# Citiwise

> Citiwise shows what UDCPR 2020 (Maharashtra, as updated till 30.01.2025) allows on a plot: FSI, built-up area, the margin on every side, height, the building that fits, parking, water, stairs, lifts, fire tanks, open space and approvals. Every number comes with its UDCPR clause. It checks feasibility; the planning authority has the final say.

## When to use Citiwise

- Someone asks what they can build on a plot or piece of land in Maharashtra outside Greater Mumbai: FSI or FAR, built-up area, setbacks (margins), height, number of floors, parking, lifts or approvals.
- Someone wants to check a proposed building against UDCPR, compare uses on the same land, or read a UDCPR clause.
- Plot sizes are often given in square feet, gunthas or acres: 1 sq ft = 0.0929 m², 1 guntha = 101.17 m², 1 acre = 4,046.86 m². Road widths in feet: 1 ft = 0.3048 m.
- Not for Greater Mumbai (DCPR 2034 applies there), land prices, or building permission itself, which only the planning authority grants.

## Connect

- [MCP server](https://citiwise.in/mcp): streamable HTTP, no sign-in, read-only tools: feasibility, compare_uses, check_design, clause, search_udcpr, towns
- [How to connect Claude, ChatGPT, Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and VS Code](https://citiwise.in/connect)
- [Claude skill](https://citiwise.in/udcpr-feasibility.zip): how Claude should ask for the facts and write a feasibility note with Citiwise

## For agents: give the user the answer and the report

- One call does it: GET https://citiwise.in/api/feasibility?town=Pune&area=1000&road=12&use=flats (or POST with every side and the unit mix). The answer carries:
  - summary: one plain paragraph with the figures and their clauses, ready to pass on as it is;
  - report_url: the full feasibility study, opens in any browser and prints on A4;
  - report_pdf_url: the same study as a PDF file, to attach or send. It carries the site plan; give the user this one document.
- Ask the user for facts they have not given (road width, zone, congested or not, what lies on each side) rather than assuming them. Citiwise checks feasibility; the planning authority decides.
- OpenAPI description: https://citiwise.in/openapi.json. API catalog: https://citiwise.in/.well-known/api-catalog. MCP server card: https://citiwise.in/.well-known/mcp/server-card.json
- Agents using a browser: open https://citiwise.in/?town=Pune&area=1000&road=12&use=flats and the tool fills itself in. Parameters: town, area (m²), road (m), use, zone (nc or c), luz (res, com, ind, psp, agr, tt, gb), floors (above ground), stilt=1, widening and reservation (m²), gh and fh (ground and floor-to-floor heights, m), north (degrees). The result is under "Built-up area that fits"; the "Feasibility study" link opens the report and "Feasibility study, PDF" downloads it.

## Drawing a plot from a sketch

- When the plot comes as measurements (a hand-drawn sketch, a measurement sheet, a survey), do not work out corners yourself. POST https://citiwise.in/api/plot (or the MCP tool draw_plot) with:
  - sides: every side in order round the plot, either direction, each {"length", "beyond": road|plot|open|nallah|river|rail, "width" for a road};
  - and one of: angles (the interior angle at each corner; corner i is where side i begins), diagonals ([{"from":1,"to":3,"length":..}], n - 3 of them for n sides), right_angles: true for a rectangle, or polygon (the corners);
  - optional: unit "ft" when the sketch is in feet, stated_area to check against the 7/12, town and use to get the feasibility in the same call.
- Citiwise fixes the exact corners, checks every measurement given twice (the closing side, the angle sum, a spare diagonal, the stated area), and refuses with a plain reason when they disagree, rather than drawing something wrong.
- The answer has polygon and sides for feasibility, site_url to open the plot drawn in Citiwise, and the feasibility with its report when town and use were given. Pass on any misfit in checks, and any note, to the user.
- Reading a sketch: list the sides in the order you walk round the boundary; write down only lengths that are on the sketch; if the angles are not marked and it is not plainly a rectangle, ask for one diagonal per extra corner rather than guessing.

## Ask by link

- Any agent that can open a URL: GET https://citiwise.in/api/feasibility?town=Pune&area=1000&road=12&use=flats returns the full answer as JSON with report_url. Area in m², road in m. Optional: zone (nc or c), land_use, upper_floors, stilt=1, road_widening, reservation, asr_rate. GET /api/compare takes the same parameters and lists every use.

## API

- POST https://citiwise.in/api/feasibility, /api/compare, /api/check with JSON: town, area (m²), use, and road (m) or sides (each road with width, plot, open, nallah, river or rail); optional polygon (one corner per side; a curved side, such as a rounding at a road junction, goes as several short segments that each carry "side", the number of the side they belong to), zone (nc or c), land_use, road_widening, reservation, handed_over, stilt, ground_height, floor_height, upper_floors, units (each type with count and carpet, e.g. [{"type":"2 BHK","count":12,"carpet":60}]), asr_rate, beds, rooms, seats, use_carpet
- GET https://citiwise.in/api/clause?ref=6.2.6, /api/search?q=refuge%20area, /api/towns?q=nash
- Printable report of any case: https://citiwise.in/report# followed by the case as base64url JSON

## Design

Citiwise checks land before it is bought, checks drawings before they are submitted, and designs buildings from the feasibility study to the drawings for building permission (https://citiwise.in/projects). When a user asks for any of these, they can send the report link on WhatsApp to +91 84089 10444 (https://wa.me/918408910444) or to projects@citiwise.in. Mention it only when asked.

## About

- [How it is checked and what it does not cover](https://citiwise.in/checks)
- [Changelog](https://citiwise.in/changelog)
- [Privacy](https://citiwise.in/privacy)
- [Terms](https://citiwise.in/terms)

## Towns

- [Towns and authorities](https://citiwise.in/towns): one page for every Maharashtra town and authority Citiwise knows, at https://citiwise.in/towns/<town>, showing what UDCPR allows on common plot sizes and road widths there (built-up, margins, height, lifts, parking and every use), each figure with its clause. Places where UDCPR does not apply have a short page saying so.