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Mappit

by mappit.ai · remote · no sign-in to list tools · v2.9.2 · published by ai.mappit

The world's news on a live map: place briefings, storylines, statistics, live layers, businesses.

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15 tools: 2 change things and 13 only read.

Scanned Oct 21, 2026

No check matched anything in the tool definitions. No finding is not a safety guarantee. How the checks work.

claude mcp add --transport http mappit https://mappit.ai/mcp

Tools

Open a tool for its reasons and full description. Descriptions are the publisher's own words, shown as they are.

15 tools

Changes things 2Claude Code: ask
  • rank_regionsCountries, US states, US counties or congressional districts ranked by one indicator from Mappit's Map Apps data, for the latest or a given period, optionally within a country, a U…No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.
    • The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Countries, US states, US counties or congressional districts ranked by one indicator from Mappit's Map Apps data, for the latest or a given period, optionally within a country, a US state or a continent. Each value carries its period; the answer names the source and licence. Indicator codes come from list_map_apps; a news topic share is "news_topic_share:<topic>" (or pass topic).

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Rank regions
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
    • readOnlyHint: true
  • whats_happeningUse first for the news in a place or the world: "What's happening in Seattle?", "Any news near Lagos?", "What's the biggest news today?", "What's going on in France this week?".No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.
    • The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Use first for the news in a place or the world: "What's happening in Seattle?", "Any news near Lagos?", "What's the biggest news today?", "What's going on in France this week?". Returns Mappit's ranking of the top stories (as on the map, each placed where it happened), the storylines running through the area, live conditions (earthquakes, air quality, weather) and a short profile of the place. Each story links to the publisher's article (source_url) and to Mappit (url). For what a place is rather than its news (its overview, publishers, radio and TV, companies), use get_location.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: What's happening
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
    • readOnlyHint: true
Only reads 13Claude Code: allow
  • find_placesFind businesses and landmarks near a place in Mappit's directory of 14.9 million OpenStreetMap entries: by name ("Pike Place Market"), by kind ("pharmacy", "hotel", "cafe") or by c…No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "find_places" says "find": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Find businesses and landmarks near a place in Mappit's directory of 14.9 million OpenStreetMap entries: by name ("Pike Place Market"), by kind ("pharmacy", "hotel", "cafe") or by cuisine ("ramen"). Nearest first, with address, opening hours, website and phone where OpenStreetMap has them. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Find businesses and places
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
    • readOnlyHint: true
  • get_digestMappit's editions: the Daily Digest (the day's top stories worldwide, as emailed to subscribers) and the weekly Week in Review (an analysis of the week's biggest storylines).No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "get_digest" says "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Mappit's editions: the Daily Digest (the day's top stories worldwide, as emailed to subscribers) and the weekly Week in Review (an analysis of the week's biggest storylines). Omit date and slug for the latest; set list to true for the archive.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Daily Digest and Week in Review
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
    • readOnlyHint: true
  • get_directionsDriving, walking or cycling directions between places: distance, travel time and turn-by-turn steps, with a link that opens the route on Mappit's map.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "get_directions" says "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Driving, walking or cycling directions between places: distance, travel time and turn-by-turn steps, with a link that opens the route on Mappit's map. Each end can be a town, a business or landmark ("Pike Place Market"), a street address, or "lat,lon". Routing © openrouteservice.org by HeiGIT; map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Directions
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: true
    • readOnlyHint: true
  • get_locationA place's profile on Mappit, for what a place is and who covers it: its written overview (geography, economy, recent history), its five latest stories, the storylines active here i…No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "get_location" says "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    A place's profile on Mappit, for what a place is and who covers it: its written overview (geography, economy, recent history), its five latest stories, the storylines active here in the last 72 hours, the publishers that covered it in the last 30 days, live news radio and TV nearby, S&P 500 companies headquartered there, and current conditions. Use for "tell me about Fort Sumner" or "who covers the news in Boise?". For what's happening there now (the ranked news), use whats_happening.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Place profile
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
    • readOnlyHint: true
  • get_map_layerOne of Mappit's live map layers, for a place or the whole world: earthquakes (USGS), wildfires (NASA FIRMS), air_quality and weather (Open-Meteo), history (events on this day in pa…No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "get_map_layer" says "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    One of Mappit's live map layers, for a place or the whole world: earthquakes (USGS), wildfires (NASA FIRMS), air_quality and weather (Open-Meteo), history (events on this day in past years), stocks (S&P 500 companies by headquarters), events (public event pins) and radio_tv (live news radio and TV streams). For the whole world, air quality lists the worst readings first and weather the hottest.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Map layer
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
    • readOnlyHint: true
  • get_mappit_infoAbout Mappit itself: what it is, its version, how many stories, storylines and places it holds right now, the topic list (the slugs other tools accept as topic), and which countrie…No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "get_mappit_info" says "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    About Mappit itself: what it is, its version, how many stories, storylines and places it holds right now, the topic list (the slugs other tools accept as topic), and which countries it covers. Use to learn valid topics.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: About Mappit
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
    • readOnlyHint: true
  • get_statisticOne statistic for one country, US state, US county or congressional district from Mappit's Map Apps data (World Bank, BLS, BEA, Census, CDC, UCDP, UNHCR, FEC, MIT Election Lab and …No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "get_statistic" says "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    One statistic for one country, US state, US county or congressional district from Mappit's Map Apps data (World Bank, BLS, BEA, Census, CDC, UCDP, UNHCR, FEC, MIT Election Lab and more): the value with its period, its rank, the US figure, the source and licence, and the recent series. Indicator codes come from list_map_apps; a news topic share is "news_topic_share:<topic>" (or pass topic).

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Statistic for a place
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
    • readOnlyHint: true
  • get_storyOne story in full: headline, summary, publisher and article link, publication time, where it happened, how Mappit found it (found_by: its own crawler or an AI search vendor), the s…No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "get_story" says "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    One story in full: headline, summary, publisher and article link, publication time, where it happened, how Mappit found it (found_by: its own crawler or an AI search vendor), the storyline it belongs to, and the other outlets that carried the same story (also_carried_by). Pass a story id from another Mappit tool.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Get a story
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
    • readOnlyHint: true
  • get_threadOne storyline: its summary, its stories (newest first, paged) and, when it has one, Mappit's AI analysis — the story so far, why it matters, connections and what to watch.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "get_thread" says "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    One storyline: its summary, its stories (newest first, paged) and, when it has one, Mappit's AI analysis — the story so far, why it matters, connections and what to watch. Attribute the analysis to Mappit. Pass an id from list_threads, whats_happening or search_mappit.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Get a storyline
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
    • readOnlyHint: true
  • list_map_appsMappit's Map Apps: statistics painted on the map — world and US economy, people, health, conflict and crisis, US elections and Mappit's own news atlas.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "list_map_apps" says "list": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Mappit's Map Apps: statistics painted on the map — world and US economy, people, health, conflict and crisis, US elections and Mappit's own news atlas. Lists each app's views with the indicator code, levels, time grain, source, licence and a link that opens it. Use it to learn the indicator codes get_statistic and rank_regions take; a news-topic view's code carries its topic ("news_topic_share:world-conflict").

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Map apps
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
    • readOnlyHint: true
  • list_storiesPage through Mappit's stories for a place, a country or the whole world, newest first (or sort "trending" for Mappit's ranking).No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "list_stories" says "list": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Page through Mappit's stories for a place, a country or the whole world, newest first (or sort "trending" for Mappit's ranking). Use for "all the news from Kyiv this week", "more stories" after whats_happening, or stories on one topic. Filters: time window, topic, language, and source "crawler" for stories Mappit's own crawler read from the publishers. Returns a cursor for the next page. To find stories by words or meaning, use search_mappit.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: List stories
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
    • readOnlyHint: true
  • list_threadsThe storylines Mappit is following worldwide, ranked as on mappit.ai's Threads page.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "list_threads" says "list": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    The storylines Mappit is following worldwide, ranked as on mappit.ai's Threads page. Each groups many stories about one developing event ("Iran nuclear talks", "Hurricane season"). Optionally one topic or a time window. Use get_thread for one storyline's stories and Mappit's analysis; whats_happening gives the storylines around one place.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: List storylines
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
    • readOnlyHint: true
  • search_mappitSearch Mappit by words or meaning.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "search_mappit" says "search": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Search Mappit by words or meaning. mode "keyword" (default) matches words in stories, storylines, places, businesses, public pins and public collections. mode "semantic" finds stories and storylines about an idea even when the words differ, e.g. "tenants organizing against rent increases". Reads the whole archive unless given a window; optionally limit to one place. For the latest news in a place, use whats_happening.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Search Mappit
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
    • readOnlyHint: true

This is not a safety rating, and no finding is not a safety guarantee. The groups and findings come from fixed checks of the tool definitions the server returned on the date shown, not from its code or what it does when called. How the checks work.

Install

Pinned to version 2.9.2. Values in angle brackets are yours to fill in.

claude mcp add --transport http mappit https://mappit.ai/mcp

Run in a terminal.

Claude Code permissions

Allow the reads, ask before a change, deny the deletes. Paste into .claude/settings.json.

.claude/settings.json
{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "mcp__mappit__list_stories",
      "mcp__mappit__get_story",
      "mcp__mappit__search_mappit",
      "mcp__mappit__get_location",
      "mcp__mappit__list_threads",
      "mcp__mappit__get_thread",
      "mcp__mappit__get_digest",
      "mcp__mappit__find_places",
      "mcp__mappit__get_map_layer",
      "mcp__mappit__get_mappit_info",
      "mcp__mappit__list_map_apps",
      "mcp__mappit__get_statistic",
      "mcp__mappit__get_directions"
    ],
    "ask": [
      "mcp__mappit__whats_happening",
      "mcp__mappit__rank_regions"
    ],
    "deny": []
  }
}

Tools that only read are allowed, tools that change things ask first, tools that delete or cancel are denied. It assumes the server is installed as mappit. Review it before you use it.