MapGL MCP Server (prototype)

Install

Manual install

{
  "servers": {
    "mapgl": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["<repo folder>/dist/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "MAPGL_API_KEY": "Your 2GIS API Key"
      }
    }
  }
}

This is third-party code. Review the repository files before installing.

What it does

The server provides LLM applications with access to 2GIS's MapGL JS API. The MapGL key is passed through an environment variable in the MCP client config. The author describes the project as a prototype and shows two usage examples in the README: comparing Moscow districts by cafe and park density within walking distance, and finding places serving onion soup in Yalta, with screenshots of the results in VS Code.

Who it is for. For developers who want to quickly try an LLM plus 2GIS maps combo in VS Code without a production-ready server.

Example request

Compare the Akademichesky and Obruchevsky districts in Moscow by cafe and park density within walking distance

Limitations

The README does not explicitly list the server's tool set and limits itself to usage examples and screenshots. The author calls it a prototype outright, so interface stability is not guaranteed. It needs your own 2GIS MapGL API key.

How to disable. Remove the mapgl entry from .vscode/mcp.json or your MCP client's config.

MCP

Transport

stdio

Authentication

API key

Security check

• The server only reads MapGL map data
• The MapGL key is stored locally in the client config

README in short

The short English README describes the server as MapGL JS API access for LLM applications, gives npm install and npm run build install steps, a .vscode/mcp.json example with a MAPGL_API_KEY variable, and two screenshots of example queries about Moscow districts and Yalta venues.

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