Contractor License MCP Server

Real-time contractor license verification across all 50 US states + DC plus 8 major-city portals (Chicago, NYC, Philadelphia, Detroit, Atlanta

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What is the Contractor License MCP Server?

Real-time contractor license verification across all 50 US states + DC plus 8 major-city portals (Chicago, NYC, Philadelphia, Detroit, Atlanta, Dallas, Las Vegas

What you get

Send {state, license_number, trade} — get back validity, licensee name, expiration date, status, and any disciplinary actions on file. Results are fetched live from official state portals (no stale nightly exports) and cached for 24 hours when active.

  • All 50 US states + DC + 8 major cities — covered via official licensing board portals, not third-party data aggregators
  • Live lookups — — each verification hits the authoritative portal, so expirations and disciplinary actions are as fresh as the board's own data
  • Batch verification — — up to 25 licenses per call, run in parallel
  • Disciplinary history — — returned when the portal exposes it
  • Backed by TradesAPI, a hosted HTTP API you can also hit directly

Recorded tools

  • verify_license — Verify a single contractor license against the official state (or city) licensing portal.
  • batch_verify — Verify up to 25 licenses in a single call. Each verification runs independently — partial failures do not block the batch. Per-item city is supported.
  • search_by_name — Fuzzy-match contractors by business or individual name within a single state (or city) database. Costs 2 credits per call.
  • list_supported_states — List every supported jurisdiction with portal URLs, current health, available trades, and registered municipal scrapers nested under each state. Use this to discover what's reachable before constructing other tool calls.

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Maintainer setup documentation.

Recorded tools

Check the linked publisher documentation and your connected client's tool list. Names and availability can vary with the server version and account permissions.

ToolWhat it does
verify_license

How to install the Contractor License MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tradesapi": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "contractor-license-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CLV_API_URL": "https://www.tradesapi.com",
        "CLV_API_KEY": "YOUR_CLV_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
CLV_API_URLDeclared in the maintainer’s client configuration.Check documentation
CLV_API_KEYDeclared in the maintainer’s client configuration.Check documentation

Example prompts to try

  • “Use Contractor License to verify license.”
  • “Use Contractor License to batch verify.”
  • “Use Contractor License to search by name.”

Frequently asked questions

Real-time contractor license verification across all 50 US states + DC plus 8 major-city portals (Chicago, NYC, Philadelphia, Detroit, Atlanta, Dallas, Las Vegas Confirm the tools offered by your installed version in the connected client. Tool availability and permissions depend on the server and account configuration.