io.github.cyanheads/nominatim-mcp-server

io.github.cyanheads/nominatim-mcp-server·v0.1.8·Maps & Location

Quality Score

/100

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

Repository →Remote endpoint →

§00 Trust verdict · v1 advisory · method

UNVERIFIEDno verdict on file

Verdict not yet evaluated for this tool. The hybrid eval runs adversarial cases first; coverage rolls out as the corpus expands. Until a verdict is recorded, an agent should treat this tool as not-yet-cleared and fall back to its own checks. Method: hybrid eval, four-state verdict, honest limits.

§01 Install

Remote endpoint

Streamable HTTP / SSE endpoint. Add to any MCP client that supports remote servers.

https://nominatim.caseyjhand.com/mcp

Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nominatim-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cyanheads/nominatim-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "NOMINATIM_BASE_URL": "https://nominatim.openstreetmap.org",
        "NOMINATIM_USER_AGENT": "nominatim-mcp-server/0.1.8",
        "OVERPASS_BASE_URL": "https://overpass-api.de/api/interpreter",
        "MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "info",
        "MCP_HTTP_HOST": "127.0.0.1",
        "MCP_HTTP_PORT": "3010",
        "MCP_HTTP_ENDPOINT_PATH": "/mcp",
        "MCP_PUBLIC_URL": "<mcp_public_url>",
        "MCP_AUTH_MODE": "none"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor (.cursor/mcp.json)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nominatim-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cyanheads/nominatim-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "NOMINATIM_BASE_URL": "https://nominatim.openstreetmap.org",
        "NOMINATIM_USER_AGENT": "nominatim-mcp-server/0.1.8",
        "OVERPASS_BASE_URL": "https://overpass-api.de/api/interpreter",
        "MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "info",
        "MCP_HTTP_HOST": "127.0.0.1",
        "MCP_HTTP_PORT": "3010",
        "MCP_HTTP_ENDPOINT_PATH": "/mcp",
        "MCP_PUBLIC_URL": "<mcp_public_url>",
        "MCP_AUTH_MODE": "none"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cline (cline_mcp_settings.json)

npx -y @cyanheads/nominatim-mcp-server

§02 Environment variables

NOMINATIM_BASE_URL

Nominatim API base URL. Override to use a private or mirror instance.

NOMINATIM_USER_AGENT

User-Agent sent to Nominatim and Overpass. Required by usage policy.

OVERPASS_BASE_URL

Overpass API endpoint URL. Override to use a mirror or private instance.

MCP_LOG_LEVEL

Sets the minimum log level for output (e.g., 'debug', 'info', 'warn').

MCP_HTTP_HOST

The hostname for the HTTP server.

MCP_HTTP_PORT

The port to run the HTTP server on.

MCP_HTTP_ENDPOINT_PATH

The endpoint path for the MCP server.

MCP_PUBLIC_URL

Public origin override for deployments behind a TLS-terminating reverse proxy (e.g. https://mcp.example.com).

MCP_AUTH_MODE

Authentication mode to use: 'none', 'jwt', or 'oauth'.

NOMINATIM_BASE_URL

Nominatim API base URL. Override to use a private or mirror instance.

NOMINATIM_USER_AGENT

User-Agent sent to Nominatim and Overpass. Required by usage policy.

OVERPASS_BASE_URL

Overpass API endpoint URL. Override to use a mirror or private instance.

MCP_LOG_LEVEL

Sets the minimum log level for output (e.g., 'debug', 'info', 'warn').

§03 MCP Quality Score · methodology

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