MapSmith MCP server

MapSmith is a helper for map and location data. You ask a question in plain words, and it works out the steps needed, runs them on your files, and hands back the result. It is handy if you work with parcels, rivers, elevation grids, or any kind of map data and want to skip the fiddly parts.

What this MCP server does

You ask your AI a question about your map data, in your own words. Your AI passes the question to MapSmith. MapSmith figures out which operations are needed, checks the plan makes sense before touching anything, and then runs the steps on your files. When it is done, you get the answer in the chat, and a record is saved next to the output showing exactly what was done.

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What you can do with it

• Find features within a certain distance of a river or road
• Measure the ground area of shapes on the map
• Look up elevation values under a set of points or parcels
• Filter features by a value, such as elevation below 120 metres
• Reproject data between coordinate systems when a calculation needs it
• Run terrain and hydrology steps on elevation grids
• Get a written record of every step, so someone else can check or rerun it

Try asking your AI

• “Which parcels lie within 1.5 km of the river and sit at 120 m or lower? Give me the mean elevation and the ground area of each.”
• “How high is the ground under each of these wells?”
• “Buffer this road layer by 500 metres and tell me which buildings fall inside.”
• “Measure the ground area of every polygon in this file.”

What it gives back to you

You get the answer in the chat: a table of features with the values you asked for, or a summary of what was found. MapSmith also writes the result to a file next to a record that lists the inputs, the settings used, and the checks that ran. That record is written in a shared format, so another person can read it and rerun the same steps.

Before you start

Who it's for

People who work with maps and location data, like GIS analysts, planners, environmental researchers, and anyone who has map files but not the time to script every step.