Shovels
live Real EstateConstructionShovels MCP — US building permits & contractor intelligence: address→geo_id resolver, permit search (renovation activity, values), and contractor lookup. BYO Shovels key.
Tools
shovels_address_search Resolve a US address to Shovels records, each carrying a `geo_id` — the geolocation ID you pass to shovels_permits_search / shovels_contractors_search to scope those queries. Results are ordered by re
No parameters required.
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shovels_permits_search Search US building permits scoped to a location. Requires a `geo_id` (a US state code like "CA", a ZIP code, or a Shovels geo_id from shovels_address_search) plus a permit date range (permit_from / pe
No parameters required.
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shovels_contractors_search Search US construction contractors scoped to a location, with license, work history and aggregate job value. Requires a `geo_id` (state code, ZIP, or Shovels geo_id from shovels_address_search) plus a
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Test with curl
The gateway speaks JSON-RPC 2.0 over HTTP POST. You can test any pack directly from the terminal.
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/shovels/mcp \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/list"}'curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/shovels/mcp \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"shovels_address_search","arguments":{}}}'Use with the SDK
Install @pipeworx/sdk to call tools from any TypeScript/Node project.
import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const px = new Pipeworx();
const result = await px.call("shovels_address_search", {});// Or ask in plain English:
const answer = await px.ask("shovels mcp — us building permits & contractor intelligence: address→geo_id resolver, permit search (renovation activity, values), and contractor lookup");