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OpenStreetMap for VS Code

io.github.ni-c/osm-mcp

Geocoding, walking/driving/cycling distances, route optimization, isochrones and POI search on OSM

client:VS Code transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install OpenStreetMap in VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "osm-user-agent",
      "description": "OSM_USER_AGENT",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "ors-api-key",
      "description": "ORS_API_KEY",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "osm-allow-tools",
      "description": "OSM_ALLOW_TOOLS",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "osm-deny-tools",
      "description": "OSM_DENY_TOOLS",
      "password": true
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "osm-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "osm-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OSM_USER_AGENT": "${input:osm-user-agent}",
        "ORS_API_KEY": "${input:ors-api-key}",
        "OSM_ALLOW_TOOLS": "${input:osm-allow-tools}",
        "OSM_DENY_TOOLS": "${input:osm-deny-tools}"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code prompts for each input the first time the server starts, so no secret is written to the file. VS Code docs

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