Pipeworx Housing Analyst#

Housing Intel MCP — Meta-pack that chains FRED, BLS, ATTOM, and HUD APIs

Setup#

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "housing-intel": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/mcp?task=housing%20analysis"
    }
  }
}

Compound tools (start here)#

These combine multiple data sources into one call:

ToolDescriptionhousing_market_snapshotGet a national housing market snapshot — 30-year mortgage rates, housing starts, Case-Shiller home phousing_property_reportComplete property analysis combining ATTOM data — property details, automated valuation (AVM), saleshousing_rental_analysisRental market analysis for a property and area — estimated rent (ATTOM), fair market rents (HUD, ifhousing_affordability_checkCheck housing affordability metrics — current mortgage rate (national), median home price (national)housing_employment_outlookLabor market indicators relevant to housing — total nonfarm employment, construction employment, reshousing_signal_scanComprehensive housing market signal scan — checks 45+ indicators for reversals, unusual moves, accel

Individual tools#

For granular queries, these are also available:

ToolDescriptionfred_get_seriesGet observations (data points) for a FRED series. Key housing series: MORTGAGE30US (30-year mortgagefred_searchSearch for FRED series by keyword. Useful for discovering series IDs for housing, employment, inflatfred_series_infoGet metadata about a FRED series: title, units, frequency, seasonal adjustment, notes, and date rangfred_categoryBrowse FRED categories. Use category_id=0 for the root. Useful for exploring available data by topicfred_releasesGet the latest FRED data releases. Shows upcoming and recent releases of economic data.bls_get_seriesGet time series data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for one or more series. Supports employmentbls_searchSearch for BLS series IDs by keyword from a curated catalog of popular housing, employment, wages, pbls_latestGet just the most recent data point for a BLS series. Useful for quick current-value lookups.bls_popular_seriesList all curated popular BLS series with IDs and descriptions, organized by category (housing, emploattom_property_detailGet full property characteristics by address — lot size, square footage, bedrooms, bathrooms, year battom_property_searchSearch properties by location with optional filters. Search by postal code or by latitude/longitudeattom_sales_historyGet complete sales history for a property (up to 10 years) — sale dates, prices, deed types, seller/attom_avmGet automated valuation (AVM) for a property — estimated market value, confidence score, value rangeattom_assessmentGet property tax assessment details — assessed value, market value, tax amount, tax year, and assessattom_sales_trendGet market sales trends by ZIP code — average/median sale price, volume, and price changes over time

Data sources#

• Fred: FRED MCP — Federal Reserve Economic Data (St. Louis Fed)
• Bls: BLS MCP — Bureau of Labor Statistics public data API (v2)
• Attom: ATTOM MCP — Premium real estate data from ATTOM Data Solutions
• Hud: HUD MCP — U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development APIs.

Tips#

• Start with compound tools — they handle errors and combine data automatically
• Use ask_pipeworx if you're unsure which tool to use
• Use remember/ recall to save intermediate findings