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HUD Housing Data

Fair Market Rents, income limits, public housing, vouchers, and homeless counts

Checks passed
10 / 22

4 failed · 8 not measured

Median response
527 ms

Median of successful probes over 7 days

30-day uptime
Not measured

Share of countable probes over 30 days, including daily rollups. Auth challenges are excluded.

Discovered tools
5

Tool definitions returned by this server

Independent monitoring

Health & checks

Status history

Outdated check

Last connection measurement is over 24 hours old. Current availability is unknown.

Last checked
Check summary by test group
Test areaPassedFailedUnmeasured
ConnectionCan a client connect and discover tools?
500
Reliability & speedDoes it respond consistently and quickly?
004
Access & authenticationWhat is required to use this server?
102
Tool qualityAre the tool definitions usable by an agent?
220
Publisher identityCan the publisher be traced to its source?
222

Unmeasured means there is not enough evidence to decide. How these checks work

Inspect individual checks 22 recorded

Core

  • Pass
    Reachable

    Latest probe returned HTTP 200 in 527 ms.

  • Pass
    Valid handshake

    protocolVersion 2025-11-25, serverInfo.name hud-housing.

  • Pass
    Lists tools

    tools/list returned 5 tools.

  • Pass
    Current protocol

    Negotiated 2025-11-25. The bar is 2025-06-18 or newer.

  • Pass
    HTTPS

    The endpoint URL is https.

Performance

  • Not measured
    Fast (p50)

    Median latency 527 ms over 1 samples in 7 days. The bar is 1000 ms. Need at least 5 samples.

  • Not measured
    Consistent (p95)

    95th percentile 527 ms over 1 samples in 7 days. The bar is 3000 ms. Need at least 20 samples.

  • Not measured
    Reliable (uptime)

    1 of 1 attempts returned a tool list in 30 days (100%). The bar is 99%. Need at least 30 samples.

  • Not measured
    Stable tool list

    Fewer than two successful probes in 30 days, so tool-list stability is not measured.

Access

  • Pass
    Open access

    tools/list succeeded with no credential, and the record declares none.

  • Not measured
    Standard auth

    Auth is not required, so the OAuth metadata check does not apply.

  • Not measured
    Free tier cited

    No publisher quote has been checked.

Tools

  • Pass
    Tools described

    Every tool description is at least 20 characters.

  • Pass
    Valid input schemas

    Every inputSchema is a JSON Schema object.

  • Fail
    Parameters documented

    0 of 14 parameters have a description (0%). The bar is 80%.

  • Fail
    Safety hints

    5 tools set neither readOnlyHint nor destructiveHint.

Publisher

  • Pass
    Verified namespace

    Listed in the Official MCP Registry.

  • Pass
    Website matches publisher

    The website host matches the reverse-domain namespace.

  • Fail
    Source repo linked

    No repository URL is on file.

  • Not measured
    Repo owner matches

    This namespace is not an io.github login, so the owner comparison does not apply.

  • Fail
    Recently updated

    Updated 2026-04-02T02:26:42.88502Z, which is older than 180 days.

  • Not measured
    Open-source licence

    No GitHub repository to ask about a licence.

Start using HUD Housing Data

Connect to this server

Choose your client, copy the configuration, then enable the server in your client’s MCP settings.

Run this command in your terminal, then restart Claude Code.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http hud-housing-data https://mcp.olyport.com/hud-housing/mcp

Capabilities

Tools 5

get_fair_market_rents

Get HUD Fair Market Rent (FMR) values for 0-4 bedroom units. Returns FMR data used to determine Housing Choice Voucher payment standards and other HUD program parameters. Requires HUD User API token; returns registration guidance if token is not configured. Args: state: Two-letter US state abbreviation (e.g. 'CA', 'WA'). county_fips: Optional 5-digit county FIPS code (e.g. '06037' for LA County). If omitted, returns statewide FMR data. year: FMR fiscal year (default 2024).

Discovered
get_homeless_data

Get Point-in-Time (PIT) homeless count data by Continuum of Care region. Returns homeless population counts from the annual PIT count, broken down by sheltered/unsheltered status and sub-populations. Data sourced from HUD Exchange via ArcGIS open data. No API key required. Args: state: Two-letter US state abbreviation (e.g. 'CA', 'WA'). At least one of state or coc_code must be provided. coc_code: Optional Continuum of Care code (e.g. 'WA-500', 'CA-600'). year: Optional year to filter results.

Discovered
get_housing_vouchers

Get Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) program data by Public Housing Agency. Returns information about voucher programs administered by PHAs in the specified state, including total vouchers, utilization rates, and spending. Queries HUD ArcGIS open data (no auth required). Args: state: Two-letter US state abbreviation (e.g. 'CA', 'NY'). limit: Maximum number of records to return (default 50, max 500).

Discovered
get_income_limits

Get HUD income limits (very low, low, median) by family size. Returns income limit data used to determine eligibility for HUD assisted housing programs. Requires HUD User API token. Args: state: Two-letter US state abbreviation (e.g. 'CA', 'NY'). county_fips: Optional 5-digit county FIPS code (e.g. '06037'). If omitted, returns data for all areas in the state. year: Income limit fiscal year (default 2024).

Discovered
get_public_housing

Get public housing buildings and developments in a state. Queries HUD's open ArcGIS data for public housing inventory. No API key required. Returns building names, addresses, unit counts, and managing Public Housing Agency information. Args: state: Two-letter US state abbreviation (e.g. 'WA', 'TX'). city: Optional city name to filter results. limit: Maximum number of records to return (default 50, max 500).

Discovered

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Latest stored probes. Raw probe rows are kept for 14 days.
CheckedResultResponseTools
Connected527 ms5