Estaite MCP Server
Add current US rental market intelligence to any AI agent in under 60 seconds. 1,500+ submarkets, monthly-refreshed rent / vacancy / affordability / trends, 1,000 free calls per month. No credit card required.
What you can build
- Rental market research agents — Ask Claude "compare rents in Austin vs Nashville for a 2-bedroom" and get current, cited data without any data pipeline of your own.
- Investment underwriting bots — Let your AI evaluate cap rates, rent growth, and vacancy trends across hundreds of submarkets in a single conversation.
- PropTech AI features — Drop into your existing app — tenant portals, brokerage tools, CRM enrichment — and your agent suddenly knows real estate.
30-second install (Claude Desktop)
Add this to claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"estaite": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "mcp-remote@latest", "https://mcp.estaite.com", "--header", "x-api-key:YOUR_API_KEY"]
}
}
}
Restart Claude Desktop. Done. Get your free API key at estaite.com/developers.
Setting up a different client? See
clients/— copy-paste configs for 13 popular MCP clients.
Example interaction
You: What's the rental market like in Austin right now?
Claude finds the right submarket via
search_estaite_submarkets, then callsget_estaite_market_snapshot.Claude: Austin is currently a renter's market. Vacancy is running above the balanced threshold, median 2BR rent is down year-over-year, and properties are sitting on market longer than the national average. New construction outpaced demand over the past 12 months. Source: estaite.com.
Every response includes structured data plus a citation back to the source. No hallucinated rent numbers.
Pricing
| Plan | Monthly Calls | Rate Limit | Price | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | 1,000 | 2 req/sec | $0 | Hobby projects, testing, demos |
| Starter | 10,000 | 10 req/sec | $49 / mo | MVPs, small production apps |
| Pro | 100,000 | 30 req/sec | $149 / mo | Production AI agents, internal tools |
| Enterprise | Custom | Custom | Contact us | Teams, high-volume agents, SSO |
Free tier requires no credit card. Upgrade in-app any time. Full pricing details at estaite.com/developers.
All 13 tools
Discovery
search_estaite_submarkets— Find submarkets by name. Returns IDs to feed into metric tools.list_estaite_submarkets— Browse submarkets; filter by state or metro. Returns up to 200 results.find_estaite_submarkets_by_criteria— Filter by rent range, YoY growth, vacancy ceiling, state, or CBSA.
Single-submarket analysis
query_estaite_submarket_index— Full metrics: rent, vacancy, affordability, days on market, trend history.get_estaite_market_snapshot— Quick summary: condition label, vacancy, rent direction.get_estaite_rent_trends— Historical rent change: MoM, 3M, 6M, 9M, YoY.get_estaite_affordability— Rent-to-income ratio + affordability label (e.g. Cost Burdened).
Comparison & ranking
compare_estaite_submarkets— Side-by-side comparison across all key metrics. Up to 10 submarkets per call.rank_estaite_submarkets— Rank by rent, growth, vacancy, affordability, or days on market.get_estaite_comparable_markets— Find submarkets with similar rent levels to a given one.
Geographic
get_estaite_zip_metrics— Rental metrics for a specific ZIP code.get_estaite_cbsa_overview— Metro-level averages and full submarket list.get_estaite_cbsa_trends— Monthly aggregated trends for an entire metro.
Detailed input/output schemas in llms.txt (also designed to be readable by AI agents auto-discovering the server).
Client integrations
Copy-paste config for 13 MCP clients. Pick yours:
| Claude Desktop | Claude Code | Cursor |
| VS Code | ChatGPT | Copilot Studio |
| LangChain | LlamaIndex | CrewAI |
| OpenAI SDK | OpenAI Agent Builder | n8n |
| Direct HTTP |
Data coverage
- Geography: 1,500+ submarkets across the largest US Metropolitan Statistical Areas — expanding monthly
- Property types:
apt(apartment),sfr(single-family rental),ct(condo/townhome) - Bedroom counts: 1–5 BR per property type
- Update frequency: Monthly
- Citations: Every tool response includes source attribution
Server details
- MCP server URL:
https://mcp.estaite.com - Protocol: Streamable HTTP (MCP 2025-03-26)
- AI agent manifest:
llms.txt— discoverable, machine-readable
Authentication
Pass your API key with one of:
| Method | Example | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Header (recommended) | x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY | Preferred for code-driven clients (curl, custom agents, MCP SDKs). |
| Bearer token | Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY | Standard Bearer scheme. Used by clients that complete the OAuth 2.1 flow. |
| Query param | https://mcp.estaite.com?key=YOUR_API_KEY | Convenient for clients that only accept a URL (Claude Desktop Connectors, ChatGPT custom GPTs). |
API key security
Treat your API key like a password:
- Never commit it to git, and don't paste it into URLs you'll share publicly
- Rotate it immediately at estaite.com/developers if exposed
- Use environment variables, not hardcoded strings, when integrating
Get an API key
Free tier, no credit card, at estaite.com/developers.
License
The configs, examples, and docs in this repository are MIT licensed (see LICENSE). The Estaite MCP server itself is a hosted commercial service; see pricing for plan details.