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About Canido

Canido is an MCP server for food-service businesses seeking permit and regulatory requirements in Austin, San Francisco, and New York City. It returns structured information by activity, location, and optional regulatory category.

Key features

  1. 01Look up permits and licenses
  2. 02Filter by activity and location
  3. 03Filter by regulatory category
  4. 04List supported locations
  5. 05Retrieve requirement details

Use cases

  1. 01Check requirements for an Austin food truck
  2. 02Review licensing needs for a restaurant
  3. 03Find details for a specific requirement

MCP support

The server exposes tools for querying Canido’s regulatory intelligence API to MCP clients. Results include structured requirement information such as fees, agencies, processing times, and prerequisites.

#permits#licenses#regulatory#business#food-service#compliance#api#canido

Configuration

Local server config is the same for every client. Copy it into your client’s MCP config file.

mcp.json · Universal config
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "canido": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@canido/mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CANIDO_API_KEY": "<CANIDO_API_KEY>",
        "CANIDO_API_URL": "<CANIDO_API_URL>"
      }
    }
  }
}
Run commandnpx -y @canido/mcp-server
Environment variables to set
CANIDO_API_KEYSecretYour CanIDo API key. Get a free one at https://canido-api-production.up.railway.app (10 queries/month free tier).
CANIDO_API_URLOverride the API URL (defaults to production). Useful for self-hosted deployments.

Local servers need a runtime on your machine (e.g. Node.js 18+). Config file locations differ by client; see your client’s docs.

Packages
npm@canido/mcp-server0.1.1

Tools

3

Saved tool list · updated 3w ago

ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
activityenumYesBusiness type to look up requirements forfood_truck | mobile_food_vendor | restaurant | catering | cottage_food | home_food
locationenumYesLocation to check requirements inaustin_tx | san_francisco_ca | new_york_city_ny
categorystringNoOptional filter by category: health, fire, zoning, building, alcohol, tax, business_registration, certification

Details

From the project 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

lookup_requirements

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

Parameters:

  • activity: food_truck | restaurant | catering | cottage_food
  • location: austin_tx | san_francisco_ca | new_york_city_ny
  • category (optional): health | fire | zoning | building | alcohol | tax | business_registration | certification
list_locations

Get all supported locations.

get_requirement_detail

Get detailed info about a specific requirement by ID.

Example

Ask Claude:

"What do I need to open a food truck in Austin?"

Claude will call lookup_requirements and come back with structured data: permits, fees, agencies, processing times, prerequisites, and common gotchas.

Pricing

  • Free: 10 queries/month
  • Starter: $49/mo — 500 queries/month
  • Pro: $199/mo — 5,000 queries/month + bulk lookups + regulatory change webhooks
  • Enterprise: Custom

License

MIT

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