io.kolmo.www/kolmo-mcp-server
WA permit rules (city + state baseline, cited), parcel zoning, L&I checks, Seattle estimates & ROI
Install
Add this to your client's MCP configuration (Claude Desktop: claude_desktop_config.json; Cursor: .cursor/mcp.json; VS Code and others use the same "mcpServers" shape).
claude mcp add --transport http kolmo-mcp-server 'https://www.kolmo.io/mcp'
{
"mcpServers": {
"kolmo-mcp-server": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://www.kolmo.io/mcp"
}
}
}
Documentation
From the project's README on GitHub, refreshed weekly. Links open on GitHub.
Contents
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(orurl) returned with the data — the specific page the facts render on. - Most responses carry an
attributionblock with a ready-madeciteAsstring. 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_infoorcheck_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
Frequently asked questions
What is io.kolmo.www/kolmo-mcp-server?
WA permit rules (city + state baseline, cited), parcel zoning, L&I checks, Seattle estimates & ROI
How do I install io.kolmo.www/kolmo-mcp-server?
It runs as a remote server. In Claude Code: claude mcp add --transport http kolmo-mcp-server 'https://www.kolmo.io/mcp'. For other clients, paste the JSON configuration from this page into their MCP settings.
Does io.kolmo.www/kolmo-mcp-server need an API key?
Its registry entry lists no required key or secret. Some features may still need an account with the service it connects to.
Is io.kolmo.www/kolmo-mcp-server open source?
Yes. Its code is on GitHub under the MIT license.
Who maintains io.kolmo.www/kolmo-mcp-server?
It is published by Kolmo-Construction. AI.tn lists it but does not maintain or endorse it.
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