MCP Server

Geoapify MCP — wraps the Geoapify Location Platform (geoapify.com)

Local serverstdio

What is the MCP MCP server?

If you already use MCP, the mcp mcp server is the piece that lets your assistant work with it directly. Geoapify MCP — wraps the Geoapify Location Platform (geoapify.com).

Available tools

The toolset is worth reading before you wire it up, because it tells you what the integration is really for:

  • geocode — Forward geocoding: convert an address, place name, or freeform location text into geographic coordinates (latitude/longitude). Returns matched
  • reverse_geocode — Reverse geocoding: convert latitude/longitude coordinates into the nearest street address. Returns formatted address, country, city, street, house
  • places — Search for places and points of interest (POI) near a location, filtered by Geoapify category. Returns name, formatted address, categories, lat, lon
  • routing — Routing / directions: compute the distance and travel time between two points for a given travel mode (drive, walk, bicycle, transit). Returns

Installation

Setup follows the usual MCP pattern — install or clone the server, register it in your client's configuration file, restart the client. The configuration blocks on this page cover the common clients.

Where it fits

Plenty of developer tooling servers cover similar ground. The differences that matter in practice are scope of access and how much setup stands between you and a working tool call. MCP's toolset — geocode, reverse_geocode, places and 1 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by mojibake-ai; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

We check each listing at SyncDev against the project's documentation before it goes live — if something here drifts out of date, it is a bug worth reporting.

Worth knowing first

  • It runs with your machine's permissions. That is convenient and also the reason to think about what you point it at before you approve a tool call.
  • Keep per-call confirmation enabled while you learn its behaviour; it is the cheapest safeguard you have.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
geocodeForward geocoding: convert an address, place name, or freeform location text into geographic coordinates (latitude/longitude). Returns matched candidates with formatted address, lat, lon, country, city, and postcode. Exa
reverse_geocodeReverse geocoding: convert latitude/longitude coordinates into the nearest street address. Returns formatted address, country, city, street, house number, and postcode. Example: reverse_geocode({ lat: 48.8584, lon: 2.294
placesSearch for places and points of interest (POI) near a location, filtered by Geoapify category. Returns name, formatted address, categories, lat, lon, and distance from the center point. Example: places({ categories: "cat
routingRouting / directions: compute the distance and travel time between two points for a given travel mode (drive, walk, bicycle, transit). Returns distance in meters and time in seconds. Example: routing({ from_lat: 48.8584,

How to install the MCP MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "geoapify": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/geoapify/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.

Example prompts to try

  • Use MCP to geocode.
  • Use MCP to reverse geocode.
  • Use MCP to places.

Frequently asked questions

It connects MCP to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 4 tools (geocode, reverse_geocode, places, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with MCP directly.