers until 2026-11-30.
• assess_listingCheck one listing the user found against local evidence: asking price vs the same home type's recorded £/m² (with floor area or a bedroom-based ballpark) or median price, the LSOA then its MSOA (all types only as indicat
• describe_dataThe map of Close Knit's data; call it first, and whenever you are unsure of a metric, path or category name. No arguments: a summary (themes with metric counts and 2-3 headline metrics, Census in one line, places in one
• getEverything about 1-10 things by typed id: uk:lsoa:E01…, uk:msoa:E02…, uk:lad:E09…, uk:rgn:E12…, sector:e17-4, pc:E17 4PP, uprn:<digits>, school:<URN>, place:osm:n123 (search_places finds ids from names). No select: a sum
• queryAnalyse many areas or schools with a JSON query (never SQL). kind='area' (default): level lsoa, msoa, lad or rgn; scope england, london, a region or typed area ids; filters by value {metric, min, max}, percentile in scop
• get_placesThe places themselves (2.58 m: shops, gyms, cafes, parks, pubs, GPs, ... in 234 categories) near a typed id or {lat, lon} (radius_m 100-3000) or inside an area, by category (describe_data(kind: 'place') lists them) and b
• list_metricsMoved: use describe_data(). Answers until 2026-11-30.
• search_areasMoved: use search_places(q). Answers until 2026-11-30.
• get_area_metricMoved: use get([id], select: ["layers.<metric>"]). Answers until 2026-11-30.
• rank_areas_by_metricMoved: use query(saved: "metric:<id>"). Answers until 2026-11-30.
• get_address_historyMoved: use get(["uprn:…"], select: ["history"]). Answers until 2026-11-30.
• get_home_pricesMoved: use get(["uprn:…"]). Answers until 2026-11-30.
• match_areasScore every area against a household's ordered criteria (preference-profile.v2: budget, ranges on any map layer, places, where zones, own criteria; must = filter). Returns a match-pack.v2 with the best top_n (default 20,
• get_market_depthMoved: use get([id], select: ["market"]). Answers until 2026-11-30.
• get_nearby_sales_summaryMoved: use get(["uprn:…"], select: ["nearby-sales"]). Answers until 2026-11-30.
• get_area_evidence_packMoved: use get([id], sections: ["pack"]). Answers until 2026-11-30.
• search_placesResolve a place the user mentions (station, borough, neighbourhood, postcode, street) to ids. Station lookup forgives spelling (Kings Cross, St James Park, Elephant and Castle) and knows London codes and nicknames (KX, T
• get_commuteDoor-to-door minutes from one neighbourhood to the user's places on a weekday morning, by public transport (R5 on TfL timetables), bike (at the speed Santander Cycles riders reach; checked against TfL), car (typical morn
• get_flood_riskMoved: use get([pc | uprn | id], select: ["flood"]). Answers until 2026-11-30.
• get_rent_levelsMoved: use get([id], select: ["rents"]). Answers until 2026-11-30.
• get_listing_search_linksPre-filtered searches on Rightmove, Zoopla, OnTheMarket (and OpenRent for rentals) for the postcode districts of shortlisted areas, filtered by bedrooms, price and property_type (house, flat, bungalow). Links only: open
• list_custom_presetsMoved: use describe_data(kind: "custom"). Answers until 2026-11-30.
• evaluate_custom_criterionMoved: use query(saved: "custom:<preset>"). Answers until 2026-11-30.
• build_watch_specTurn a finished search into a watch: portal searches per postcode district, filters, a state file path for de-duplication and a ready prompt for a scheduled task in the user's Claude that reports only new listings. State
• send_feedbackSend feedback about Close Knit to the team: a bug, missing or wrong data, an idea, or what worked. Call it only after the user agrees: show them the message first. Describe the product and what happened, never the person
• rank_schoolsMoved: use query(kind: "school"). Answers until 2026-11-30.
• list_school_measuresMoved: use describe_data(kind: "school"). Answers until 2026-11-30.
• rate_answerRate a Close Knit answer by its callId (none: the last answer): rating 1-5, what was good, what was bad or missing, the fix you would want. Use it for the last answer in a conversation; earlier ones go in the next call's

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