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+# 585 585 Western New York — LLMs.txt
+
+> Civic AI portal for Rochester and the Finger Lakes — Kodak city, Xerox heritage, and Western New York civic life.
+
+## This Repository
+
+MCP (Model Context Protocol) server configuration for the Rochester, NY civic AI portal.
+
+- Area code: 585
+- Network: WellSpr.ing NNN.today
+- Endpoint: https://mcp.585.today/mcp
+- Sovereign repo: https://git.wellspr.ing/WellBuilder/mcp-585
+
+## Tools Available
+
+- get_local_news — civic news for Rochester
+- 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
+
+- 716.today — https://mcp.716.today/mcp
+- 518.today — https://mcp.518.today/mcp
+- 607.today — https://mcp.607.today/mcp
+
+## Federation
+
+Full 32-portal manifest: https://wellspr.ing/mcp/federation.json