GovDir

Connect it to your AI

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http directory https://api.govdir.com/mcp

Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and other apps

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

https://api.govdir.com/mcp

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "directory": {
      "url": "https://api.govdir.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Tools it offers

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

• resolve_jurisdictionUse first when the user names a US address, a point, or a place: returns the jurisdiction chain (state, county, town or township, city, largest first) with jurisdiction_id values, and for each function (assessment, tax_c
• find_official_resourceUse when the user needs a specific official page or office for a place: the parcel map, the tax bill page, the assessor, deeds, zoning, permits, septic, flood maps and the other topics. Choose the topic that fits the que
• get_place_directoryUse to see everything GovDir lists for one place (a state, county, town, township or city) by jurisdiction_id: the responsible body per function, the place's own offices with contacts, and its own official resources grou
• search_directoryUse to find a place or an official resource by name when you do not have a location, for example "Hennepin County recorder" or "Sarasota zoning". Matches names of places and resources; it is not a web search and never se
• get_guideUse to explain how something works in a state before sending the user somewhere: for example who assesses property, who collects the tax, where deeds are recorded, or how zoning is split between county and city. Returns
• screen_locationUse for a quick screening of one point: FEMA flood zone, mapped wetlands, soil map unit, elevation, radon zone and, in Minnesota, shoreland, each with its dataset, date, caveat and the office that decides. This is screen
• get_property_factsUse when the user asks about one property's parcel: parcel number, acreage, assessed value, last sale, land use, mapped zoning and flood, wetland and soil overlays for the whole parcel. The facts come from PublicGIS (www
• county_parcel_dataUse when the user asks about many parcels in one county: the biggest or smallest parcel, the most valuable, how many parcels are over a size, recent sales, the oldest building, or average lot size. Send the question in p

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