osmaps-mcp

MCP server for route distance calculations using OSRM and Nominatim.

Features

• Route Distance: Calculate driving distance and travel time between two locations
• Geocoding: Converts addresses to coordinates using Nominatim (OpenStreetMap)
• Coordinate Support: Accepts both addresses and lat,lng coordinates
• No API Key Required: Uses free OpenStreetMap services

Requirements

• Node.js 18+

Installation

npm install
npm run setup

This builds the project and links the osmaps-mcp binary globally.

Configuration

After running npm run setup, configure your MCP client to use osmaps-mcp:

Claude Desktop

Add to your Claude Desktop configuration file:

macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "osmaps": {
      "command": "osmaps-mcp"
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

Add via CLI:

claude mcp add --transport stdio osmaps -- osmaps-mcp

Or add to ~/.claude.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "osmaps": {
      "command": "osmaps-mcp"
    }
  }
}

Cursor

Create .cursor/mcp.json in your project root:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "osmaps": {
      "command": "osmaps-mcp"
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

Add to your Windsurf MCP configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "osmaps": {
      "command": "osmaps-mcp"
    }
  }
}

OpenCode

Add to your opencode.json config file:

{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "osmaps": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": ["osmaps-mcp"],
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}

Gemini CLI

Add via CLI:

gemini mcp add osmaps osmaps-mcp -t stdio

Or add to your Gemini CLI configuration file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "osmaps": {
      "command": "osmaps-mcp"
    }
  }
}

Tools

get-route-distance

Calculate driving route distance and travel time between two locations.

Parameters:

• origin - Starting location (address or lat,lng coordinates)
• destination - Ending location (address or lat,lng coordinates)

Example:

origin: "Berlin, Germany"
destination: "Paris, France"

Returns: 452.31 km, 265 min

Coordinate example:

origin: "52.5200,13.4050"
destination: "48.8566,2.3522"

APIs Used

• OSRM - Open Source Routing Machine (free, no API key)
• Nominatim - OpenStreetMap geocoding (free, no API key)