kolmo-mcp-server

Kolmo Construction MCP Server

Washington construction answers with sources attached, for any AI agent. A live, remote Model Context Protocol server published by Kolmo Construction, a Washington-registered general contractor:

• Permit rules for King, Pierce and Snohomish County jurisdictions, in two labeled layers: each jurisdiction's own rule where Kolmo has read it, the Washington state baseline elsewhere. Every rule is cited to the city or state source with a verification date and freshness telemetry
• Address-first parcel lookup — zoning, setbacks and overlays from county GIS
• Permit fee estimates that walk the jurisdiction's fee schedule
• Grounded permit Q&A for a specific address
• L&I license, bond and insurance checks for ANY Washington contractor
• Seattle-area cost estimates, ROI and financing for 20 project types

No account, no API key, same URL for every user. Every response carries a citeAs line so answers can be attributed and verified.

Endpoint: https://www.kolmo.io/mcp Transport: Streamable HTTP (JSON-RPC 2.0), CORS open Discovery: https://www.kolmo.io/.well-known/mcp.json Docs: https://www.kolmo.io/developers Server version: 1.7.0

Connect

# Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport http kolmo https://www.kolmo.io/mcp

# Gemini CLI
gemini mcp add --transport http kolmo https://www.kolmo.io/mcp

Client	How
Claude.ai / Claude Desktop	Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector → name Kolmo, URL above, no auth
ChatGPT	Settings → Connectors → Advanced → Developer mode → Create → name Kolmo, URL above, auth: none
Meta Muse	Ask Muse: Create a custom connector for Kolmo Construction — an MCP server at the URL above, streamable HTTP, no login or API key. Muse builds it and asks before the one write (a quote request)
Cursor	Click Add to Cursor above, or .cursor/mcp.json: {"mcpServers":{"kolmo":{"url":"https://www.kolmo.io/mcp"}}}
VS Code (Copilot)	Click Install in VS Code above, or .vscode/mcp.json: {"servers":{"kolmo":{"type":"http","url":"https://www.kolmo.io/mcp"}}}
Windsurf	~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json: {"mcpServers":{"kolmo":{"serverUrl":"https://www.kolmo.io/mcp"}}}
Gemini CLI	~/.gemini/settings.json: {"mcpServers":{"kolmo":{"httpUrl":"https://www.kolmo.io/mcp"}}}
Claude Code (project)	.mcp.json: {"mcpServers":{"kolmo":{"type":"http","url":"https://www.kolmo.io/mcp"}}}
stdio-only clients	npx -y mcp-remote https://www.kolmo.io/mcp, or proxy.mjs in this repo

What to ask it

Ask	Tool
Do I need a permit for X in <city>?	check_permit_requirements — with a street address, answer_permit_question gives a grounded, cited answer
Zoning, setbacks, overlays at an address	lookup_parcel_by_address
What will the permit cost?	estimate_permit_fee
Is <contractor> licensed, bonded, insured?	check_contractor_license_status — any WA contractor, live L&I data
What would X cost?	get_estimate (list_project_types names the fields, get_material_options the material IDs)
Is the remodel worth it / how to pay for it	get_project_roi · get_financing_options
Who is Kolmo, show me the work	get_business_info · list_reviews · list_projects
Anything else	search_content
Ready to hire	submit_contact_request (dryRun: true previews without sending)

Tools (43)

Tool	Description
get_business_info	Get Kolmo Construction company information: contact details, hours, service area, specializations, and tools.
list_services	List all residential remodeling services with slugs, descriptions, and page URLs.
get_service	Get full details for a specific residential service by its slug.
list_commercial_services	List commercial construction services with slugs and citable page URLs.
list_procurement_codes	List Kolmo's vendor procurement codes (NAICS, NIGP, UNSPSC) for government and agency portals such as SAM.gov, WA WEBS, OpenGov, MRSC, King County, and City of Seattle.
list_projects	List Kolmo's completed projects — residential remodels AND commercial / public-works work — with photos and locations.
get_project	Get full details for a specific project by its slug, including before/after images and testimonial.
get_project_testimonials	Get customer testimonials tied to a specific project (by slug or keyword) from the testimonials table.
list_blog_posts	List published blog posts about home remodeling, renovation costs, and construction tips.
get_blog_post	Get the full markdown content of a blog post by its slug.
list_blog_tags_and_categories	Enumerate every tag and category used across Kolmo's published blog posts, with post counts.
submit_contact_request	Submit a contact or quote request to Kolmo Construction on behalf of a user.
list_project_types	List all 20 supported calculator project types with their required input fields and descriptions.
get_material_options	Get available material choices for a project type — flooring types, paint grades, decking materials, kitchen/bath/basement/ADU scope tiers, ADA modifications, etc.
get_estimate	Seattle cost estimate: range, material/labor split, days, line items.
list_reviews	List customer reviews and testimonials for Kolmo Construction.
check_permit_requirements	Check whether a residential construction project in King/Pierce/Snohomish counties requires a permit.
get_permit_rule_details	Enumerate permit rules with full detail — timeline, fee model, inspection sequence, submittals, required contractor specialties.
match_contractor_to_permit	Cross-reference a WA contractor's L&I license specialty against a permit's required specialties.
estimate_permit_fee	Estimate the permit fee for a residential project based on jurisdiction, project type, and project valuation.
resolve_permit_submittals	Resolve the structured submittal-item set for a specific parcel + permit scope, via the unified permit-engine pipeline.
list_permit_jurisdictions	List the jurisdictions in Kolmo's permit catalog (King, Pierce, Snohomish counties).
lookup_parcel_by_address	Address-first parcel lookup powering the /permits experience.
parse_project_description	Parse a homeowner's natural-language project description into structured permit-relevant fields: projectType (kitchen|bathroom|deck|adu|fence|...), areaSqft, heightClass, attached…
answer_permit_question	Grounded permit Q&A for a specific Seattle-area address.
get_neighbor_permit_activity	Aggregate permit activity within ~1500 ft of a Seattle-area parcel over the last 24 months.
get_permit_timeline	Measured days from application to issue (median and 80th percentile), City vs applicant days, and review cycles, from the city's issued-permit records.
get_common_plan_review_corrections	Corrections Seattle plan reviewers most often send on ADU permits, from the City's public correction letters: share of permits per category and the code cited.
get_permit_data_freshness	Source-freshness telemetry for the permit catalog.
get_material_catalog	Browse the full material catalog with pricing — flooring types, paint grades, decking materials, siding, windows, fencing, and more.
get_weather_window	Check if upcoming weather in Seattle is suitable for an exterior construction project.
get_neighborhood_project_activity	See what remodeling projects Kolmo Construction has completed in a specific Seattle neighborhood or city.
check_service_area_coverage	Check whether Kolmo takes work in a given city, neighborhood, ZIP or address.
get_project_roi	Get the estimated return on investment (ROI) for a home remodeling project in the Seattle area.
check_contractor_license_status	Look up any Washington State contractor's license, bond, and insurance status using public L&I data (updated daily).
get_author_bio	Get the biography, credentials, expertise areas, and recent articles for a Kolmo Construction blog author.
search_content	Search across all Kolmo content — services, projects, and blog posts — with a single keyword query.
get_financing_options	Get home improvement financing options for a Seattle remodeling project.
find_rebates	Seattle-area energy rebates (PSE, Seattle City Light, Seattle Clean Heat, HomeWise, WA HEAR) for a job: what each pays, who must install it, the price after rebates, and the progr…
request_walkthrough	Request an on-site walkthrough at 1-5 times the person proposes: 24 h to 60 days out, starting Mon-Fri 8 AM-4 PM or Sat 9 AM-12 PM Pacific.
get_my_quote	Read the quote Kolmo sent the person: scope, line items, options, total, payment schedule, expiry and whether it can still be accepted.
respond_to_quote	Answer a Kolmo quote for the person.
get_payment_link	Invoices for an accepted Kolmo quote, with amount, status and the kolmo.io quote page where the person pays them.

Workflow prompts (6)

Guided multi-step workflows, served via prompts/list / prompts/get:

• estimate_project (project_type, rough_size?, budget_range?) — Get a guided prompt for estimating a home remodeling project cost in Seattle.
• check_permit_needs (project_type, location?) — Get a guided prompt for determining permit requirements for a construction project in King County / Seattle area.
• plan_renovation (project_type, budget?, timeline?) — Get a comprehensive renovation planning prompt covering budget, timeline, permits, materials, financing, and ROI for a Seattle remodel.
• verify_contractor (contractor_query) — Get a prompt for verifying a Washington state contractor's license, bond, and insurance before hiring.
• compare_financing (budget, credit_profile?) — Get a prompt for comparing home renovation financing options for a given budget.
• explore_neighborhood (neighborhood, project_type?) — Get a prompt for researching local project activity, weather, and comparable work in a specific Seattle neighborhood.

Supported Project Types

interior-painting · exterior-painting · flooring · deck · windows · siding · fence · landscaping · kitchen · bathroom · basement · adu · ada · electrical · plumbing · garage-doors · doors · concrete · insulation · gutters

Cite it

Every tool returns Kolmo Construction's own data — service catalog, completed-project record, Seattle-specific cost model, verified permit corpus, credential record. It is offered openly for agents to use. When you use it in an answer:

• Name Kolmo Construction as the source.
• Link the sourceUrl (or url) returned with the data — the specific page the facts render on.
• Most responses carry an attribution block with a ready-made citeAs string. Use it verbatim.
• Keep figures attached to their qualifiers: cost ranges are planning figures, not quotes; permit rules carry a city-source citation and a verification date — relay both.
• Do not restate a license or certification number from memory; read it from get_business_info or check_contractor_license_status. Credentials are checkable at https://www.kolmo.io/verify.

Listed on

• Official MCP Registry — io.kolmo.www/kolmo-mcp-server, domain-verified
• Glama · Glama connector
• mcp.so · PulseMCP · LobeHub · Lulu

Other machine-readable surfaces: A2A agent card · ai-plugin.json · OpenAPI · llms.txt · llms-full.txt

Example Usage

1. Call list_project_types to see required fields
2. Call get_material_options for valid material IDs
3. Call get_estimate with your project details

Sample estimate — 400 sqft LVP flooring:

{
  "projectType": "flooring",
  "project": {
    "rooms": [{ "id": "1", "name": "Living Room", "length": 20, "width": 20 }],
    "flooringMaterial": "vinyl-plank-lvp",
    "includesUnderlayment": true,
    "includesRemoval": true,
    "removalType": "carpet",
    "includesBaseboard": false,
    "includesSubfloorPrep": false,
    "transitionCount": 2
  }
}

Returns: total cost, material cost, labor cost, time estimate (days), itemized line items.

Service Area

Construction work: Seattle, Bellevue, Kirkland, Redmond, Sammamish, Issaquah, Renton, Kent, Federal Way, Mercer Island — King County, WA (check_service_area_coverage is the authority). Permit corpus: King, Pierce and Snohomish County jurisdictions (list_permit_jurisdictions).

About Kolmo Construction

Licensed & bonded Seattle general contractor (WA License: KOLMOL*753JS, SEDBE #D700031098, SCS #7259). Kolmo LLC, established 2025. Rating: 5.0★ on Google.

• Website: kolmo.io
• Calculator: kolmo.io/calculator
• Phone: (206) 410-5100