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MCP server · Code & DevOps

io.github.cyanheads/openstreetmap-mcp-server

Geocode, reverse geocode, and run Overpass spatial queries on OpenStreetMap data.

Checks passed
14 / 22

0 failed · 8 not measured

Median response
928 ms

Median of successful probes over 7 days

30-day uptime
Not measured

Share of countable probes over 30 days, including daily rollups. Auth challenges are excluded.

Discovered tools
6

Tool definitions returned by this server

Independent monitoring

Health & checks

Status history

Responded

The server completed its last measured handshake. This is an observation, not a guarantee.

Last checked
Check summary by test group
Test areaPassedFailedUnmeasured
ConnectionCan a client connect and discover tools?
500
Reliability & speedDoes it respond consistently and quickly?
004
Access & authenticationWhat is required to use this server?
102
Tool qualityAre the tool definitions usable by an agent?
400
Publisher identityCan the publisher be traced to its source?
402

Unmeasured means there is not enough evidence to decide. How these checks work

Inspect individual checks 22 recorded

Core

  • Pass
    Reachable

    Latest probe returned HTTP 200 in 928 ms.

  • Pass
    Valid handshake

    protocolVersion 2025-11-25, serverInfo.name openstreetmap-mcp-server.

  • Pass
    Lists tools

    tools/list returned 6 tools.

  • Pass
    Current protocol

    Negotiated 2025-11-25. The bar is 2025-06-18 or newer.

  • Pass
    HTTPS

    The endpoint URL is https.

Performance

  • Not measured
    Fast (p50)

    Median latency 928 ms over 1 samples in 7 days. The bar is 1000 ms. Need at least 5 samples.

  • Not measured
    Consistent (p95)

    95th percentile 928 ms over 1 samples in 7 days. The bar is 3000 ms. Need at least 20 samples.

  • Not measured
    Reliable (uptime)

    1 of 1 attempts returned a tool list in 30 days (100%). The bar is 99%. Need at least 30 samples.

  • Not measured
    Stable tool list

    Fewer than two successful probes in 30 days, so tool-list stability is not measured.

Access

  • Pass
    Open access

    tools/list succeeded with no credential, and the record declares none.

  • Not measured
    Standard auth

    Auth is not required, so the OAuth metadata check does not apply.

  • Not measured
    Free tier cited

    No publisher quote has been checked.

Tools

  • Pass
    Tools described

    Every tool description is at least 20 characters.

  • Pass
    Valid input schemas

    Every inputSchema is a JSON Schema object.

  • Pass
    Parameters documented

    60 of 60 parameters have a description (100%). The bar is 80%.

  • Pass
    Safety hints

    Every tool sets readOnlyHint or destructiveHint.

Publisher

  • Pass
    Verified namespace

    Listed in the Official MCP Registry.

  • Not measured
    Website matches publisher

    This namespace is not a reverse domain, so the website comparison does not apply.

  • Pass
    Source repo linked

    A repository URL is on file.

  • Pass
    Repo owner matches

    The GitHub repository owner matches the namespace login.

  • Pass
    Recently updated

    Updated 2026-11-05T10:35:17.423156Z, within 180 days.

  • Not measured
    Open-source licence

    The GitHub licence lookup has not returned an OSI result yet.

Start using io.github.cyanheads/openstreetmap-mcp-server

Connect to this server

Choose your client, copy the configuration, then enable the server in your client’s MCP settings.

Run this command in your terminal, then restart Claude Code.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http io-github-cyanheads-openstreetmap-mcp-server https://openstreetmap.caseyjhand.com/mcp

Capabilities

Tools 6

openstreetmap_lookup_objects

Fetch the Nominatim address record for known OSM objects by ID, 50 per call with any more returned under deferred_ids, each prefixed N (node), W (way), or R (relation), e.g. "N240109189". Use it for IDs already in hand from openstreetmap_query_nearby or openstreetmap_query_bbox; it returns only objects named in osm_ids and lists those with no Nominatim record under not_found (Nominatim skips unnamed and non-place objects, so such an ID may still exist). It cannot select by tag, so discover objects with those tools or openstreetmap_query_raw first.

Discovered
openstreetmap_query_bbox

Find OSM features inside an area via the Overpass API, for surveys of everything in a region (openstreetmap_query_nearby covers proximity to a point). Scope with the four corner fields south, west, north, east, or with within and a single OSM boundary ref such as a city relation or a park way, which searches the boundary polygon itself instead of an overcovering box; never both. Filter with amenity, or with tag_key plus an optional tag_value, ANDing up to five more filters; every feature returns with its full OSM tag set (no extratags flag here).

Discovered
openstreetmap_query_nearby

Find OSM features within a radius of a point via the Overpass API, the tool for "what is near X?" questions. Filter with amenity, or with tag_key plus an optional tag_value, ANDing up to five more filters; every feature returns with its full OSM tag set (no extratags flag here), sorted nearest-first by distance_meters. An area containing the point, such as the park or city it lies in, matches at 0 m whatever the radius.

Discovered
openstreetmap_query_raw

Run an arbitrary Overpass QL query for anything the convenience tools cannot express: multi-type or union queries, relation membership, historical queries, regex tag matching. The query must include [out:json], e.g. "[out:json][timeout:15];node[\"natural\"=\"peak\"](47.5,-122.5,47.7,-122.2);out body;"; scope to an OSM boundary with rel(<id>);map_to_area->.a; or way(<id>);map_to_area->.a; then (area.a) on each statement (the 2400000000 way-area offset is gone since Overpass 0.7.57; openstreetmap_query_bbox takes the same scope as within, without QL). The response is one page: page with limit and offset, read totalFound and truncated for the whole match, and an element over max_element_bytes arrives with its members, nodes or geometry array withheld whole and withheldNotice saying how to fetch it back. For plain "near X" or "in this area" questions use openstreetmap_query_nearby or openstreetmap_query_bbox.

Discovered
openstreetmap_reverse_geocode

Convert a latitude/longitude pair to the nearest address or named place via Nominatim. The result is the closest indexed OSM object at the requested zoom (18 building, 10 city), which in dense areas can be a neighbouring feature rather than the one containing the coordinate; proximity and layer pick it, never an OSM attribute tag, so find features by tag with openstreetmap_query_nearby, openstreetmap_query_bbox, or openstreetmap_query_raw.

Discovered
openstreetmap_search_places

Geocode a place name or address to coordinates and structured place data via Nominatim. Send either a free-form query or the structured address fields (street, city, county, state, country, postalcode), never both; results are the best-ranked matches, not every matching object, and matching never uses an OSM attribute tag, so filter or enumerate by tag with openstreetmap_query_nearby, openstreetmap_query_bbox, or openstreetmap_query_raw.

Discovered

Recent measurements

Probe history

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Latest stored probes. Raw probe rows are kept for 14 days.
CheckedResultResponseTools
Connected928 ms6