Canido Mcp

benswork-space/canido-mcp

Connects Claude to the CanIDo regulatory intelligence API to look up permit and license requirements for food service businesses in Austin, San Francisco, and New York City. Exposes three tools: lookup_requirements (queries by business type like food truck or restaurant, filtered by location and optional category like health or zoning), list_locations, and get_requirement_detail for drilling into specific permits. Returns structured data on fees, processing times, issuing agencies, and prerequisites. Requires a CanIDo API key with a free tier of 10 queries per month. Useful when you're building conversational tools around business compliance or need to surface regulatory requirements without manual research across city websites.

tools: 3
auth: Secret needed
transport: STDIO
env vars: 2
last updated: Apr 23, 2026

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Tools

3 tools

Public tool metadata for what this MCP can expose to an agent.

lookup_requirementsLook up permits, licenses, and regulatory requirements for a business activity in a specific location.

Look up permits, licenses, and regulatory requirements for a business activity in a specific location.

No parameter schema in public metadata yet.

list_locationsGet all supported locations.

Get all supported locations.

No parameter schema in public metadata yet.

get_requirement_detailGet detailed info about a specific requirement by ID.

Get detailed info about a specific requirement by ID.

No parameter schema in public metadata yet.

Configuration

CANIDO_API_KEY*secret

Your CanIDo API key. Get a free one at https://canido-api-production.up.railway.app (10 queries/month free tier).

CANIDO_API_URLdefault: https://canido-api-production.up.railway.app

Override the API URL (defaults to production). Useful for self-hosted deployments.

Readme

@canido/mcp-server

MCP server for CanIDo — the regulatory intelligence API that answers: "What permits, licenses, or regulations apply if I want to do X at location Y?"

Give any MCP-compatible AI agent (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Continue, etc.) the ability to look up structured permit requirements for food service businesses in:

🤠 Austin, TX
🌉 San Francisco, CA
🗽 New York City, NY

Installation

Claude Desktop

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "canido": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@canido/mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "CANIDO_API_KEY": "your_api_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Get a free API key at canido-api-production.up.railway.app (10 queries/month, no credit card required).

Cursor / Continue / other MCP clients

Any MCP-compatible client will work. Point them at:

command: npx
args: ["-y", "@canido/mcp-server"]
env:
  CANIDO_API_KEY: your_api_key

Tools

View the full README on GitHub

Details

Repository: github.com/benswork-space/canido-mcp
Website: canido-api-production.up.railway.app
Package: @canido/mcp-server
Transport: STDIO
Auth: Required
Registry: MCP registry, active

Canido Mcp

Tools

Configuration

Readme

@canido/mcp-server

Installation

Claude Desktop

Cursor / Continue / other MCP clients

Tools

Details

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