geocoding-mcp
An MCP server for forward geocoding via the Nominatim API (OpenStreetMap) with no API key required.
README
geo-coding-mcp
An MCP server for forward geocoding via the Nominatim API (OpenStreetMap). No API key required.
Usage
Claude CLI
claude mcp add --scope user geocoding -- npx -y geo-coding-mcp
Manual configuration
Add to your MCP config (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json):
{
"mcpServers": {
"geocoding": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "geo-coding-mcp"]
}
}
}
Tool
geocode
Forward geocodes a free-form location query and returns matching places with coordinates and address details.
Parameters:
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
q |
string | yes | Free-form search query, e.g. "221B Baker Street, London" |
limit |
number | no | Max results to return (1–40, default 5) |
countrycodes |
string | no | Comma-separated ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codes to filter by, e.g. "gb,us" |
addressdetails |
boolean | no | Include structured address breakdown (default true) |
viewbox |
string | no | Bounding box to boost results: "x1,y1,x2,y2" (min_lon,min_lat,max_lon,max_lat) |
bounded |
boolean | no | Restrict results to within the viewbox (requires viewbox) |
Example response:
Geocoding results for: Big Ben, London
Found 3 result(s)
==================================================
[1] Big Ben, Westminster Bridge Road, Lambeth, London, Greater London, England, SE1 7PB, United Kingdom
Lat: 51.5007325 Lon: -0.1246254
Type: tourism/attraction (importance: 0.7654)
Address: tourism: Big Ben, road: Westminster Bridge Road, city: London, postcode: SE1 7PB, country: United Kingdom
...
Testing locally
npm run build
npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector node ./build/index.js
License
MIT
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