Local Trades Kit
US Census and employment data for home-service businesses: service areas, seasonal demand, review timing and website pag
Provides service-area mapping by ZIP code with population and housing data, seasonal demand patterns by trade and region from BLS employment data, FTC-compliant review request timing, and standard website page templates for trades like plumbing, HVAC, electrical, roofing and landscaping.
Try asking Muse: "Show me what ZIP codes my plumbing business can serve within 15 miles of Kalispell, Montana, and when customers are most likely to need emergency repairs."
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Source: Found in the official MCP Registry (com.modernmustardseed/trades-kit) · First listed October 28, 2026
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How to add it to Muse
Not in Muse's Connectors list yet, but Muse can still use it. Copy the request below and paste it into Muse. Muse asks before it shares anything with the app's site. Meta does not review apps used this way, so only use ones you trust. We tested this in the Muse app on September 24, 2026: Muse used an app's link directly this way and returned a live answer.
https://mcp.modernmustardseed.com/trades-kitNot in Muse's Connectors list yet. Muse can still use it: its page gives you a request to paste into Muse.
Also use it in ChatGPT or Claude
Local Trades Kit is a remote MCP server, so any assistant that can add a custom connector by link can use it. Same link, same tools.
Add it to ChatGPT
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Open ChatGPT settings
In ChatGPT, open Settings, then Connectors (called Apps & Connectors on some accounts).
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Turn on developer mode
Under Advanced settings, switch on Developer mode. That is what lets you add a connector by link.
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Create the connector
Choose Create, give it a name, paste the link as the MCP server URL, and save. If it needs a sign-in, ChatGPT asks for it here.
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Use it in a chat
Start a chat, open the tools menu, pick the connector, and ask. ChatGPT asks before it runs a tool the first time.
Custom connectors need a paid ChatGPT plan, and on Team, Enterprise and Edu accounts only an admin can add them. Our "Working" label means the server answered us; it cannot tell whether your plan lets you add it. All connectors that work in ChatGPT
Add it to Claude
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Open Claude settings
In Claude, open Settings, then Connectors.
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Add a custom connector
Choose Add custom connector, give it a name, and paste the link.
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Connect and use it
If it needs a sign-in, Claude sends you to it. Then turn the connector on in a chat from the tools menu and ask.
Custom connectors are available on paid Claude plans; on Team and Enterprise accounts an admin may need to add them. Our "Working" label means the server answered us; it cannot tell whether your plan lets you add it. All connectors that work in Claude
https://mcp.modernmustardseed.com/trades-kitWhat people ask Muse to do
Technical details: safety screening, tools, response time and recent checks
Response time at the last check: 265ms. Worked in 100% of checks over 30 days.
Screening · October 28, 2026
Screened, no issues found
Screening looks for known threats and hidden instructions at the time of the check, and runs again weekly and whenever the tool list changes. It cannot see the server's code, so only connect what you need and review what Muse asks to do. How screening works.
Tools · 5
service_areaWork out what a local service business covers. Give a base (a 5-digit ZIP or "City, ST") and a radius in miles, or a list of ZIPs. Returns every ZIP Code Tabulation Area inside it with distance, population, housing units and owner-occupied homes; the cities, towns and Census placseasonal_demandShow the busy and slow months for a home-service trade in a US state, a NOAA climate region (Northeast, Upper Midwest, Ohio Valley, Southeast, Northern Rockies and Plains, South, Southwest, Northwest, West) or the whole country. The month-by-month index is measured from BLS QCEW review_request_timingPlan when and how a home-service business asks customers for reviews, by trade and job type: what to say at completion, the window for the one written request (with dates when a completion date is given), the moment the customer can first judge the work, and the rules that apply,trade_service_pagesList the standard website page set for a home-service trade: home, services hub, one page per core service with what it must cover, projects, service area, reviews, about, questions and contact, plus location pages for up to 20 cities. Comes with Google's written rules on doorwaylist_tradesList every trade the kit covers with its id, common names it matches, its 2022 NAICS industry code and its job type ids. Static reference.Recent checks
Link
https://mcp.modernmustardseed.com/trades-kitQuestions about Local Trades Kit in Muse
How do I connect Local Trades Kit to Muse?
Not in Muse's Connectors list yet, but Muse can still use it. Paste this into Muse: "Use Local Trades Kit to help me. It is a free service with an MCP server at https://mcp.modernmustardseed.com/trades-kit. It does not need an API key. Ask me before you share anything with it." Muse asks before it shares anything with the app's site. Meta does not review apps used this way, so only use ones you trust. We tested this in the Muse app on September 24, 2026: Muse used an app's link directly this way and returned a live answer.
Is Local Trades Kit working right now?
At the last check (October 29, 2026, 11:30 UTC) the endpoint was working, answering in 265ms. Over the last 7 days it answered 100% of health checks. It is checked every 15 minutes.
Is Local Trades Kit safe to connect to Muse?
It was screened on October 28, 2026 with the result "screened, no issues found". Screening checks the domain against threat feeds and reads the tools for hidden instructions and requests for passwords or card numbers. It cannot see the server's code, so grant only the access you need.
What can Local Trades Kit do in Muse?
It exposes 5 tools, including service_area, seasonal_demand, review_request_timing, trade_service_pages. For example, you could ask Muse: "Show me what ZIP codes my plumbing business can serve within 15 miles of Kalispell, Montana, and when customers are most likely to need emergency repairs."
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