enc-charts-mcp MCP Server

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for Electronic Navigational Charts (ENC) data, providing programmatic access to NOAA electronic navigational charts with S-57 format parsing capabilities.

Local serverstdioISC

What is the enc-charts-mcp Server?

enc-charts-mcp source profile. From the maintainer documentation: “An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for Electronic Navigational Charts (ENC) data, providing programmatic access to NOAA electronic navigational charts with S-57 format parsing capabilities.”

Installation

The documented npm package is enc-charts-mcp. The configuration below comes from the maintainer’s example; adapt its paths and account values to your environment.

Configuration values

The example declares ENC_CACHE_DIR, ENC_CACHE_MAX_SIZE_GB, ENC_CACHE_MAX_AGE_DAYS. Secret-looking values have been replaced with placeholders. Required and optional labels are shown only when the documentation states them.

Source

Project documentation · Repository · Discovery listing. This profile records the public documentation checked on 2026-10-08.

Recorded tools

Check the linked publisher documentation and your connected client's tool list. Names and availability can vary with the server version and account permissions.

ToolWhat it does
get_chart
search_charts
get_chart_metadata
get_object_classes

How to install the enc-charts-mcp Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "enc-charts": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "enc-charts-mcp"
      ],
      "transport": {
        "type": "stdio"
      },
      "env": {
        "ENC_CACHE_DIR": "~/.enc-charts/cache",
        "ENC_CACHE_MAX_SIZE_GB": "20",
        "ENC_CACHE_MAX_AGE_DAYS": "14"
      }
    }
  }
}

From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
ENC_CACHE_DIRDeclared in the maintainer’s client configuration.Check documentation
ENC_CACHE_MAX_SIZE_GBDeclared in the maintainer’s client configuration.Check documentation
ENC_CACHE_MAX_AGE_DAYSDeclared in the maintainer’s client configuration.Check documentation