{"name":"Frontera Signal","description":"Market data for the Rio Grande Valley, Texas, paid per call. Construction: weekly permits, building-input prices, housing supply and labor for Hidalgo and Cameron counties; commercial projects, projects near an address, company track records with trade licenses, monthly housing permits and filed cost per square foot for Hidalgo, Cameron, Starr and Willacy; Hidalgo County parcel records; shelf prices for common building materials. Border and trade: bridge wait times now and by hour of week at the 11 Valley crossings, monthly crossings by port, the peso and Gulf Coast diesel. Local business: city sales tax by month, new business outlets by city and industry, bar and restaurant alcohol sales by location, home health agencies with star ratings, and a snapshot per industry. No account or API key: each call is paid with x402. This agent is free: name an endpoint or a Valley city and it answers with the paid URL and price. It never pays.","supportedInterfaces":[{"url":"https://fronterasignal.com/a2a","protocolBinding":"JSONRPC","protocolVersion":"1.0"}],"provider":{"organization":"Frontera Signal","url":"https://fronterasignal.com"},"version":"1.6.0","documentationUrl":"https://fronterasignal.com/openapi.json","iconUrl":"https://fronterasignal.com/favicon.svg","capabilities":{"streaming":false,"pushNotifications":false,"extendedAgentCard":false},"defaultInputModes":["text/plain","application/json"],"defaultOutputModes":["text/plain","application/json"],"skills":[{"id":"paid-call-quote","name":"Paid URL and price","description":"Name a paid endpoint or a Valley city and get the exact x402 URL, its price in USDC and a free sample link. The parameters go through the same free check the API runs before payment. Free; it never pays. A data part {\"endpoint\": \"snapshot\", \"params\": {\"city\": \"McAllen\"}} works too.","tags":["x402","catalog","construction","rio-grande-valley","texas"],"examples":["What does a construction snapshot for McAllen cost?","Give me the paid URL for series-permits-weekly."],"inputModes":["text/plain","application/json"],"outputModes":["text/plain","application/json"]},{"id":"snapshot","name":"City construction snapshot","description":"One Valley city's (or the whole Valley's) latest permits, monthly housing permits by structure type, sales tax receipts, housing supply, building-input and material prices, labor conditions, newest commercial projects and this morning's mortgage rate, 10-year yield and diesel price, every value dated. GET https://fronterasignal.com/api/v1/snapshot, $0.02 per call. Free sample: https://fronterasignal.com/data/v1/samples/snapshot.json","tags":["construction","rio-grande-valley","texas","snapshot"],"examples":["Is McAllen's housing market oversupplied and are building costs rising this week?"],"inputModes":["text/plain"],"outputModes":["application/json"]},{"id":"projects","name":"New commercial projects","description":"Commercial projects filed with the state before they build: name, address, owner, design firm, estimated cost, square feet, start and end dates, newest first. GET https://fronterasignal.com/api/v1/projects, $0.03 per call. Free sample: https://fronterasignal.com/data/v1/samples/projects.json","tags":["construction","rio-grande-valley","texas","projects"],"examples":["What commercial projects were registered in Hidalgo County since Sept 1, who owns them and how big are they?"],"inputModes":["text/plain"],"outputModes":["application/json"]},{"id":"companies","name":"Company track record","description":"For each matching owner, design firm or licensed contractor business: project count, total and largest filed cost, cities, first and last filing, its 10 newest projects and its state trade licenses (type, current or expired, expiry, county). GET https://fronterasignal.com/api/v1/companies, $0.02 per call. Free sample: https://fronterasignal.com/data/v1/samples/companies.json","tags":["construction","rio-grande-valley","texas","companies"],"examples":["How many projects has this developer filed in the Valley since 2024, and how large was the biggest one?"],"inputModes":["text/plain"],"outputModes":["application/json"]},{"id":"nearby","name":"Projects near an address","description":"Filed commercial projects within a radius of a Valley street address: how many, their summed and largest filed cost, a split by type of work, and each project with its distance and map point, nearest first. GET https://fronterasignal.com/api/v1/nearby, $0.03 per call. Free sample: https://fronterasignal.com/data/v1/samples/nearby.json","tags":["construction","rio-grande-valley","texas","nearby"],"examples":["How many commercial projects were filed within two miles of 1201 E Capote Central Ave, Pharr, and what are they worth?"],"inputModes":["text/plain"],"outputModes":["application/json"]},{"id":"parcel","name":"Parcel record for an address","description":"The Hidalgo County parcel at a street address: parcel and map ids, property class, acres, year built, building square feet, last deed date and type, market, appraised and assessed values with their date, taxing units, the owner when it is an organization, and flood map status. GET https://fronterasignal.com/api/v1/parcel, $0.04 per call. Free sample: https://fronterasignal.com/data/v1/samples/parcel.json","tags":["construction","rio-grande-valley","texas","parcel"],"examples":["What is the parcel id, building size and market value of 800 S 10th St, McAllen?"],"inputModes":["text/plain"],"outputModes":["application/json"]},{"id":"cost-per-sqft","name":"Filed cost per square foot","description":"Median and middle half (25th to 75th percentile) of filed cost per square foot by county and type of work, with n and the date range. GET https://fronterasignal.com/api/v1/cost-per-sqft, $0.03 per call. Free sample: https://fronterasignal.com/data/v1/samples/cost-per-sqft.json","tags":["construction","rio-grande-valley","texas","cost-per-sqft"],"examples":["What does new commercial construction cost per square foot in Hidalgo County right now?"],"inputModes":["text/plain"],"outputModes":["application/json"]},{"id":"materials","name":"Building material shelf prices","description":"Dated shelf prices for common building materials at Valley big box stores and a local yard, newest price per item and store first. GET https://fronterasignal.com/api/v1/materials, $0.01 per call. Free sample: https://fronterasignal.com/data/v1/samples/materials.json","tags":["construction","rio-grande-valley","texas","materials"],"examples":["What does a sheet of 7/16 OSB cost in McAllen this week?"],"inputModes":["text/plain"],"outputModes":["application/json"]},{"id":"series-permits-weekly","name":"Building permits by week","description":"Building-permit counts by Valley city, permit class and ISO week, each row reported, dark or no_reading. GET https://fronterasignal.com/api/v1/series/permits-weekly, $0.05 per call. Free sample: https://fronterasignal.com/data/v1/samples/series-permits-weekly.json","tags":["construction","rio-grande-valley","texas","weekly-series"],"examples":["Are McAllen single family permits up or down over the last two months?"],"inputModes":["text/plain"],"outputModes":["application/json"]},{"id":"series-permits-monthly","name":"Housing permits by month","description":"New housing units and buildings authorized by permit each month, by structure type (single family, 2 units, 3-4 units, 5 or more) with valuation, for Valley cities and unincorporated county areas, plus each year to date total. GET https://fronterasignal.com/api/v1/series/permits-monthly, $0.05 per call. Free sample: https://fronterasignal.com/data/v1/samples/series-permits-monthly.json","tags":["construction","rio-grande-valley","texas","series-permits-monthly"],"examples":["How many single family homes did Brownsville permit each month this year?"],"inputModes":["text/plain"],"outputModes":["application/json"]},{"id":"series-cost-basket-weekly","name":"Building input prices by week","description":"Level, unit and direction (up, down, flat) of framing lumber, studs, OSB, drywall, rebar, copper, diesel, the 30 year mortgage rate and the construction producer price index, by week. GET https://fronterasignal.com/api/v1/series/cost-basket-weekly, $0.05 per call. Free sample: https://fronterasignal.com/data/v1/samples/series-cost-basket-weekly.json","tags":["construction","rio-grande-valley","texas","weekly-series"],"examples":["Has framing lumber gone up or down since August?"],"inputModes":["text/plain"],"outputModes":["application/json"]},{"id":"series-absorption","name":"Housing supply by week","description":"Months of supply, homes for sale, homes sold, days on market and typical home value for the McAllen and Brownsville metros, as read each week. GET https://fronterasignal.com/api/v1/series/absorption, $0.05 per call. Free sample: https://fronterasignal.com/data/v1/samples/series-absorption.json","tags":["construction","rio-grande-valley","texas","weekly-series"],"examples":["Is the McAllen metro carrying more than six months of housing supply?"],"inputModes":["text/plain"],"outputModes":["application/json"]},{"id":"series-labor-ranges","name":"Labor and financing conditions","description":"Build time for a 2,100 sq ft house, the immigration-enforcement climate and the construction-loan trend in the Valley, by week. GET https://fronterasignal.com/api/v1/series/labor-ranges, $0.05 per call. Free sample: https://fronterasignal.com/data/v1/samples/series-labor-ranges.json","tags":["construction","rio-grande-valley","texas","weekly-series"],"examples":["How long does it take to build a 2,100 sq ft house in the Valley right now?"],"inputModes":["text/plain"],"outputModes":["application/json"]},{"id":"series-calls","name":"Forecast track record","description":"Every dated forecast Frontera Signal has made, with its resolve-by date and grade (HIT, MISS, PUSH, OPEN). GET https://fronterasignal.com/api/v1/series/calls, $0.05 per call. Free sample: https://fronterasignal.com/data/v1/samples/series-calls.json","tags":["construction","rio-grande-valley","texas","weekly-series"],"examples":["How many of Frontera Signal's forecasts have been graded HIT?"],"inputModes":["text/plain"],"outputModes":["application/json"]},{"id":"issue","name":"Weekly briefing as JSON","description":"One weekly briefing as JSON: title, summary, key figures with dates and sources, chart data and the full text, in English or Spanish. GET https://fronterasignal.com/api/v1/issue, $0.25 per call. Free sample: https://fronterasignal.com/data/v1/samples/issue.json","tags":["construction","rio-grande-valley","texas","issue"],"examples":["What changed in Valley construction this week?"],"inputModes":["text/plain"],"outputModes":["application/json"]},{"id":"bridge-wait","name":"Bridge wait times now","description":"The current wait at every Valley border crossing (Brownsville B&M, Gateway and Veterans, Los Indios, Progreso, Donna, Pharr, Hidalgo, Anzalduas, Rio Grande City, Roma) by lane: commercial standard and FAST, passenger standard, SENTRI and Ready, pedestrian: delay minutes, lanes open, status and reading time, plus the shortest wait by mode. GET https://fronterasignal.com/api/v1/bridge-wait, $0.01 per call. Free sample: https://fronterasignal.com/data/v1/samples/bridge-wait.json","tags":["border","bridge-wait-times","freight","logistics","mexico","rio-grande-valley","texas","bridge-wait"],"examples":["Which Valley bridge has the shortest commercial wait right now?"],"inputModes":["text/plain"],"outputModes":["application/json"]},{"id":"bridge-hourly","name":"Bridge waits by hour of week","description":"The typical wait (median, 75th and 90th percentile, shortest and longest, number of weeks) at each Valley crossing and lane for an hour of the week, from hourly readings kept for up to 8 weeks. GET https://fronterasignal.com/api/v1/bridge-hourly, $0.03 per call. Free sample: https://fronterasignal.com/data/v1/samples/bridge-hourly.json","tags":["border","bridge-wait-times","freight","logistics","percentiles","rio-grande-valley","texas","bridge-hourly"],"examples":["How long is the Pharr commercial line usually on a Monday at 2 pm?"],"inputModes":["text/plain"],"outputModes":["application/json"]},{"id":"crossings","name":"Border crossings by month","description":"Monthly inbound trucks, personal vehicles, vehicle passengers, pedestrians and buses at the five Valley ports of entry, with the change from a year earlier, year to date totals and up to 26 months of history. GET https://fronterasignal.com/api/v1/crossings, $0.03 per call. Free sample: https://fronterasignal.com/data/v1/samples/crossings.json","tags":["border","crossings","freight","trucks","retail","mexico","rio-grande-valley","texas"],"examples":["Are truck crossings at Hidalgo and Pharr up from last year?"],"inputModes":["text/plain"],"outputModes":["application/json"]},{"id":"peso","name":"Peso exchange rate","description":"Pesos per US dollar by business day, with the latest rate, its daily, 30-day and 12-month change and the 52-week high and low. GET https://fronterasignal.com/api/v1/peso, $0.01 per call. Free sample: https://fronterasignal.com/data/v1/samples/peso.json","tags":["peso","exchange-rate","mexico","freight","retail","rio-grande-valley","texas"],"examples":["How many pesos does a dollar buy, and how has it moved this month?"],"inputModes":["text/plain"],"outputModes":["application/json"]},{"id":"diesel","name":"Gulf Coast diesel price","description":"The weekly Gulf Coast retail diesel price in US dollars per gallon, with the weekly and yearly change and the 52-week high and low. GET https://fronterasignal.com/api/v1/diesel, $0.01 per call. Free sample: https://fronterasignal.com/data/v1/samples/diesel.json","tags":["diesel","fuel","freight","logistics","construction","rio-grande-valley","texas"],"examples":["What does diesel cost this week on the Gulf Coast, and what did it cost a year ago?"],"inputModes":["text/plain"],"outputModes":["application/json"]},{"id":"sales-tax","name":"City sales tax by month","description":"Each Valley city's monthly local sales tax allocation with the change from the same month a year earlier, year to date totals, 13 months of history and the Valley total. GET https://fronterasignal.com/api/v1/sales-tax, $0.02 per call. Free sample: https://fronterasignal.com/data/v1/samples/sales-tax.json","tags":["sales-tax","retail","consumer-spending","cities","rio-grande-valley","texas"],"examples":["Is McAllen's sales tax up from a year ago?"],"inputModes":["text/plain"],"outputModes":["application/json"]},{"id":"new-outlets","name":"New business outlets","description":"New business outlets with a sales tax permit in the four Valley counties: counts for the last 90 days by city, county, industry and NAICS group, and the newest outlets by name with city, NAICS code and permit date. GET https://fronterasignal.com/api/v1/new-outlets, $0.05 per call. Free sample: https://fronterasignal.com/data/v1/samples/new-outlets.json","tags":["new-businesses","leads","retail","restaurants","competitors","rio-grande-valley","texas","new-outlets"],"examples":["How many new restaurants opened in McAllen in the last 90 days, and which ones?"],"inputModes":["text/plain"],"outputModes":["application/json"]},{"id":"alcohol-sales","name":"Bar and restaurant alcohol sales","description":"Monthly alcohol sales (liquor, wine, beer and cover charges) at every bar and restaurant with a mixed beverage permit in the four Valley counties, ranked, with each location's trailing 12-month total, city totals and the change from a year earlier. GET https://fronterasignal.com/api/v1/alcohol-sales, $0.05 per call. Free sample: https://fronterasignal.com/data/v1/samples/alcohol-sales.json","tags":["restaurants","bars","alcohol-sales","hospitality","rio-grande-valley","texas"],"examples":["Which McAllen bars sold the most alcohol last month?"],"inputModes":["text/plain"],"outputModes":["application/json"]},{"id":"home-health","name":"Home health agencies","description":"Every certified home health agency in the four Valley counties with its city, address, quality of patient care star rating, services offered and years certified, plus counts and the average rating by city. GET https://fronterasignal.com/api/v1/home-health, $0.03 per call. Free sample: https://fronterasignal.com/data/v1/samples/home-health.json","tags":["health-care","home-health","star-ratings","competitors","rio-grande-valley","texas"],"examples":["Which home health agencies in McAllen rate 4 stars or higher?"],"inputModes":["text/plain"],"outputModes":["application/json"]},{"id":"industry","name":"Industry snapshot","description":"One Valley industry's headline numbers (construction, produce, freight, retail, health or restaurants) with every live value behind them and their tables, each value dated. GET https://fronterasignal.com/api/v1/industry, $0.02 per call. Free sample: https://fronterasignal.com/data/v1/samples/industry.json","tags":["rio-grande-valley","industry-snapshot","freight","retail","restaurants","health-care","texas","industry"],"examples":["What changed for Valley freight and customs this week?"],"inputModes":["text/plain"],"outputModes":["application/json"]}],"payment":{"protocol":"x402","version":2,"scheme":"exact","asset":"USDC","network":"eip155:8453","live":true,"how_to_pay":"x402 v2, USDC on Base; retry with PAYMENT-SIGNATURE","prices":{"snapshot":"$0.02","projects":"$0.03","companies":"$0.02","nearby":"$0.03","parcel":"$0.04","cost-per-sqft":"$0.03","materials":"$0.01","series-permits-weekly":"$0.05","series-permits-monthly":"$0.05","series-cost-basket-weekly":"$0.05","series-absorption":"$0.05","series-labor-ranges":"$0.05","series-calls":"$0.05","issue":"$0.25","bridge-wait":"$0.01","bridge-hourly":"$0.03","crossings":"$0.03","peso":"$0.01","diesel":"$0.01","sales-tax":"$0.02","new-outlets":"$0.05","alcohol-sales":"$0.05","home-health":"$0.03","industry":"$0.02"}},"mcp":{"url":"https://fronterasignal.com/mcp","transport":"streamable-http","price":"free","tools":["list_endpoints","get_sample","how_to_pay","get_free_series"],"about":"Free and read-only: the paid endpoints and prices, a real sample per endpoint, the exact paid URL for your parameters and the free latest-4-weeks series. Payment stays on the HTTP API."}}