INDIVIDUAL MCP TOOL

list_answer_topics

Every question the LocalHelpNow Answer Layer covers, by trade: what broke, what a fair price looks like, and whether to repair or replace.

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LIVE ENDPOINT

https://localhelpnow.com/api/mcp

No auth detected

Connect to this endpoint to inspect the live schema for list_answer_topics and invoke it with your own arguments.

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Potential side effects detected · medium confidence · heuristic, not a guarantee.

CONNECT WITH APPROVAL

Review this server and its permissions before adding it. Secret placeholders must be set locally.

Codex

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.localhelpnow]
url = "https://localhelpnow.com/api/mcp"
enabled = true

Claude Code

.mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "localhelpnow": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://localhelpnow.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector

Name: localhelpnow
Remote MCP URL: https://localhelpnow.com/api/mcp

Add this remote URL as a custom connector in Claude Desktop. Availability depends on the user plan and workspace policy.

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "localhelpnow": {
      "url": "https://localhelpnow.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Visual Studio Code

.vscode/mcp.json

Add to Visual Studio Code

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

Generic MCP

Client-specific MCP configuration

{
  "name": "localhelpnow",
  "transport": "streamable-http",
  "url": "https://localhelpnow.com/api/mcp"
}

MCP Inspector

Run the official MCP Inspector locally and enter the indexed Streamable HTTP endpoint.

get_answer — One answer in full: the direct answer first, then price tables with the source and the date they were checked, the repair-or-replace rule and its limits, and the FAQs.
how_to_get_a_pro — What LocalHelpNow does for a homeowner and how the match works.