GBG Loqate - Reach MCP Server
Verify addresses, emails, and phone numbers against Loqate's APIs. Get confidence scores, policy-aware recommendations, and full auditability - in one command. Its 10 documented tools cover verify, address, policy. It is available as a remote MCP endpoint.
Teams that want a hosted email endpoint instead of running a local process.
VERIFIED ACTIVE
LAST COMMIT 2026-07-30 · ★ 2 · #72 OF 75 MAINTAINED EMAIL · VERIFIED 2026-08-25
NOASSERTION · how we verify → /methodology
01 · Install GBG Loqate - Reach
before you install - you'll need
Set ANTHROPIC_API_KEY, LOQATE_VERIFY_URL before connecting. LOQATE_API_KEY, LOQATE_VERIFY_KEY are optional or environment-specific per the README.
Claude Code
claude mcp add gbgplc-lqt --transport http https://reach.prod.fabric.gbgplatforms.com/mcp Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config
{
"mcpServers": {
"gbgplc-lqt": {
"url": "https://reach.prod.fabric.gbgplatforms.com/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
https://reach.prod.fabric.gbgplatforms.com/mcp
transport: streamable-http
endpoint alive - responded to MCP initialize · probed 2026-08-25
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 remote - your agent's requests go to reach.prod.fabric.gbgplatforms.com
endpoint auth accepted our unauthenticated MCP initialize - no credentials needed to connect
license no standard license detected - usage rights unclear; check the repo before commercial use
registry namespace io.github.gbgplc is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner
03 · What GBG Loqate - Reach 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 verify an address with confidence score and recommendation (supports detect_country, suggest, suggestion_id), verify an email with risk level and recommendation, verify a phone number with type/carrier and recommendation, and verify all fields together with overall recommendation (supports detect_country, suggest, suggestion_id).
Capability map
Tools grouped from the project's README - what GBG Loqate - Reach lets an agent do.
Verify
4 tools - e.g. Verify an address with confidence score and recommendation (supports detect_country, suggest, suggestion_id); Verify an email with risk level and recommendation; Verify a phone number with type/carrier…
verify_address · verify_email · verify_phone · verify_contact
Policy
3 tools - e.g. Show details for a specific policy; Register a custom policy (stdio mode only); Get a recommended policy for your use case, including its suggestion confidence floor (stdio mode only)
show_policy · set_policy · recommend_policy
Retrieve
1 tool - e.g. Resolve a suggestion id to a cleansed address (consumes a credit; not a verification)
retrieve_address
Parse
1 tool - e.g. Parse and standardize an address via Claude (stdio mode only)
parse_address
read & search
1 tool - e.g. List available decisioning policies
list_policies
Latest releases
v0.13.3 · 2026-07-30
What's New · Patch release. Demo copy and documentation only - verification behaviour, output, flags and the API surface are unchanged from v0.13.2. · The demo no longer advertises a feature that does not exist · The…
v0.13.2 · 2026-07-29
What's New · Patch release. Fixes to the demo's Assistant tab introduced in v0.13.1 - verification behaviour, output, flags and the API surface are unchanged. · The assistant is now a centred chat modal · It was spread…
v0.13.1 · 2026-07-29
What's New · An Assistant tab in the demo - the loop as a conversation · lqt demo gains a chat interface, and it's the most direct way to show address verification to someone non-technical. Type an address the way a…
04 · Who maintains GBG Loqate - Reach
GBG Loqate - Reach is maintained by gbgplc. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Apr 2026.
05 · Facts
- repository
- github.com/gbgplc/lqt
- website
- https://agents.gbg.com/reach
- category
- email - ranked #72 of 75 actively-maintained email servers as of 2026-08-25.
- release cadence
- 10+ releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-07-30)
- registry
- io.github.gbgplc/lqt (active, first published 2026-05-07)
06 · GBG Loqate - Reach FAQ
Is GBG Loqate - Reach still maintained?
Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-07-30 and it shipped 10+ releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.
What can GBG Loqate - Reach do?
With this server connected, an agent can verify an address with confidence score and recommendation (supports detect_country, suggest, suggestion_id), verify an email with risk level and recommendation, verify a phone number with type/carrier and recommendation, and verify all fields together with overall recommendation (supports detect_country, suggest, suggestion_id).
How do I install GBG Loqate - Reach?
Run `claude mcp add gbgplc-lqt --transport http https://reach.prod.fabric.gbgplatforms.com/mcp`. The README documents 4 environment variables (LOQATE_API_KEY, ANTHROPIC_API_KEY, LOQATE_VERIFY_URL…) to set first. Set ANTHROPIC_API_KEY, LOQATE_VERIFY_URL before connecting. LOQATE_API_KEY, LOQATE_VERIFY_KEY are optional or environment-specific per the README. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.
Does GBG Loqate - Reach require authentication?
No - the endpoint accepted our unauthenticated MCP initialize when probed on 2026-08-25; you can connect without credentials.
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