Chat with Canadian housing data in your AI assistant

Ask Cowmunities with AI

Bring neighbourhood data into your assistant.

Ask plain-English questions about neighbourhoods, school catchments, walkability, crime, flood risk, road noise, and home values from Claude, ChatGPT, or another assistant that supports the open Model Context Protocol.

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Open city data

Set it up

Choose your assistant. Each option uses the same connector URL above.

Claude Pro / Max

Open Settings → Connectors and choose Add custom connector.
Paste the connector URL and choose Add.
In a chat, open the + menu → Connectors and turn Cowmunities on.

ChatGPT Plus / Pro / Business

Enable developer mode under Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced settings.
Go to Settings → Connectors → Create.
Name it Cowmunities, paste the URL, leave authentication off, and choose Create.
Enable Cowmunities from the tools menu in your chat.

Claude Code CLI

claude mcp add --transport http cowmunities https://cowmunities.ca/mcp

It will be available in your next session—ask housing questions naturally.

Antigravity CLI / IDE

Add this to ~/.gemini/antigravity-cli/mcp_config.json or the workspace-local .agents/mcp_config.json.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cowmunities": {
      "serverUrl": "https://cowmunities.ca/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Things to ask

Start broad, then ask follow-up questions to compare the trade-offs.

Which Calgary communities under $600k have low crime and good elementary schools?
What schools serve 202 26 Ave NW, from elementary through high school, and how do they rank?
How walkable is 1212 1 Street SE? What restaurants are within a 10-minute walk?
Compare Hillhurst and Killarney on safety, schools, and home values.
What is the flood risk and road noise like at my address?

What it can look up

The connector can resolve an address to coordinates; find nearby development permits, parks, playgrounds, and off-leash areas; score livability and amenities; identify school catchments; rank schools and communities; and drill into crime trends and assessed values. It uses open data from municipalities, Statistics Canada, school boards, the Fraser Institute, and OpenStreetMap. Prefer the interactive Housing Explorer when you want to see the results on a map.

Estimates such as walk times and school-score proxies are identified in responses. Verify anything material with the original source.