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osm-mcp

MCP server for OpenStreetMap: geocoding, walking/driving/cycling distances, route optimization, isochrones and POI search

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Data offered docs-verified: geocoding · reverse geocoding · walking, driving and cycling distance and duration · multi-stop route optimization · isochrones · POI search · POI details · meeting point suggestion (2-8 people) · straight-line distance · map links
Coverage llm-inferred: Global (OpenStreetMap data)
Formats docs-verified: MCP stdio · JSON (structuredContent)
Access docs-verified: Free public OpenStreetMap backends, no API key required. Optional OpenRouteService key (ORS_API_KEY) switches routing engine. Licence: MIT (catalogue metadata).

Use cases llm-inferred: Travel-time screening from a site to nearby services using walking, cycling or driving durations · Isochrone catchment of reachable area within a time budget for site accessibility appraisal · Fair meeting venue for 2-8 stakeholders attending a consultation or site meeting
Audience llm-inferred: GIS analysts · planners · project managers

Constraints docs-verified: Requires internet access to public OpenStreetMap services · Nominatim and OSRM are rate-limited to 1 request/second · Optional OpenRouteService free tier: 2000 directions/day, 40/minute · Overpass concurrency capped at 2 slots · Responses cached for up to 3600 seconds by default, so data may be up to an hour old · OSM tag namespace has no schema, so POI tag values may be inconsistent · Requires Node.js 22 or later for the npx install

Resolve a UK place name to coordinates. Argument key is inferred; check tools/list for the actual schema.

{
  "tool": "geocode",
  "arguments": {
    "query": "Cardiff Central Station"
  }
}

Walking distance and duration between two waypoints. Argument keys are inferred from the structuredContent example; check tools/list.

{
  "tool": "route",
  "arguments": {
    "waypoints": [
      "Cardiff Central Station",
      "Cardiff Castle"
    ],
    "profile": "foot"
  }
}

Auto-extracted, unverified fields: tools, install, auth. Check upstream documentation.

Tools/install/auth auto-extracted from README; quality score heuristic (stars, recency, tool count, licence).

Metadata observed 16/10/2026 · research sweep: github-search