Returns the full prose of a specific ZipExplore research article. Use this for editing, fact-checking, detailed analysis, or when get_research summaries aren't enough. Valid slugs: disappearing-towns, hazard-premium, snap-economy, wealthy-retirees. Each article includes all body sections and methodology notes exactly as published.
輸入參數slug必填
Returns server status and tool/resource counts. Use this to verify the ZipExplore MCP connection is live.
無需輸入參數。
Returns ZipExplore's data interpretation guide: reasoning guardrails (associations vs. causes, small-ZIP noise, averages hiding distributions, editorial score weights, drawing conclusions about people from geographic data), quality flag definitions, known data limitations, coverage gap explanations, and per-domain vintage summary. Call this when you have questions about data quality, what a quality_flag code means, why a ZIP has no data, or how to reason carefully about scores and correlations.
無需輸入參數。
Returns ZipExplore's published research articles — original data findings on topics including disaster risk vs. housing costs (the Hazard Premium), food insecurity in fully-employed communities (SNAP economy), economically declining towns vs. retirement communities, and income variation among America's oldest ZIP codes. Each entry includes the key finding, specific quantitative results, caveats, and a URL to the full article. Call this when a user asks about these topics or when published findings would add context to a live data lookup.
無需輸入參數。
Find ZIP codes matching one or more criteria. Returns a ranked list with
scores. Use this first when the user wants recommendations (e.g. "find a
low-crime suburb near Denver"). Call get_search_fields first if you're
unsure what field names to use.
criteria: list of {"field": str, "level": "low"|"medium"|"high"}
area_types: "CITY" | "SUBURB" | "SMALL_TOWN" | "RURAL"
regions: "northeast" | "southeast" | "midwest" | "southwest" | "west"
輸入參數limitstatesregionscriteria必填area_typesminimum_completeness
Full location profile for one ZIP code across all 12 data domains:
demographics, climate, tax, crime, cost of living, voting, education,
healthcare, business, air quality, disaster risk, and transit. Use this
to get detail on a ZIP after search, or when the user asks about a
specific ZIP. For deeper data on one domain, use the domain-specific tools.
輸入參數zip必填
Side-by-side full profiles for 2–5 ZIP codes. Use when the user has
finalists and needs to choose between them. Returns the same profile
shape as get_zip_profile for each ZIP.
輸入參數zips必填
Lists every field name, type, and description available for search
criteria. Call this when you're unsure what field names to pass to
search_zips, or when the user asks what data ZipExplore has.
無需輸入參數。
Detailed Census / demographics data for one ZIP code. Use when
get_zip_profile's demographics section isn't sufficient depth.
Includes population, housing, income distribution, education attainment,
economic indicators, internet access, and public assistance rates.
輸入參數zip必填
Convert a latitude/longitude coordinate to a ZIP code. Use when the
user provides an address or map coordinates rather than a ZIP code.
輸入參數lat必填lon必填
Get the latitude/longitude centroid for one or more ZIP codes (max 200).
Use when you need map coordinates for a set of ZIPs.
輸入參數zips必填
Detailed climate data for one ZIP code. Use when get_zip_profile's
climate section isn't sufficient depth. Includes annual/monthly temperature
averages, precipitation, humidity, and nearest weather station info.
輸入參數zip必填
Detailed tax data for one ZIP code. Use when get_zip_profile's tax
section isn't sufficient depth. Includes state income tax, sales tax,
property tax effective rates, excise taxes, and IRS income statistics.
輸入參數zip必填
Detailed crime data for one ZIP code. Use when get_zip_profile's crime
section isn't sufficient depth. Includes violent crime rate, property
crime rate, and data quality flags (coverage level, Bayesian shrinkage).
輸入參數zip必填
Detailed cost of living data for one ZIP code. Use when get_zip_profile's
cost section isn't sufficient depth. Includes fair market rents, housing
cost burden, regional price indices, and affordability metrics.
輸入參數zip必填
Detailed voting and political data for one ZIP code. Use when
get_zip_profile's voting section isn't sufficient depth. Includes
presidential election results, partisan lean, congressional and
state legislative districts, and state officials.
輸入參數zip必填
Detailed school data for one ZIP code. Use when get_zip_profile's
education section isn't sufficient depth. Includes school counts,
student-teacher ratios, graduation rates, per-pupil spending, Title I
percentage, and budget breakdown (instruction vs. admin vs. capital).
May reflect data from the nearest ZIP if no schools are in this ZIP.
輸入參數zip必填
Detailed healthcare data for one ZIP code. Use when get_zip_profile's
healthcare section isn't sufficient depth. Includes hospital count and
ratings, nursing homes, beds per capita, primary care and mental health
shortage area designations, pharmacy count, and urgent care count.
輸入參數zip必填
Detailed business and employment data for one ZIP code. Use when
get_zip_profile's business section isn't sufficient depth. Includes
top industries, sector breakdowns, total establishments, employment,
and annual payroll from Census BDS/CBP data.
輸入參數zip必填
Detailed air quality data for one ZIP code. Use when get_zip_profile's
air quality section isn't sufficient depth. Includes EPA AQS pollutant
levels (PM2.5, PM10, ozone, NO2, SO2, CO) and AQI summary.
輸入參數zip必填
get_disaster_risk_profile
Detailed natural disaster risk data for one ZIP code. Use when
get_zip_profile's disaster risk section isn't sufficient depth. Includes
FEMA NRI overall risk score, individual hazard scores (hurricane, tornado,
earthquake, wildfire, flood, etc.), and expected annual loss estimates.
輸入參數zip必填
Detailed public transit data for one ZIP code. Use when get_zip_profile's
transit section isn't sufficient depth. Includes bus stop count, subway
station count, rail station count, light rail count, ferry terminal count,
total transit stops, transit commute percentage, and nearest subway/rail
distances.
輸入參數zip必填