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NetLoc8 MCP Server

Go Reference Go 1.26+ License: ELv2 netloc8-mcp MCP server

An MCP server that gives AI assistants access to NetLoc8 — IP geolocation deployed to 300+ edge locations worldwide.

Works with or without an API key. Without a key, you get country-level geo data and local utility tools. With a free key, you unlock city-level detail, coordinates, timezone, and account management.

Why?

AI coding assistants run into IP geolocation constantly — parsing access logs, debugging proxy chains, geo-routing traffic, checking EU compliance, verifying CDN behavior. Without an MCP server, you have to copy-paste results from a browser tab. With this server, your AI assistant resolves IPs inline, in context, without breaking flow.

  • Zero-configgo install and add three lines to your MCP config

  • Works without a key — country-level lookups and local IP utilities with no sign-up

  • 14 tools — geo lookup, timezone, IP validation, subnet math, account management

  • 4 guided prompts — IP analysis, security audit, batch comparison, onboarding

  • Freemium built in — unauthenticated users see upgrade hints for city-level data

Related MCP server: IP Geolocation MCP Server

Example

Ask your AI assistant:

Where is 8.8.8.8?

The assistant calls geolocate_ip and responds with something like:

8.8.8.8 is located in Mountain View, California, US.

  Country     United States (US) 🇺🇸
  Region      California (CA)
  City        Mountain View
  Coordinates 37.386, -122.084
  Timezone    America/Los_Angeles (UTC-07:00)
  ASN         AS15169
  Org         Google LLC
  EU member   No

Other things you can ask:

Prompt

What happens

"Where is my server?"

Calls geolocate_me to look up the machine's own IP

"Is 10.0.0.1 a public IP?"

Calls is_public_ip locally — no API call, no quota

"Analyze 203.0.113.42"

Runs the analyze_ip prompt — classification, geo, network, timezone in one report

"Compare these IPs: 8.8.8.8, 1.1.1.1, 208.67.222.222"

Runs batch_geolocate — table with country, city, ASN for each

"Audit my NetLoc8 account"

Runs security_audit — reviews API keys, recent activity, usage

"What subnet is 203.0.113.42 in?"

Calls get_subnet locally — returns 203.0.113.0/24

"Set me up with NetLoc8 for Next.js"

Runs getting_started — creates a key, verifies it, shows SDK install

Install

Requires Go 1.26+.

go install github.com/netloc8/netloc8-mcp@latest

Configuration

Claude Code

One-liner:

claude mcp add --env NETLOC8_API_KEY=sk_live_YOUR_KEY netloc8 -- netloc8-mcp

Or add to .mcp.json in your project root (committable):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "netloc8": {
      "command": "netloc8-mcp",
      "env": {
        "NETLOC8_API_KEY": "sk_live_YOUR_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Add to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json (Windows):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "netloc8": {
      "command": "netloc8-mcp",
      "env": {
        "NETLOC8_API_KEY": "sk_live_YOUR_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor

Add to .cursor/mcp.json in your project root (or ~/.cursor/mcp.json for global):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "netloc8": {
      "command": "netloc8-mcp",
      "env": {
        "NETLOC8_API_KEY": "sk_live_YOUR_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

Add to .vscode/mcp.json in your project root:

{
  "servers": {
    "netloc8": {
      "command": "netloc8-mcp",
      "env": {
        "NETLOC8_API_KEY": "sk_live_YOUR_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

OpenAI Codex

One-liner:

codex mcp add --env NETLOC8_API_KEY=sk_live_YOUR_KEY netloc8 -- netloc8-mcp

Or add to ~/.codex/config.toml (global) or .codex/config.toml (project):

[mcp_servers.netloc8]
command = "netloc8-mcp"
env = { NETLOC8_API_KEY = "sk_live_YOUR_KEY" }

Windsurf

Add to ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "netloc8": {
      "command": "netloc8-mcp",
      "env": {
        "NETLOC8_API_KEY": "sk_live_YOUR_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Antigravity

Add to ~/.gemini/config/mcp_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "netloc8": {
      "command": "netloc8-mcp",
      "env": {
        "NETLOC8_API_KEY": "sk_live_YOUR_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

No API key? Remove the "env" block entirely. The server starts in unauthenticated mode with country-level geo lookups and local tools. Sign up for a free key at netloc8.com to unlock full features.

Environment Variables

Variable

Required

Default

Description

NETLOC8_API_KEY

No

Your NetLoc8 API key. Enables city-level data and account management.

NETLOC8_API_URL

No

https://api.netloc8.com

Override the API base URL (for staging/dev).

Available Tools

Geo Lookup (work with or without API key)

Tool

Description

geolocate_ip

Look up geolocation for any IPv4/IPv6 address

geolocate_me

Look up geolocation for the server's own IP

get_timezone

Get IANA timezone for an IP address

validate_ip

Check if a string is a valid IP address

Local Utilities (no API call, no quota)

Tool

Description

is_public_ip

Check if an IP is publicly routable

normalize_ip

Clean up IP strings (brackets, ::ffff: prefix, whitespace)

get_subnet

Derive /24 CIDR prefix from an IPv4 address

Account Management (requires API key)

Tool

Description

list_api_keys

List all API keys on your account

get_usage

Get request counts and plan limits

get_profile

Get account profile (name, email)

get_audit_log

View account activity log

create_api_key

Create a new API key

delete_api_key

Revoke an API key (irreversible)

renew_api_key

Extend an API key's expiration

Prompts

Prompts are guided workflows that chain multiple tools together. Select them from your MCP client's prompt picker, or just describe what you want — most clients will match you to the right prompt automatically.

Prompt

Description

analyze_ip

Deep-dive analysis of a single IP — classification, geolocation, network, timezone, EU status

security_audit

Review your NetLoc8 account — API key inventory, recent activity, usage, recommendations

batch_geolocate

Look up multiple IPs and produce a comparison table

getting_started

Guided onboarding — create a key, verify it, get SDK install instructions for your platform

Resources

URI

Description

netloc8://about

Product overview, SDKs, pricing, and quick start guide

netloc8://ip/{address}

Geo data for a specific IP address

What You Get

Feature

No API Key

Free Key

Paid Key

Country-level geo

City, coordinates, timezone

Local utility tools

Account management

Monthly requests

5,000

25,000+

License

Elastic License 2.0 (ELv2)

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