Taco Street Locating

Free, human-backed apartment locating for Austin, Dallas and Houston, TX (long-term rentals only).

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What it can do

  • Search Apartments: Search Taco Street's curated apartment inventory in Austin, Dallas or Houston, TX. Returns scored matches with starting prices and a short 'why' per building. Use for long-term rent
  • Request Locator Help: Hand the renter to Alexander, Taco Street's human locator, who confirms live pricing/availability and books tours — free to renters (properties pay locators). Follow-up arrives b
  • Get Apartment Details: Full fact sheet for one building: floorplan-level pricing with as-of dates, move-in costs (admin/application/parking/pet fees), last-known specials (dated — treat as last-known,

What data it sees

Do you need an account

No: the server works without sign-in

Free, human-backed apartment locating for Austin, Dallas and Houston, TX (long-term rentals only). Search curated, scored inventory with real starting prices; get dated fact sheets (floorplans, move-in costs, last-known specials); hand your user a shareable shortlist; and ask a real human locator what no API knows — current specials, true availability, lease flexibility. When your user is ready, a free human locator confirms live pricing and books tours. Follow-up by text/email, never cold calls. No auth required.

How to connect

How to connect Taco Street Locating to Claude

The server address to paste into Claude settings:

https://taco-street-locating--alex-bjoi.run.tools

  1. Open Claude (claude.ai or the desktop app).
  2. Go to Settings → Connectors.
  3. Click Add custom connector.
  4. Paste the server address copied below into Remote MCP server URL and click Add.
  5. 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 Taco Street Locating to ChatGPT

The server address to paste into ChatGPT settings:

https://taco-street-locating--alex-bjoi.run.tools

  1. Open ChatGPT in a browser (chatgpt.com). A Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise or Edu plan is required.
  2. Turn on developer mode once: Settings → Apps → Advanced settings → Developer mode.
  3. Open Settings → Connectors and click Create.
  4. Fill in the form: Name (anything), Description (one line about what the service does), MCP server URL (copy it below).
  5. Under Authentication choose OAuth if the service requires sign-in, otherwise None. Click Create.
  6. 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 Taco Street Locating to Cursor

The server address to paste into Cursor settings:

https://taco-street-locating--alex-bjoi.run.tools

Fastest: click Open in Cursor below and confirm the prompt.

Manually:

  1. In Cursor open Settings → Cursor Settings → MCP and click Add new global MCP server.
  2. Paste the JSON copied below into ~/.cursor/mcp.json (per project: .cursor/mcp.json in the repo root).
  3. 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_apartmentsSearch Taco Street's curated apartment inventory in Austin, Dallas or Houston, TX. Returns scored matches with starting prices and a short 'why' per building. Use for long-term rentals only.
request_locator_helpHand the renter to Alexander, Taco Street's human locator, who confirms live pricing/availability and books tours — free to renters (properties pay locators). Follow-up arrives by TEXT or EMAIL, never a cold call. Requires the renter's real phone or email, shared with their consent. One request per renter — duplicates within 24h return the existing lead.
get_apartment_detailsFull fact sheet for one building: floorplan-level pricing with as-of dates, move-in costs (admin/application/parking/pet fees), last-known specials (dated — treat as last-known, not current), amenities, walkability, virtual tour. Use the EXACT name from search_apartments. Compute totals yourself from components; a free human locator confirms live numbers.
create_shortlistTurn finalist apartments into a Taco Street link (/my-list?s=...) that opens the renter's saved list with those buildings added — compare, AI Read, and free tour requests live there. Use the EXACT names returned by search_apartments.
ask_a_locatorAsk a question only a human can answer — current specials, real availability, lease flexibility, 'is the pool actually open'. A human locator replies during Central Time business hours, usually within a few hours. STRONGLY include the renter's contact: the answer is texted/emailed to them directly (agent sessions end; polling alone can strand an answer). Returns a question_id for check_answer as a bonus channel. Rate limited; batch related questions into one. Answers are point-in-time facts.
check_answerPoll the answer to an ask_a_locator question by question_id.