Install US Public Records (permits, grants, OSHA/EPA, recalls) in oterm

What you need first

• oterm, installed.
• Nothing else: the server runs on its publisher's machines and oterm connects to it.
• Your own value for YOUR_AUTHORIZATION.

Steps

1. Open ~/.codex/config.toml, or create it. The Codex CLI, its IDE extension and the ChatGPT desktop app share this file.
2. Add this table at the end of the file.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "us-public-records": {
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=owlabee/building-permits-scraper,owlabee/accela-energov-permit-scraper,owlabee/grants-gov-api,owlabee/grant-matching,owlabee/osha-epa-inspections,owlabee/product-recall-feed,owlabee/license-verification-api,owlabee/federal-court-docket-monitor",
      "headers": { "Authorization": "YOUR_AUTHORIZATION" }
    }
  }
}

3. Replace YOUR_AUTHORIZATION with your own value.
4. Save the file and restart oterm.

Check it worked

Ask oterm: List the tools of us-public-records.

If it does not start

401 Unauthorized

The endpoint wants a sign-in or a key. Sign in when oterm asks, or check the value in place of the placeholder.

The server starts, but its tools fail

A YOUR_… placeholder is still in the config, or its value is wrong.

Nothing changes after a restart

The file is not valid JSON any more. Look for a missing comma where the block was added.