Overture Maps MCP Server
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOST | No | Server host (SSE/HTTP only) | 0.0.0.0 |
| PORT | No | Server port (SSE/HTTP only) | 8000 |
| TOOL_MODE | No | Tool mode: direct or progressive | direct |
| TRANSPORT | No | Transport type: stdio, sse, or http | stdio |
| MAX_RADIUS_M | No | Safety cap on radius (meters) | 50000 |
| OVERTURE_API_KEY | No | Bearer token for client auth (required for SSE/HTTP transport) | |
| OVERTURE_DATA_VERSION | No | Overture release version | 2026-01-21.0 |
| MAX_CONCURRENT_QUERIES | No | DuckDB concurrency limit | 3 |
Instructions
Guidance the server publishes about itself, which clients place ahead of the tool catalog so the model reads it before choosing anything.
This server publishes no instructions, or was last inspected before Glama recorded them.
Capabilities
Features and capabilities supported by this server
Protocol revision2025-11-25
| Capability | Details |
|---|---|
| tools | {
"listChanged": true
} |
| logging | {} |
| prompts | {
"listChanged": false
} |
| resources | {
"subscribe": false,
"listChanged": false
} |
| extensions | {
"io.modelcontextprotocol/ui": {}
} |
| experimental | {} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| get_place_categoriesA | Search and browse the Overture Maps place category taxonomy |
| places_in_radiusB | Find all places matching a category within a radius of a point |
| nearest_place_of_typeB | Find the single closest place of a given type to a point |
| count_places_by_type_in_radiusA | Count how many places of a category exist within a radius |
| building_count_in_radiusB | Count total buildings within a radius of a point |
| building_class_compositionC | Get the percentage breakdown of building types within a radius |
| point_in_admin_boundaryB | Determine what administrative boundaries contain a given point |
| road_count_by_classB | Count road segments by class within a radius of a point |
| nearest_road_of_classC | Find the single closest road segment of a given class to a point |
| road_surface_compositionA | Get the percentage breakdown of road surface types within a radius |
| land_use_at_pointC | Determine the land use designation at a specific point |
| land_use_compositionB | Get the percentage breakdown of land use types within a radius |
| land_use_searchC | Find land use parcels of a specific subtype within a radius |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
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