Canido Mcp
Look up food-service permits, licenses, and city fees in Austin, San Francisco, and NYC before you commit to opening or expanding.
Overview
CanIDo MCP is a MCP server for the validate phase that looks up food-service permits, licenses, and fees in Austin, SF, and NYC through the CanIDo API.
What is this MCP server?
- Covers Austin, San Francisco, and New York City food-service permit and license lookups
- Surfaces fee estimates alongside permit types via the CanIDo API
- stdio npm package @canido/mcp-server v0.1.1
- Free tier: 10 API queries per month with CANIDO_API_KEY
- Optional CANIDO_API_URL override for self-hosted CanIDo deployments
- 3 cities: Austin, SF, NYC
- Free tier: 10 queries/month
- Package version 0.1.1
What problem does it solve?
Opening food service in a new city means juggling opaque permit portals and fee schedules without a single agent-friendly source.
Who is it for?
Solo builders validating a food truck, café, or delivery kitchen in Austin, San Francisco, or New York City.
Skip if: Teams outside those three cities, non-food businesses, or anyone who needs filing workflows instead of lookup data.
What do I get? / Deliverables
Your agent returns structured permit, license, and fee guidance you can paste into a validation checklist or scope doc before you spend on build-out.
- City-specific permit and license references for food service
- Fee information aligned with CanIDo API responses
- Agent-ready answers for validation documents
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Journey fit
Regulatory homework belongs in validate—before you sign a lease or build ordering flows you need to know what licenses and fees the city requires. Scope is where solo founders map legal and operational requirements; permit lookup is a concrete scoping task for brick-and-mortar or commissary food concepts.
How it compares
MCP integration to a specialized permits API, not a general business-planning skill.
Common Questions / FAQ
Who is CanIDo MCP for?
Indie and solo founders researching regulatory requirements for food service businesses in Austin, SF, or NYC.
When should I use CanIDo MCP?
During validate and scope work, before lease signing or product build, when you need permit types and fee estimates for a specific city.
How do I add CanIDo MCP to my agent?
Install @canido/mcp-server from npm, set CANIDO_API_KEY from canido-api-production.up.railway.app, and register the stdio MCP server in Claude Code, Cursor, or another MCP-capable client.