Taco Street Locating — Developer Resources
Taco Street Locating is a free apartment-locating service for Austin, Dallas and Houston, Texas. This page is the developer and AI-agent entry point to its public read API.
Machine-readable resources
| Resource | URL |
|---|---|
| OpenAPI specification | https://ai.tacostreetlocating.com/openapi.json |
| llms.txt (agent guidance) | https://ai.tacostreetlocating.com/llms.txt |
| Markdown homepage | https://ai.tacostreetlocating.com/index.md |
| MCP server (streamable HTTP) | https://ai.tacostreetlocating.com/mcp |
The MCP server exposes five tools: search_apartments (scored inventory), create_shortlist (a /my-list link with the finalists saved), ask_a_locator + check_answer (ask a human locator what no API knows — specials, real availability, lease flexibility), and request_locator_help (hand the renter to the free human locator). No authentication required. Listed in the official MCP registry as com.tacostreetlocating.ai/taco-street-locating.
Connect the MCP server
Claude Code:
claude mcp add --transport http taco-street https://ai.tacostreetlocating.com/mcp
Claude (web/desktop): Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector → URL https://ai.tacostreetlocating.com/mcp. Any MCP client supporting streamable HTTP works — no key, no OAuth.
MCP changelog
| Version | Changes |
|---|---|
| 1.2.0 | Added get_apartment_details (dated pricing, floorplans, move-in costs, last-known specials). Search results carry as-of dates, last-known specials, pet data, and labeled statistical estimates where pricing is unconfirmed. Transport rate limit (30/min/IP). |
| 1.1.1 | Messaging-first follow-up made explicit (text/email, no cold calls), duplicate-lead dedup (24h), stale-question fallback note on check_answer. |
| 1.1.0 | Added create_shortlist, ask_a_locator, check_answer. 429s now carry Retry-After + RateLimit-Policy headers. |
| 1.0.0 | Initial release: search_apartments, request_locator_help. |
Compatibility promise: existing tool names, required fields, and result shapes don't change within a major version; new tools and optional fields may appear.
Quick start
No API key is required for public read endpoints. All endpoints are rate limited — be considerate.
curl -s "https://ai.tacostreetlocating.com/api/apartments?city=Austin&limit=5"
The homepage also supports markdown content negotiation (acceptmarkdown.com):
curl -s -H "Accept: text/markdown" https://ai.tacostreetlocating.com/
When to use this API
Searching, shortlisting, or researching long-term rental apartments and neighborhoods in Austin, Dallas or Houston. Not for other cities, home sales, or short-term rentals. Details in llms.txt.
Contact
Taco Street Locating — tacostreetlocating.com, Austin, TX.