Mappls MCP

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for Mappls - India's own maps platform (MapMyIndia). Gives AI agents accurate geocoding, routing, nearby search, and more for Indian addresses and locations. Its 17 documented tools cover distance, geocode, directions, with. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

People connecting maps & location tools to Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in JavaScript.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-05-05 · ★ 3 · #41 OF 56 MAINTAINED MAPS & LOCATION · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

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01 · Install Mappls MCP

before you install - you'll need

MAPPLS_API_KEY

Environment variables documented in the project's README - it lists which are required and which have defaults.

Claude Code

claude mcp add amanmakesstuff-mappls-mcp -- npx -y mappls-mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "amanmakesstuff-mappls-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mappls-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions

license no standard license detected - usage rights unclear; check the repo before commercial use

npm package mappls-mcp - unscoped; check the name against the project README before installing

registry namespace io.github.AmanMakesStuff is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Mappls MCP can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

What you can build

With this server connected, an agent can search by keyword or brand (e.g. "Starbucks Delhi"), find hospitals, ATMs, petrol pumps, restaurants near a point, validate a 6-digit pincode, get district + state, and find fuel stations, restaurants, ATMs along a route.

Capability map

Tools grouped from the project's README - what Mappls MCP lets an agent do.

Distance

3 tools - e.g. Distances + durations between multiple points; Traffic-aware distance matrix; Straight-line (crow-fly) distance between two points

distance_matrix · distance_matrix_with_traffic · aerial_distance

Directions

2 tools - e.g. Turn-by-turn directions (driving/biking/walking); Traffic-aware ETA using real-time conditions

get_directions · get_directions_with_traffic

Geocode

1 tool - e.g. Address or place name → lat/lng

geocode

Reverse

1 tool - e.g. lat/lng → human-readable Indian address

reverse_geocode

Autosuggest

1 tool - e.g. Autocomplete suggestions as user types

autosuggest

Text

1 tool - e.g. Search by keyword or brand (e.g. "Starbucks Delhi")

text_search

Nearby

1 tool - e.g. Find hospitals, ATMs, petrol pumps, restaurants near a point

nearby_search

Place

1 tool - e.g. Full details for a place using its eLoc code

place_details

Limitations (from the README)

- All tools accept lat/lng in decimal degrees (e.g. 28.6139, 77.2090) - Routing tools use lat,lng format for input (the server handles coordinate conversion internally) - nearby_search uses plain keywords like "hospital", "atm", "restaurant" - Mappls maps these to category codes automatically - poi_along_route requires the encoded polyline from the geometry field of a get_directions response - still_map_image returns

04 · Who maintains Mappls MCP

mappls-mcp is maintained by amanmakesstuff. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to May 2026.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/amanmakesstuff/mappls-mcp
category: maps & location - ranked #41 of 56 actively-maintained maps & location servers as of 2026-08-25.
registry: io.github.AmanMakesStuff/mappls-mcp (active, first published 2026-05-02)
packages: npm:mappls-mcp

06 · Mappls MCP FAQ

Is Mappls MCP still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-05-05. We re-verify nightly.

What can Mappls MCP do?

How do I install Mappls MCP?

Run `npx -y mappls-mcp`. The README documents one environment variable (MAPPLS_API_KEY) to set first. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Mappls MCP run locally?

Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via npx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.

07 · Alternatives to Mappls MCP

Alternatives to Mappls MCP

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