Cited, receipt-backed US home-buying data & calculators — education-only, every number sourced.
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claude mcp add --transport http mcp https://candidcost.com/api/mcp
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp": {
"url": "https://candidcost.com/api/mcp"
}
}
}
{
"servers": {
"mcp": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://candidcost.com/api/mcp"
}
}
}
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URL: https://candidcost.com/api/mcp
Tools 10 found in our last check
true_cost_estimateEstimate the full monthly cost of owning a home — principal & interest, property tax, insurance, PMI, HOA, and maintenance — and contrast it with the lender "approval" payment (PITI+PMI) to reveal the hidden monthly gap. Dollar inputs are US dollars; all money in the response is…
affordability_estimateCompute front-end (housing) and back-end (total debt) DTI budgets from income and debts, and the home price implied by the binding limit. Reports the standard 28/36 thresholds without ever telling the user what they "can afford". Dollar inputs are US dollars; money in the respon…
fee_benchmarksReturn closing-cost and rate-spread percentile distributions (p25/p50/p75 + mean) for a US state, computed from the row-level CFPB HMDA LAR for originated, first-lien, home-purchase loans. Cells with fewer than 25 records are suppressed. Dollar metrics are integer cents (…Cents)…
benchmark_ratesReturn the latest benchmark mortgage rates (e.g. 30-year and 15-year fixed) from the Federal Reserve (FRED), each with its observation date and ledger receipt. Rates are fixed-precision percent strings.
search_dpa_programsFind down payment assistance (DPA) programs by US state and/or buyer type. Includes national programs. Each result links to its official government source and carries a ledger receipt and last-verified date.
decode_loan_estimate_feeClassify a mortgage Loan Estimate fee by CFPB section and control class (set by lender, shoppable, third-party, government, or prepaid), with a plain-language explanation and an educational question a buyer could ask. Omit "fee" to list the full catalog.
payment_shock_estimateEstimate why a mortgage payment often jumps in year two: escrow at closing is sized from the seller's current tax bill, but the county reassesses at your purchase price, and RESPA spreads the resulting escrow shortage over 12 months. Given the purchase price, the seller's curren…
pressure_checkDecompose the tradeoff a rushed buyer faces: the earnest money at risk by walking away versus what overpaying to "win" costs over the life of the loan. Given the earnest money at risk, the overpay amount over your walk-away price, down-payment percent, rate, and term, returns th…
rent_vs_buy_estimateCompare the net cost of owning against renting over a holding period and find the break-even year. Owning nets upfront cash and recurring carrying costs against sale proceeds (appreciated value − selling costs − remaining loan); renting nets rent paid against the investment gain…
verify_receiptVerify a CandidCost ledger receipt hash (full sha256 or short "3f9a…c21e" form). Confirms the receipt exists and that its dataset hash chain is intact, proving the underlying data has not been altered since ingestion.
Details
| Endpoint | https://candidcost.com/api/mcp (Streamable HTTP) |
| First published | 6 Jul 2026 |
| Last updated | 6 Jul 2026 |
| Registry name | com.candidcost/mcp |
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