Zurich Opendata MCP

🌐 English | Deutsch An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server providing AI-powered access to Open Data from the City of Zurich, Switzerland. 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 Python.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-08-24 · ★ 8 · #15 OF 56 MAINTAINED MAPS & LOCATION · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

MIT · Python servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Zurich Opendata MCP

Claude Code

claude mcp add malkreide-zurich-opendata-mcp -- uvx zurich-opendata-mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "malkreide-zurich-opendata-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "zurich-opendata-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 MIT - declared in the repository

pypi package zurich-opendata-mcp - check the name against the project README before installing (PyPI has no namespace ownership)

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

03 · What Zurich Opendata MCP can do

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

Latest releases

v0.7.0 · 2026-07-31

[0.7.0] - 2026-07-31 · two new configuration surfaces, no existing behaviour changed. The · loopback bind default is unchanged by design - --host has to be given for the · server to reach the network, so upgrading…

v0.6.0 · 2026-07-31

[0.6.0] - 2026-07-31 · Release this because 0.5.1 on PyPI is unusable. The two entries below were · already on main but had never been published: the version in the repo, the · git tag and PyPI all read 0.5.1, so every…

v0.5.1 · 2026-07-24

[0.5.1] - 2026-07-24 · Security · Bumped the mcp[cli] lower bound from >=1.27.1 to >=1.28.1 (and · relocked uv.lock to mcp 1.28.1) to pull in the fix for · CVE-2026-59950, which affected mcp 1.28.0. pip-audit now…

04 · Who maintains Zurich Opendata MCP

zurich-opendata-mcp is maintained by malkreide. We track 43 MCP servers from malkreide - 42 actively maintained, 36 combined GitHub stars, oldest repo from Feb 2026. Full record: all servers from malkreide.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/malkreide/zurich-opendata-mcp
website: https://github.com/malkreide/zurich-opendata-mcp
category: maps & location - ranked #15 of 56 actively-maintained maps & location servers as of 2026-08-25.
release cadence: 5 releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-07-31)
registry: io.github.malkreide/zurich-opendata-mcp (active, first published 2026-06-07 · 4 versions)
packages: pypi:zurich-opendata-mcp

06 · Zurich Opendata MCP FAQ

What is Zurich Opendata MCP?

🌐 English | Deutsch An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server providing AI-powered access to Open Data from the City of Zurich, Switzerland. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

Is Zurich Opendata MCP still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-08-24 and it shipped 5 releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Zurich Opendata MCP?

Run `uvx zurich-opendata-mcp`. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Zurich Opendata MCP run locally?

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

07 · Alternatives to Zurich Opendata MCP

Alternatives to Zurich Opendata MCP

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