Convert addresses and coordinates, search places, and calculate distances.
This MCP tool claims to provide geocoding via OpenStreetMap Nominatim, and the provided materials show no clear signs of overreach or suspicious exfiltration. It does require an environment variable and local code execution, and lacks README/license detail, so overall it merits caution, while supply-chain risk is moderated by official registry listing, open source, and recent maintenance.
It requires the GEOCODE_USER_AGENT environment variable. This appears more like a request identifier than a highly sensitive API key, but it is still a configuration secret; if it contains identifying org/personal data or is reused elsewhere, there is limited leakage or misuse risk.
The description says it uses OpenStreetMap Nominatim for forward/reverse geocoding, place search, and distance, implying that query content is sent to a geocoding service related to its stated purpose. The materials do not list a concrete host, so endpoint transparency is incomplete; location/address data in user queries should be treated as outbound.
System checks indicate that the tool executes code/starts a local process, which is normal MCP behavior. The materials do not show requests for elevated system privileges or actions unrelated to geocoding, so there is no concrete red flag here to raise it to high risk.
The available materials do not specify which local files, databases, or other resources it can read or write; as a normal MCP tool, it can at least access session inputs used for geocoding queries. No explicit overbroad access is described, but missing documentation leaves the true data-access boundary insufficiently transparent.
It is listed in an official registry, has an auditable open-source repository, and was updated within the last year—clear risk-reducing factors. Although it lacks README/license detail and has very low community adoption, there is no sign of a closed-source, unknown, or abandoned supply-chain red flag.
Copy the install command and let the AI configure it · recommended for beginners
Please install the "Geocoding" MCP server from askskill: Run: claude mcp add 'io-github-danishashko-geocode-mcp' -- npx -y geocode-mcp
Use the Geocoding tool to convert "100 Century Avenue, Pudong New Area, Shanghai" into latitude and longitude, and return the normalized address.
Returns the latitude, longitude, and normalized place details for the address.
Use the Geocoding tool to reverse geocode coordinates 31.2304,121.4737 and provide the place name and full address.
Returns the matching place name, address, and related geographic details.
Use the Geocoding tool to find "Beijing South Railway Station" and "Beijing Capital Airport", then calculate the straight-line distance between them.
Returns the matched places and the distance between them.
Provides geocoding, weather forecasts, and timezone lookups.
Convert coordinates or place names into regions, boundaries, and centroids.
Geocode U.S. addresses, reverse coordinates, and retrieve Census geographies.
Geocode locations, find nearby places, and query boundaries with OpenStreetMap data.
Convert coordinates into the deepest administrative loc_id and full parent hierarchy.
Enable AI agents to geocode, search places, and plan routes.