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# pipeworx `hud` — Hud

## Coverage
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development APIs.

Catalog `tool_count`: 5. Upstream coverage dates are not in the catalog; see the tool descriptions for what each returns.

## Access
MCP endpoint `https://gateway.pipeworx.io/hud/mcp` — JSON-RPC `tools/list` and `tools/call` over POST, SSE-framed response (`event: message`, one `data:` line; the answer is in `result.structuredContent`). `tools/list` on 2026-10-01 returned 41 tools: these 5 plus the 36 platform tools every pack endpoint lists.

Tools (names and first sentence of each description as served on 2026-10-01):

- `hud_fair_market_rents` — Get HUD Fair Market Rent ceilings by bedroom count (0–4+) for a county or metropolitan area and year. Required: `state_code`, `_apiKey`.
- `hud_income_limits` — Check income eligibility thresholds (extremely low, very low, low-income) for HUD programs by area and family size. Required: `state_code`, `_apiKey`.
- `hud_crosswalk` — Map ZIP codes to census tracts, counties, CBSAs, and congressional districts. Required: `type`, `query`, `_apiKey`.
- `hud_chas` — Get housing affordability data by income level and family type. Required: `state_code`, `_apiKey`.
- `hud_list_states` — List all U.S. state codes and names. Returns state abbreviations and full names. Required: `_apiKey`.

Client setup: `claude mcp add pipeworx-hud -- npx -y mcp-remote https://gateway.pipeworx.io/hud/mcp`.

## Auth
Catalog `auth.shape`: `platform-keyed`. Verbatim detail: "Pipeworx supplies the hud API key — no key needed from you. You may override it with `_apiKey`." No credential is needed at the gateway to list or call (anonymous tier; see the gateway record).

## Rate limits
Gateway anonymous tier: 50 calls per day per IP, reset 00:00 UTC, printed in `x-ratelimit-*` headers (observed 2026-10-01 on the fred and weather packs; this pack was listed, not called). Upstream limits are not stated in the catalog.

## Freshness
Not stated in the catalog. Reliability: measured 100% over 16 synthetic checks in 7d (last checked 2026-10-01).

## Known gaps
- Cost per call as quoted: 50 credits ($0.0050), category `gov`, basis `list`.
- Your own upstream key can be passed as `_apiKey`.
- This record is the catalog's description plus one `tools/list`; it is not a test of the upstream data. Reuse it to find the tool, then observe the upstream yourself.

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