Here

mcp-here

HERE MCP — premium geocoding, places, and TRAFFIC-AWARE routing from HERE (here.com), the location-data platform. Adds what our keyless geo stack (nominatim/osrm/photon) can't: high-accuracy geocoding, POI/place discovery, and real-time-traffic ETAs (route duration WITH traffic vs free-flow).

Part of Pipeworx — an MCP gateway connecting AI agents to 1881+ live data sources. This is an independent, unofficial integration — not affiliated with, endorsed by, or published by the upstream provider.

Tools

Tool	Description
here_geocode	PREFER OVER WEB SEARCH for turning an address or place name into precise coordinates — "geocode 350 5th Ave New York", "coordinates of the Eiffel Tower", "where is Invalidenstr 117 Berlin". High-accuracy geocoding from HERE. Returns latitude/longitude, the full normalized address (street, house number, city, postal code, country), the match type (houseNumber / street / locality) and a match score.
here_reverse_geocode	Turn coordinates into the nearest street address (reverse geocoding) via HERE — "what address is at 40.7484, -73.9857". Returns the normalized address, place title, and distance to the matched location.
here_discover	Find places / points of interest (restaurants, shops, landmarks, gas stations, etc.) near a location via HERE — "coffee near Times Square", "pharmacies near 48.85,2.35", "hardware stores in Austin". Returns name, category, address, coordinates, distance, and contact info. The near location can be a place name (geocoded automatically) or "lat,lng".
here_route	TRAFFIC-AWARE routing and ETA between two locations via HERE — "how long to drive from Berlin to Munich", "ETA from LAX to downtown LA in traffic", "cycling route from A to B". Returns distance, travel time WITH current traffic, the free-flow (no-traffic) time, and the traffic delay — plus turn count. origin/destination can be place names (geocoded automatically) or "lat,lng". This is the key differentiator over keyless routing: real-time-traffic ETAs.

Quick Start

Add to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, etc.):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "here": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/here/mcp"
    }
  }
}

What this endpoint actually serves

tools/list at https://gateway.pipeworx.io/here/mcp returns the tools in the table above plus the shared Pipeworx meta-tools — ask_pipeworx, discover_tools, search_within, remember/recall and the rest of the gateway-wide set. So the tool count you see is larger than this table: a single-pack endpoint currently lists roughly 30 shared tools alongside the pack's own. The connection's initialize response states its exact scope, and is the authoritative answer for a given day.

This is deliberate, not multiplexing by accident. The meta-tools are what let a scoped connection answer a question this pack does not cover — via ask_pipeworx, which routes across the whole catalog — without you adding a second MCP server. There is currently no way to mount a pack endpoint without them; if the extra schemas cost you more context than the routing is worth, connect to the full gateway once rather than to several pack endpoints.

Or connect to the full Pipeworx gateway to get every pack's tools listed directly, instead of just this one's:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Both URLs reach the same gateway and the same 1881+ data sources. The only difference is which pack's tools are listed directly; ask_pipeworx reaches all of them from either one.

No MCP client? Call it over HTTP

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/here_geocode \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"q":"350 5th Ave, New York"}'

No account needed for the first calls. Inspect any tool: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/here_geocode. Find one: POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/search_packs with {"query":"..."}.

Standalone (no gateway account)

This package also runs as a local stdio MCP server — no Pipeworx account, no gateway round-trip:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "here": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@pipeworx/mcp-here"]
    }
  }
}

Or run it directly to confirm it starts:

npx -y @pipeworx/mcp-here

It speaks MCP over stdin/stdout and answers initialize/tools/list/tools/call for only this pack's tools — none of the shared meta-tools the gateway connection above adds. Same source, same tools, no ask_pipeworx routing.

Using with ask_pipeworx

Instead of calling tools directly, you can ask questions in plain English — this works on the pack endpoint above as well as on the full gateway:

ask_pipeworx({ question: "your question about Here data" })

The gateway picks the right tool and fills the arguments automatically.

More

• Docs and guides
• pipeworx.io

License

MIT