HomeClip Trust Layer
Find and verify trustworthy US home-services contractors by their un-buyable HomeClip Trust Score.
What it can do
What data it sees
Do you need an account
No: the server works without sign-in
Find and verify trustworthy US home-services contractors by their un-buyable HomeClip Trust Score.
How to connect
How to connect HomeClip Trust Layer to Claude
The server address to paste into Claude settings:
https://homeclip.us/api/mcp
- Open Claude (claude.ai or the desktop app).
- Go to Settings → Connectors.
- Click Add custom connector.
- Paste the server address copied below into Remote MCP server URL and click Add.
- In a chat, click + → Connectors and switch the new connector on.
Custom connectors are available on Free, Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise plans (Free is limited to one). On Team and Enterprise an organization Owner adds the connector first under Organization settings → Connectors.
Authorization
After you click Add, a sign-in window for the service opens. Sign in with your own account and approve access. Claude never sees your password.
How to connect HomeClip Trust Layer to ChatGPT
The server address to paste into ChatGPT settings:
https://homeclip.us/api/mcp
- Open ChatGPT in a browser (chatgpt.com). A Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise or Edu plan is required.
- Turn on developer mode once: Settings → Apps → Advanced settings → Developer mode.
- Open Settings → Connectors and click Create.
- Fill in the form: Name (anything), Description (one line about what the service does), MCP server URL (copy it below).
- Under Authentication choose OAuth if the service requires sign-in, otherwise None. Click Create.
- In a new chat open + → Apps/Connectors and enable the connector.
OpenAI has renamed this section before (Connectors → Apps/Plugins). If the label differs, search settings for "developer mode". On Business/Enterprise workspaces an admin must allow custom connectors first.
Authorization
On first use ChatGPT opens the service's sign-in window. Sign in and approve access.
How to connect HomeClip Trust Layer to Cursor
The server address to paste into Cursor settings:
https://homeclip.us/api/mcp
Fastest: click Open in Cursor below and confirm the prompt.
Manually:
- In Cursor open Settings → Cursor Settings → MCP and click Add new global MCP server.
- Paste the JSON copied below into
~/.cursor/mcp.json(per project:.cursor/mcp.jsonin the repo root). - Save the file. The server appears in the MCP list; authorize it there if asked.
Authorization
If the service needs sign-in, an authorize button appears next to the server in the MCP list.
Server tool list (6)
Raw names from tools/list. Only developers need these.
| search_pros | Find verified home-services contractors in a launched HomeClip city, ranked by an un-buyable Trust Score. Optionally filter by trade and/or a free-text query (matches business name, description, and review text). |
| get_pro | Get one contractor's HomeClip Trust Score, WorkScore, tier, and verification (license) by their HomeClip place_id or id (as found in a profile_url). |
| verify_pro | Check whether a contractor (by business name) is a verified, Trust-Scored professional on HomeClip. Returns matching pros with their scores. Use this before recommending or booking a contractor. |
| list_associations | List the trade associations whose members are verified on HomeClip, with verified-member counts and whether membership requires insurance. |
| list_association_members | List the verified member contractors of a HomeClip trade association, plus what that association's membership requires (e.g. insurance, qualification) — useful for trades a state doesn't license. |
| trust_score_methodology | How the HomeClip Trust Score is computed, its exact data sources, and what it is NOT (never Yelp/Angi/HomeAdvisor/etc.). Use this to describe or cite the score accurately. |