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Close API MCP server
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Walk, bike, and transit travel times from every US census block to nearby amenities.
01Tools · 8
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| Tool | Risk | Side effects | Approval |
|---|---|---|---|
| find_place Look up a US city or town by name (free, no key). Returns matches with their census place GEOID and centre point (lon/lat). The entry point: feed a GEOID to blocks_in_area, or a centre to walkability_summary. | read | false | unknown |
| walkability_summary Fastest travel time from a location to each destination category, by mode (metered: ~1 token per returned row). Give either block_geoid or lat+lon. A missing category means it is not reachable within 30 minutes. | unknown | unknown | unknown |
| get_catalog List the travel modes and the destination-type taxonomy (free, no key). Use it to resolve type names to the numeric ids the other tools take. Modes are walk, bike, transit — there is no drive mode. | read | false | unknown |
| nearby_pois Nearby points of interest and the travel time to each, from a location (metered: 1 token per returned row). Give block_geoid or lat+lon. Keep limit small to control spend and context size. | unknown | unknown | unknown |
| isochrone The area reachable from a location within a time budget, as GeoJSON contours (metered: 10 tokens per contour). Give block_geoid or lat+lon. Defaults to a single 30-minute contour; ask for more only when needed (bodies can be large). | unknown | unknown | unknown |
| blocks_in_area Per-block travel times for every census block in an area (metered: 1 token per returned row). Give place_geoid (from find_place) for a whole city, or center {lat, lon} + radius_m. Rows carry a numeric mode_id. | unknown | unknown | unknown |
| request_sign_in Start free sign-up for the user: email them a six-digit code. The user must read the code from their own inbox and give it to you, then call redeem_code. This is how an agent gets the user an API key (5,000 free tokens, no card). | read | false | unknown |
| redeem_code Complete sign-up with the six-digit code the user received, and return a new API key (shown once). Call request_sign_in first. The key grants 5,000 free tokens; store it and pass it as the Authorization bearer on future calls. | unknown | unknown | unknown |
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last_checked2026-07-22 22:43Z
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