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+# 978 978 Northeast Massachusetts — LLMs.txt
+
+> Civic AI portal for Lowell and the Merrimack Valley — immigrant heritage, UMass Lowell, and the mill city's civic revival.
+
+## This Repository
+
+MCP (Model Context Protocol) server configuration for the Lowell / Lawrence, MA civic AI portal.
+
+- Area code: 978
+- Network: WellSpr.ing NNN.today
+- Endpoint: https://mcp.978.today/mcp
+- Sovereign repo: https://git.wellspr.ing/WellBuilder/mcp-978
+
+## Tools Available
+
+- get_local_news — civic news for Lowell / Lawrence
+- 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
+
+- 617.today — https://mcp.617.today/mcp
+- 603.today — https://mcp.603.today/mcp
+- 413.today — https://mcp.413.today/mcp
+- 781.today — https://mcp.781.today/mcp
+
+## Federation
+
+Full 32-portal manifest: https://wellspr.ing/mcp/federation.json