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Official US government offices and pages for property, land and GIS questions, link-checked.
Remote server: your requests and data go to api.govdir.com. Claude Code: claude mcp add --transport http govdir https://api.govdir.com/mcp · Claude app: Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector.
The tools this server listed when we connected to it, in its own words.
resolve_jurisdiction — Use first when the user names a US address, a point, or a place: returns the jurisdiction chain (state, county, town or township, city, largfind_official_resource — Use when the user needs a specific official page or office for a place: the parcel map, the tax bill page, the assessor, deeds, zoning, permget_place_directory — Use to see everything GovDir lists for one place (a state, county, town, township or city) by jurisdiction_id: the responsible body per funcsearch_directory — Use to find a place or an official resource by name when you do not have a location, for example "Hennepin County recorder" or "Sarasota zonget_guide — Use to explain how something works in a state before sending the user somewhere: for example who assesses property, who collects the tax, whscreen_location — Use for a quick screening of one point: FEMA flood zone, mapped wetlands, soil map unit, elevation, radon zone and, in Minnesota, shoreland,get_property_facts — Use when the user asks about one property's parcel: parcel number, acreage, assessed value, last sale, land use, mapped zoning and flood, wecounty_parcel_data — Use when the user asks about many parcels in one county: the biggest or smallest parcel, the most valuable, how many parcels are over a sizeNot tested by KitScout yet. When our harness runs it, pros, cons and the tasks we tried appear here, with the date and evidence.