MCP for ArcGIS Location Services is an Esri‑hosted Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that exposes ArcGIS Location Services ArcGIS Location Services, also referred to as Location Services, are services hosted by Esri that provide geospatial functionality for developing mapping applications. They include the ArcGIS Basemap Styles service, ArcGIS Static Basemap Tiles service, ArcGIS Places service, ArcGIS Geocoding service, ArcGIS Routing service, ArcGIS GeoEnrichment service, and ArcGIS Elevation service. An ArcGIS Location Platform or ArcGIS Online account is required to use the services. Learn more capabilities to MCP clients. It enables AI tools and AI-powered developer applications to access geocoding, routing, elevation, and static map capabilities through built-in MCP tools, without calling ArcGIS REST APIs directly.

What’s in this guide

This guide explains how to access the MCP server to add geospatial capabilities to your AI workflows.

  1. Configure your MCP client.
  2. Browse the MCP tools.
  3. Explore tool and app generation prompts.

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