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local-austin-mcp

Free, open-source MCP server (Apache-2.0) giving Claude plain-English access to official Austin & Travis County data — property records, permits, flood zones, city code text, schools, plus active MLS listings. Built by Neuhaus Realty Group.

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What's in it

Data offered docs-verified: active MLS for-sale listings (active and under-contract only) · neighbourhood lookup · Travis, Williamson and Hays CAD property records · county tax bills, exemptions and delinquencies · MUD/PID special-district overlay · FEMA NFHL flood zones · City of Austin permits · code-compliance cases · zoning, lot dimensions and plats · municipal code text (Austin, plus Leander, Round Rock, Dripping Springs) · tree permits · 311 requests · APD crime, arrests, use-of-force and dispatch data · AFD dispatches · council voting records · city budget · council district, school district, ESD and voter precinct lookup · TEA school ratings and AISD attendance zones · library branches · parks · fire stations · restaurant inspection scores · roadway work zones · Animal Center intakes and outcomes · TxDOT highway projects · trash/recycling collection days · CapMetro real-time bus and rail · NWS alerts · Lake Travis and Highland Lakes level and 30-day trend · drive time and distance between addresses
Coverage docs-verified: Austin, Texas metro: City of Austin plus Travis, Williamson and Hays counties
Update frequency docs-verified: Live, per request: each tool queries its upstream source at call time; no fixed update cadence is documented
Formats docs-verified: MCP stdio
Access docs-verified: Free and open source under Apache-2.0; no API key or login required. Optional AUSTIN_SODA_APP_TOKEN (Socrata app token) raises the rate limit on data.austintexas.gov and datahub.austintexas.gov.

Useful for

Use cases llm-inferred: Flood zone, permit and code-case screening for a site due-diligence note · Zoning, lot dimensions and municipal code text lookup for a pre-application brief · Tree-permit and roadway work-zone check before site clearance or access planning · Special-district (MUD/PID) and appraisal context for a development or drainage-authority brief
Audience llm-inferred: flood consultants · planners · civils engineers · GIS analysts

Limitations

Constraints llm-inferred: Austin, Texas and Travis, Williamson and Hays counties only; no UK data, so relevance to a UK consultancy is low, although the catalogue lists regions as Global · Early-stage project run by a single maintainer, so expect gaps and possible breaking changes · MLS data covers active and under-contract listings only, with no sold comps · Listings, neighbourhood and blog content depend on neuhausre.com and the Neuhaus VOW API · Socrata rate limits apply unless an app token is set · Commute tool uses demo routing servers with no real-time traffic · Catalogue auth field says an API key is required, but docs say no key is needed · Catalogue tool list does not match docs: docs state 43 tools and list austin_utility_providers, austin_relocation, austin_local_voices and austin_health, which are absent from the metadata, while the metadata lists health_check

Licence: Apache-2.0
Authentication: API key via env: AUSTIN_SODA_APP_TOKEN (auto-extracted from README)
GitHub stars: 6
Last commit: 14/10/2026
Last successful page check: 14/10/2026
Page health: healthy
Package: pypi:github
Verification: Not independently verified

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Metadata observed 15/10/2026 · research sweep: github-search