PortlandMaps (Unofficial)

Connect it to your AI

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http portlandmaps-mcp https://portlandmaps-mcp.vercel.app/mcp/v2

Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and other apps

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

https://portlandmaps-mcp.vercel.app/mcp/v2

claude mcp add portlandmaps-mcp -e PORTLANDMAPS_API_KEY=… -- npx -y portlandmaps-mcp@0.2.5

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "portlandmaps-mcp": {
      "url": "https://portlandmaps-mcp.vercel.app/mcp/v2"
    }
  }
}

Tools it offers

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

• suggest_portlandmaps_address1:1 wrapper for /api/suggest/. Search PortlandMaps autocomplete for addresses, intersections, landmarks, or IDs. ANSWER GUIDANCE: when this data answers a resident's zoning, permit, property, or city-code question, write
• get_portlandmaps_detail1:1 wrapper for /api/detail/. Fetch a detail record by detail_type, detail_id, and sections. ANSWER GUIDANCE: when this data answers a resident's zoning, permit, property, or city-code question, write for a Portland resi
• get_assessor_data1:1 wrapper for /api/assessor/. Search assessor records by address, property IDs, geometry, or assessor filters.
• get_permit_data1:1 wrapper for /api/permit/. Search building/trade/enforcement permit records. ANSWER GUIDANCE: when this data answers a resident's zoning, permit, property, or city-code question, write for a Portland resident or small
• search_landuse_cases1:1 wrapper for /api/landuse/. Search land use review cases, including Historic Resource Review and Tree Review. ANSWER GUIDANCE: when this data answers a resident's zoning, permit, property, or city-code question, write
• search_sewer_records1:1 wrapper for /api/sewer/. Search sewer assets, as-builts, and easements.
• query_intersects1:1 wrapper for /api/intersects/. Spatial intersection against named city layers such as row, taxlot, describe, street, and waterbody.
• convert_geometry1:1 wrapper for /api/geometry/. Convert geometry between ESRI, WKT, GeoJSON, GPolyline, and EncodedGPolyline.
• lookup_agol1:1 wrapper for /api/agol/. Retrieve City of Portland ArcGIS Online metadata, webmaps, locators, and portal info.
• list_detail_typesReturn the detail_type values accepted by get_portlandmaps_detail and the identifier each expects.
• render_parcel_shapeRender a property's lot as an interactive UI component (inline SVG): a City of Portland aerial photo underlay (showing the true roofline) with the parcel outline, the building footprint(s) on the lot, approximate setback

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