About acuris-mcp
acuris-mcp gives AI agents and MCP clients access to address validation, standardization, and geocoding across 240+ countries, including UK Royal Mail PAF checks. It also adds census and geographic data to street-level matches in the US and Canada.
Key features
- 01Validate and standardize addresses across 240+ countries
- 02Batch-check up to 50 addresses
- 03Forward and reverse geocode addresses
- 04Expand UK postcodes into delivery addresses
- 05Enrich US and Canadian census and geographic data
- 06Check balances and request trial keys
Use cases
- 01Clean international address records
- 02Verify batches of customer-submitted addresses
- 03Find nearby addresses from coordinates
- 04Add regional statistics to US and Canadian addresses
MCP support
The MCP server exposes Acuris REST API functions for address validation, geocoding, and enrichment to MCP clients. It can connect to the hosted endpoint or run locally over stdio, using an Acuris API key.
Configuration
Remote servers need no local install. Pick your client, then copy the config or install in one click.
https://api.acuris-geo.com/mcpclaude mcp add --transport http com-acuris-geo-acuris https://api.acuris-geo.com/mcp{"mcpServers":{"com-acuris-geo-acuris":{"type":"http","url":"https://api.acuris-geo.com/mcp"}}}Open in Cursor{"servers":{"com-acuris-geo-acuris":{"type":"http","url":"https://api.acuris-geo.com/mcp"}}}Open in VS Code{"mcpServers":{"com-acuris-geo-acuris":{"type":"http","url":"https://api.acuris-geo.com/mcp"}}}{"mcpServers":{"com-acuris-geo-acuris":{"serverUrl":"https://api.acuris-geo.com/mcp"}}}Run commands in a terminal; paste JSON into the client’s MCP config and restart. Servers that need sign-in will prompt on first connect.
https://api.acuris-geo.com/mcpAuth requiredTools
Details
From the project READMEAcuris Geo MCP Server
Give any AI agent — Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT, Gemini CLI and every other
MCP-capable client — direct, self-describing
access to Acuris address validation and geocoding: 240+ countries, honest
verified / corrected / partial verdicts, UK addresses against the official
Royal Mail PAF (UDPRN + UPRN), and free census & geographic enrichment for
street-accurate USA/Canada matches (census tract, block group, FIPS, CBSA/MSA,
congressional district, school district — Canadian equivalents included).
The server is a thin layer on top of the Acuris REST API: every tool call is billed, refunded and rate-limited exactly like the API call it wraps, under your own API key. Failed lookups are refunded automatically — you pay for results, not attempts.
Quick start — hosted endpoint (recommended, zero install)
Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport http acuris-geo https://api.acuris-geo.com/mcp \
--header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACURIS_API_KEY"
Claude Desktop / any JSON-config client
{
"mcpServers": {
"acuris-geo": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://api.acuris-geo.com/mcp",
"headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_ACURIS_API_KEY" }
}
}
}
Cursor (.cursor/mcp.json)
{ "mcpServers": { "acuris-geo": {
"url": "https://api.acuris-geo.com/mcp",
"headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_ACURIS_API_KEY" } } } }
No API key yet? Connect without one and call the request_trial_key tool
with your email — you get an instant free trial key (100 credits, 7 days, no
card, no signup form). Then reconnect with the key.
Tools
| Tool | What it does | Cost |
|---|---|---|
validate_address | Validate & standardize one address (240+ countries; UK via Royal Mail PAF with UDPRN + UPRN). Street-accurate USA/Canada matches include the free census enrichment block. | 1 credit |
validate_addresses_batch | Up to 50 addresses per call, mixed countries. Results in input order. | 1 credit / row |
enrich_us_ca_address | Address → census tract, block group, county/state FIPS, CBSA/MSA, congressional district, school district (USA) / dissemination area, census division, CMA/CA, federal electoral district (Canada). | 1 credit (enrichment free) |
geocode_address | Forward geocoding with an explicit accuracy_type on every result. | 1 credit |
reverse_geocode | Coordinates → nearest addresses with distances. | 1 credit |
expand_uk_postcode | UK postcode → every Royal Mail delivery point (organisation, UDPRN, UPRN, rooftop coordinates). | 1 credit / postcode |
check_balance | Remaining credit balances for the connected key. | free |
request_trial_key | Instant free trial key by email (idempotent for 24h). | free |
No-match and error responses are refunded automatically.
Local (stdio) mode
pip install acuris-mcp # or: uvx acuris-mcp --stdio
ACURIS_API_KEY=YOUR_KEY acuris-mcp --stdio
Claude Desktop stdio config:
{
"mcpServers": {
"acuris-geo": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["acuris-mcp", "--stdio"],
"env": { "ACURIS_API_KEY": "YOUR_KEY" }
}
}
}
Same tools, same billing. The hosted endpoint is recommended — zero install and always current.
Docs & links
- Full MCP docs: https://api.acuris-geo.com/docs/mcp
- REST API reference: https://api.acuris-geo.com/docs
- Pricing: https://www.acuris-geo.com/acuris-pricing/
- US/Canada enrichment: https://www.acuris-geo.com/us-canada-address-enrichment/
- Excel add-in (same engine, no code): https://www.acuris-geo.com/excel-add-in/
License
MIT (this connector). The Acuris API itself is a commercial service — see the terms.
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