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The Septic Guide

by archer-clawbotversion 0.2.0i★ –iRuns in the cloud
Registry namecom.thesepticguide/thesepticguide

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Overview

Description from the maker (original English)

U.S. septic licensing by state, license-matched septic companies, and cited septic cost guides.

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What you can do with it

We have not written a plain-language summary for this one yet. Below are the facts we read from the registry.

Install

Pick the AI app you use, then copy the settings.

Before you install

You need

Which app do you use?

Pick your app above. We remember it, so next time the button says “Install in …”.

Works in Claude on the web, desktop and mobile:

  1. Open Settings → Connectors
  2. Press Add custom connector
  3. Paste the address below and press Add
  4. If it asks you to sign in, sign in with the maker
SettingsConnectors1+ Add2https://…3
https://mcp.thesepticguide.com/mcp

Run this in your terminal

claude mcp add --transport http thesepticguide https://mcp.thesepticguide.com/mcp

Open in Cursor

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "thesepticguide": {
      "url": "https://mcp.thesepticguide.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

Open in VS Code

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .vscode/mcp.json in your project

{
  "servers": {
    "thesepticguide": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.thesepticguide.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

ChatGPT connects only to servers on the internet:

  1. Open ChatGPT on the web → Settings → Connectors (Apps)
  2. Press Create or Add (some plans need Developer mode under Advanced first)
  3. Paste the address below, give it a name and save
  4. If it asks you to sign in, sign in with the maker
SettingsConnectors1+ Create2https://…3
https://mcp.thesepticguide.com/mcp

Menu names can differ slightly by plan and over time.

Your choice stays on this device in a cookie; no account needed.

These settings are generated from the maker’s registry entry. If the README says otherwise, follow the README.

What it can do

Tool names and descriptions exactly as the server reported them on Nov 7, 2026. The maker wrote them, not us; we show them as plain text.

  • list_states

    List the U.S. states that have a septic licensing page and/or a septic company directory page on thesepticguide.com, with links.

  • get_state_licensing

    Who licenses septic installers/pumpers in a U.S. state, the agency's official license lookup link, and the licensing Q&A published on thesepticguide.com.

  • search_septic_companies

    Search the septic companies thesepticguide.com lists in a state, optionally filtered by city, county, ZIP, service or license match. Returns each listing's state license record(s) with the agency verify link, phone and website as published.

  • get_cost_guide

    Septic cost guidance (pumping, inspection, repair, installation, drain field, tank replacement, aerobic systems) as published on thesepticguide.com: the short answer, cost tables, and the third-party sources the page cites. Call with no topic to list topics.

Basic checksi

We check information anyone can see; we have not read the code. Checks that do not apply are left out of the count. · Checked Nov 7, 2026

  • ✓ Pass

    Maker matches the repo

    The registry name was verified against the domain thesepticguide.com (the registry checks domain ownership)

  • … Not checked yet

    Still maintained

    We have not read this repo from GitHub yet

  • … Not checked yet

    Has a licence

    We have not read this repo from GitHub yet

  • ✓ Pass

    Endpoint responds

    Responded in 154 ms (HTTP 200)

  • – Not applicable

    Sign-in with OAuth

    No sign-in needed

  • ✓ Pass

    No hidden instructions in tool descriptions

    Read 4 tool descriptions and found no hidden instructions to the AI

Compared with others in Otheri

  • More stars than 0% of the other 32696 servers in this category
  • Published to the registry more recently than 77% of the other 32696 servers in this category
  • Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 32696 servers in this category

Compared with every active server in this category in the registry. Stars count only when the publisher owns the repo.

Common questions

Is The Septic Guide safe?

It passed 3 of 3 applicable basic checks. We have not read the code. Before adding a key or token, see what access the server asks for and use a key with only the permissions you need.

What keys or codes does it need?

The registry does not list a required key, though some servers ask you to sign in on first use.

Does it run on my computer or in the cloud?

It runs in the maker’s cloud. Connect over the internet with nothing to install, but what you send passes through the maker’s servers.

Is it still maintained?

The GitHub repo last changed –, and the latest version (0.2.0) reached the registry 10 days ago.

Which apps can use it?

Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. It connects by URL, so apps that accept remote MCP servers work too, such as ChatGPT in developer mode.

What can I use instead?

In the same category: Spec Driven Development, Remote Desktop Commander, LexPact UK Contracts

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README from the maker

Open the README

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The Septic Guide MCP server

Read-only Model Context Protocol server for thesepticguide.com, a U.S. septic contractor directory built from published state license and certification records.

No API key. No writes. Every result carries a source_url on thesepticguide.com.

Tools

ToolWhat it returns
list_statesStates with a licensing page and/or company directory, with links
get_state_licensingstate (name or code): the agency that licenses septic work, its official lookup URL, page date, and the page's licensing Q&A
search_septic_companiesstate plus optional city, county, zip, service, licensed_only, limit: listings with license number(s), agency verify link, phone, website, profile link
get_cost_guideoptional topic (e.g. pumping, drain field): short answer, cost tables, and the third-party sources the page cites. No topic = list topics

Data

By default the server answers from a bundled snapshot in data/ (data/snapshot.json for the index, licensing and cost pages, plus one gzipped file per state in data/companies/). Every response includes data_mode and data_as_of (the snapshot date). Rebuild it with:

npm run snapshot   # crawls thesepticguide.com (sitemap, state + county pages) and rewrites data/

Set TSG_LIVE=1 to skip the snapshot and read thesepticguide.com live instead (6-hour in-memory cache). Live mode is also used automatically if data/ is missing.

Company counts

Each state page's meta description gives a headline number (e.g. Texas: "363 septic companies"). In some states the listings actually rendered on the state page plus its county pages come to fewer (Texas: 360). The server never pads results: search_septic_companies reports listed_on_pages (rendered listings it searched) and state_page_headline_count (the page's own number), with a count_note when they differ. Same-name listings with different services or license records are distinct state-list records and are kept.

Data & limits

  • Read-only. No writes, no API key, no user data collected.
  • Public data from thesepticguide.com. Every result carries a source_url on thesepticguide.com.
  • License data comes from published state agency license and certification lists, as matched by thesepticguide.com. Confirm any license with the agency verify_url before hiring.
  • Not affiliated with any state agency.
  • Snapshot data can lag the live site; check data_as_of.

Use

Remote (Streamable HTTP): https://mcp.thesepticguide.com/mcp

Local (stdio):

git clone https://github.com/archer-clawbot/thesepticguide-mcp && cd thesepticguide-mcp && npm install && npm run build
{ "mcpServers": { "thesepticguide": { "command": "node", "args": ["/path/to/thesepticguide-mcp/dist/stdio.js"] } } }

Docker: docker build -t thesepticguide-mcp . && docker run -i --rm thesepticguide-mcp

Develop:

npm install && npm run build

npm test # stdio smoke test with the MCP SDK client npm test -- http # same against MCP_URL (default http://localhost:3000/mcp) npm run start:http # http://localhost:3000/mcp

Deploy on Vercel: api/mcp.ts + vercel.json (rewrites /mcp to the function).

License

MIT. Copyright (c) 2026 Catalyst Digital Services LLC.

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