Bamwor MCP Server
MCP Server for world geographic data - 261 countries, 13.4M cities. Connect AI agents to real country and city data. Its 8 documented tools cover cities, country, countries. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.
People connecting this server to Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in TypeScript.
VERIFIED ACTIVE
LAST COMMIT 2026-06-02 · ★ 2 · #484 OF 848 MAINTAINED OTHER · VERIFIED 2026-08-25
MIT · TypeScript servers · how we verify → /methodology
01 · Install Bamwor MCP Server
before you install - you'll need
BAMWOR_API_KEY
Environment variables documented in the project's README - it lists which are required and which have defaults.
Claude Code
claude mcp add bamwor-dev-bamwor-mcp-server -- npx -y bamwor-mcp-serverClaude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config
{
"mcpServers": {
"bamwor-dev-bamwor-mcp-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"bamwor-mcp-server"
]
}
}
}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 MIT - declared in the repository
npm package bamwor-mcp-server - unscoped; check the name against the project README before installing
registry namespace io.github.bamwor-dev is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner
03 · What Bamwor MCP Server 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 get detailed data about a country by name, slug, or ISO code. Returns population, area, capital, region, coordinates, and 20+ statistics, search for countries by name or keyword. Returns matching countries with basic data, search for cities worldwide by name from a database of 13.4M cities, and list cities in a specific country, sorted by population or name. Supports minimum population filter.
Capability map
Tools grouped from the project's README - what Bamwor MCP Server lets an agent do.
read & search
7 tools - e.g. Get detailed data about a country by name, slug, or ISO code. Returns population, area, capital, region, coordinates, and 20+ statistics.; Search for countries by name or keyword. Returns matching…
get_country · search_countries · search_cities · list_cities_by_country · get_rankings · get_city…
Compare
1 tool - e.g. Compare two countries side by side across all available metrics: population, area, GDP, HDI, life expectancy, and more.
compare_countries
04 · Who maintains Bamwor MCP Server
bamwor-mcp-server is maintained by bamwor-dev. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Mar 2026.
05 · Facts
- repository
- github.com/bamwor-dev/bamwor-mcp-server
- category
- other - ranked #484 of 848 actively-maintained other servers as of 2026-08-25.
- registry
- io.github.bamwor-dev/bamwor-mcp-server (active, first published 2026-03-14 · 2 versions)
- packages
- npm:bamwor-mcp-server
06 · Bamwor MCP Server FAQ
Is Bamwor MCP Server still maintained?
Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-06-02. We re-verify nightly.
What can Bamwor MCP Server do?
With this server connected, an agent can get detailed data about a country by name, slug, or ISO code. Returns population, area, capital, region, coordinates, and 20+ statistics, search for countries by name or keyword. Returns matching countries with basic data, search for cities worldwide by name from a database of 13.4M cities, and list cities in a specific country, sorted by population or name. Supports minimum population filter.
How do I install Bamwor MCP Server?
Run `npx -y bamwor-mcp-server`. The README documents one environment variable (BAMWOR_API_KEY) to set first. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.
Does Bamwor MCP Server 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.
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