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+# 281 281 Greater Houston Metro (suburban ring) — LLMs.txt
+
+> Civic AI portal for Houston suburbs — Sugar Land, The Woodlands, Pasadena, and the greater Houston metro.
+
+## This Repository
+
+MCP (Model Context Protocol) server configuration for the Houston (suburbs), TX civic AI portal.
+
+- Area code: 281
+- Network: WellSpr.ing NNN.today
+- Endpoint: https://mcp.281.today/mcp
+- Sovereign repo: https://git.wellspr.ing/WellBuilder/mcp-281
+
+## Tools Available
+
+- get_local_news — civic news for Houston (suburbs)
+- get_free_items — hyperlocal mutual aid exchange
+- get_businesses — local business directory
+- submit_civic_idea — civic participation intake
+- get_civic_services — government services directory
+- ody_chat — covenant-governed conversational AI
+
+## Governance
+
+Covenant governed. Eight Principles: https://wellspr.ing/constitution
+VCAP attestation: https://wellspr.ing/vault/ody/attestation-2026-04-17.json
+
+## Adjacent Portals
+
+- 713.today — https://mcp.713.today/mcp
+- 936.today — https://mcp.936.today/mcp
+- 979.today — https://mcp.979.today/mcp
+
+## Federation
+
+Full 32-portal manifest: https://wellspr.ing/mcp/federation.json