Skill Claude · ChatGPT / MCP

NYC building violations

Review NYC building violation records and dispositions.

What it does

Give Norma the NYC property and the period or question to research. Norma looks up DOB and ECB violation records, keeps the original record links and dates, and reports the coverage of the search.

Install

Connect Arch Studio in Claude or ChatGPT, then return to your conversation and ask Norma for the task. Your assistant uses its available file access and tools to carry out the skill.

Versions and source

Arch Studio 1.5.1.2 · MCP

Available as MCP workflow instructions in compatible Claude and ChatGPT connections. The assistant performs the work with its own tools and permissions and verifies the actual result before reporting completion.

Arch Studio 1.5.1.2 · Open source

Included in the public plugin for Claude Code and Codex. In this version: NYC building violations — Review DOB and ECB violations, their status and recorded penalties.

Usage

Ask Norma in plain language. With Arch Studio connected through MCP, no $ or / command is required. Norma is your assistant working with Arch Studio.

Use Arch Studio to review DOB and ECB violation records for the NYC property in this brief. Keep each record’s source status and disposition, flag unresolved matters and report any inaccessible source separately.

The full catalog lives in your assistant once Arch Studio is connected. Ask: Norma, what can you do? List the skills, tools, agents and workflows available in this host, grouped by practice area.

What it researches

Violation identity

Norma retains the source record, issue date, class and description.

Status and amounts

Norma preserves source-reported status, disposition and amounts and checks what those fields mean.

Coverage limits

Norma separates inaccessible sources from searches with no matches. The result does not establish regulatory clearance.

Workflow

  1. Locate — Norma resolves the selected property and requested period.
  2. Research — Norma retrieves the relevant DOB and ECB violation records and reads their current source definitions.
  3. Report — Norma presents the findings, original links and any unavailable or incomplete sources.

Pairs with

NYC permits and filings. Norma can read permits and filings to add context to the violation history.