RentCast MCP Server

Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for connecting Claude with the RentCast API. It provides tools for accessing property data, valuations, and market statistics through the RentCast API.

Requirements

• Python 3.12 or higher

• Model Context Protocol (MCP) Python SDK

• httpx

• python-dotenv

Setup

1. Install uv (recommended)

2. Clone this repository

3. Create and activate a virtual environment

4. Install dependencies

5. Set up environment variables

Create a .env file in the project root with your RentCast API key:

Usage

1. Configure Claude Desktop

First, install the MCP CLI globally:

Then add this server to your Claude Desktop configuration file (~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json on macOS):

Important: Replace /full/path/to/ with the actual absolute path to your rentcast-mcp-server directory.

Restart Claude Desktop after saving the configuration.

2. Use the MCP server with Claude

Once configured, Claude Desktop will have access to these RentCast tools:

• get_property_data: Get detailed property data for a specific property ID

• get_property_valuation: Get property value estimates

• get_rent_estimate: Get rent estimates for a property

• get_market_statistics: Get market statistics for a ZIP code area

• get_property_listings: Get active property listings in a ZIP code area

Example queries to try with Claude:

• "Get market statistics for ZIP code 90210"

• "Show property listings in ZIP code 10001"

• "What are the market trends in ZIP code 02101?"

Development and testing

Install development dependencies and run the test suite with:

Running the server locally

To start the server manually (useful when developing or testing), run:

Alternatively, you can run it directly with:

Installing MCP CLI globally

If you want to use mcp run commands, install the MCP CLI globally:

Then you can run:

License

MIT