DA Leads MCP

DA Leads MCP lets Claude, Cursor and other MCP clients query Australian development applications and address-level property intelligence through the DA Leads API.

It exposes 11 tools for DA search, nearby applications, council and category lookups, read-only SQL analysis, property intelligence, keyless samples and sandbox addresses.

Install

Run without installing globally:

uvx daleads-mcp

Or install with pipx:

pipx install daleads-mcp
daleads-mcp

Related MCP server: mcp-datagov-au

Configuration

Paid tools use a DA Leads API key. The property sample tools work without a key.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "da-leads": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["daleads-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "DALEADS_API_KEY": "dk_live_xxx"
      }
    }
  }
}

DALEADS_API_KEY is the only environment variable read by this package. Treat it as a secret. It is sent only to the fixed official HTTPS API endpoint at https://daleads.com.au/api.

Tools

Development applications

search_das — Search Australian development applications with filters, newest first. Parameters: state (NSW, VIC, QLD, SA, WA, TAS, NT, ACT), council (full council name, e.g. City of Melbourne), category (trade category, e.g. Renovation / Extension), suburb, postcode, since (ISO date YYYY-MM-DD, lodged on or after), status_group (pending, advertised, approved, rejected, other), is_residential (bool), page (default 1), limit (per page, default 20, max 100). Returns {data: [DA record, ...], meta: {total, page, per_page, pages}}. Each record carries id, address, suburb, postcode, council, state, trade_category, lodgement_date, status, status_group, latitude, longitude, info_url and document links; paid plans add description, summary, sub_category, cost_of_development, decision fields, number_of_dwellings, building_type, storeys and the full documents list. Applicant names are never returned on any plan.

get_da — Retrieve one development application in full. Parameters: da_id (integer record id, as returned by search_das or nearby_das). Returns {data: DA record} with the same field set as above.

nearby_das — Find development applications within a radius of a point, nearest first. Parameters: lat, lng (WGS84 decimal degrees), radius_km (default 5, max 50), category, since, status_group, page, limit (max 100). Returns the same {data, meta} shape as search_das, with an extra distance_km on each record.

list_categories — List every trade category with its record count, for discovering valid category values. No parameters. Returns {data: [{name, slug, is_residential, record_count}, ...], meta: {total}} — categories such as Renovation / Extension, Swimming Pool / Spa, Granny Flat / Secondary Dwelling and Demolition.

list_councils — List councils with coverage and freshness, for discovering valid council values. Parameters: limit (max councils to return, default 50). Returns {data: [{council, state, record_count, last_lodgement, last_fetched}, ...], meta}.

get_stats — Coverage summary for the whole dataset. No parameters. Returns {data: {total_records, records_last_7_days, date_range: {earliest, latest}, by_state: [...], by_category: [...]}}.

sql_query — Run a read-only SQL query for custom aggregation the filter tools cannot express. Pro plan only. Parameters: query (a single SELECT against the das table), params (optional list of values for %s placeholders). Available columns: id, address, address_suburb, address_postcode, council_name, council_reference, state, trade_category, sub_category, application_type, is_residential, lodgement_date, status, cost_of_development, decision_date, decision_status, on_notice_from, on_notice_to, number_of_dwellings, lot_count, land_use, building_type, storeys, latitude, longitude, data_source, date_fetched, documents, info_url. Description and summary are deliberately unavailable here because council free text can contain personal contact details. SELECT only, capped at 1000 rows with a 10 second timeout. Returns {columns: [...], rows: [[...], ...], row_count, truncated}.

Property intelligence

property_intelligence — Full address-level property profile for one Australian address or coordinate. Parameters: address (free text, e.g. 34 Mary St Clayton VIC) or lat + lng together, and optional components (comma-separated subset to return, e.g. scores.noise,hazards — available blocks: das, poi, planning, hazards, environment, transport, utilities, administrative, public_housing, scores). Returns the resolved address plus planning (zones, overlays, heritage), hazards (flood, bushfire), environment, transport, utilities, administrative boundaries, public housing, nearby development applications, points of interest, scored risk components, and a meta block carrying per-component status and provenance. Requires a key on a Property Intelligence plan; each lookup counts against the monthly quota unless the address comes from property_sandbox_addresses.

property_sample — Inspect the complete Property Intelligence response shape before you have a key. No API key required. No parameters. Returns the real production payload for 163 Grattan St, Carlton VIC (a heritage terrace with DA activity), with every block present.

property_flood_sample — Inspect one scored hazard component in detail. No API key required. No parameters. Returns the production scores.flood block for a study-covered point in Rocklea QLD: official 1% AEP modelled depth, overlay status, terrain context, coverage notes and provenance.

property_sandbox_addresses — List the addresses you can evaluate for free. No API key required. No parameters. Returns {sandbox_addresses: [{address, label}, ...], note} — 12 real addresses spanning all eight states, chosen for distinct hazard and planning profiles. Lookups of these addresses through property_intelligence never count toward a key's monthly quota.

Data boundary

The adapter code and the data returned by DA Leads have separate licence boundaries. Installing this package does not grant a right to redistribute the API data. Starter and Scale usage is for internal analysis; customer-facing embedding, onward access, resale, or redistribution requires an Enterprise licence. See the DA Leads Terms, Privacy Policy, and Data Attributions.

The server reuses the DA Leads API authentication, plan limits and privacy controls. Public API and MCP responses do not expose applicant names.

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