generated: '2026-09-07'
method: searched
source: https://developers.arcgis.com/ai/mcp-arcgis-location-services/
provider: Esri ArcGIS
providerId: esri-arcgis
name: MCP for ArcGIS Location Services (beta)
status: beta
description: >-
  An Esri-hosted, remote Model Context Protocol server that exposes ArcGIS Location Services
  (geocoding, reverse geocoding, routing, elevation, static maps and GeoEnrichment) to MCP-compliant
  clients as tools, without the client calling the ArcGIS REST APIs directly. Announced as beta in the
  ArcGIS Location Platform release and documented in Esri's own developer documentation.
deployment:
  mode: remote
  endpoint: https://location-services-mcp.arcgis.com/beta/mcp
  auth: oauth
  verified: probed
  note: >-
    Both API-key (Authorization: Bearer <access token>) and OAuth 2.0 user authentication are documented;
    the protected-resource metadata document names https://arcgis.com/ as the authorization server.
    There is no first-party stdio/npx package - the only Esri-published surface is the hosted HTTP endpoint.
transport: streamable-http
x-evidence:
  - fetched: '2026-09-07'
    url: https://location-services-mcp.arcgis.com/beta/mcp
    method: POST
    body: '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/list"}'
    http_status: 401
    response: '{"error":{"code":499,"message":"Token Required.","details":["The required authentication information is missing. Unable to authorize access without a valid token."]}}'
    note: >-
      Endpoint is live and gated. The live tools/list schema requires an authenticated introspection;
      the tool list below is transcribed from Esri's published Tools reference page, so tool NAMES and
      DESCRIPTIONS are provider-published but inputSchema is not captured.
  - fetched: '2026-09-07'
    url: https://location-services-mcp.arcgis.com/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource
    http_status: 200
    file: well-known/esri-arcgis-location-services-mcp-oauth-protected-resource.json
authentication:
  models:
    - type: api-key
      header: Authorization
      prefix: Bearer
      note: ArcGIS Location Platform API key credential with beta access privilege.
    - type: oauth2
      flow: authorizationCode
      pkce: S256
      authorization_endpoint: https://www.arcgis.com/sharing/rest/oauth2/authorize
      token_endpoint: https://www.arcgis.com/sharing/rest/oauth2/token
  required_privileges:
    - Portal service > General privileges > Apps and capabilities > Allow beta access
    - Location services > Geocoding > Geocode (stored)
    - Location services > Routing > Simple routing
    - Location services > Elevation > Elevation service
    - Location services > Static maps > Static maps service
    - Location services > Data Enrichment > GeoEnrichment service
tools_source: https://developers.arcgis.com/ai/mcp-arcgis-location-services/tools/
tools:
  - name: find_address_candidates
    category: geocoding
    description: Takes an address or place string and returns coordinates.
    privileges: [Location services > Geocoding > Geocode (stored)]
  - name: reverse_geocode
    category: geocoding
    description: Converts coordinates to the nearest address.
    privileges: [Location services > Geocoding > Geocode (stored)]
  - name: solve_route
    category: routing
    description: >-
      Solves a route between a start and end point, with optional intermediate stops and the ability to
      specify departure time for more accurate results.
    privileges: [Location services > Routing > Simple routing]
  - name: elevation_at_locations
    category: elevation
    description: Get the elevation for a given point (latitude and longitude) using the WGS84 coordinate system.
    privileges: [Location services > Elevation]
  - name: map_with_overlay
    category: static-maps
    description: Returns a static map in an ArcGIS Basemap style with points, polylines and/or polygons.
    privileges: [Location services > Static maps]
    note: Returns a base64-encoded PNG image; some MCP clients do not decode or render it.
  - name: get_topic_fields
    category: data-enrichment
    description: >-
      Returns a set of fields for a topic (e.g. "population") that are available for a specified country.
    privileges: [Location services > Geoenrichment]
  - name: describe_location
    category: data-enrichment
    description: Describes the specified location using the fields obtained from get_topic_fields.
    privileges: [Location services > Geoenrichment]
tool_count: 7
prompts: https://developers.arcgis.com/ai/mcp-arcgis-location-services/prompts/
clients_documented:
  - Microsoft Copilot Studio
  - VS Code with GitHub Copilot
  - Goose
  - Claude / Claude Code
  - AWS Kiro
  - Postman
docs:
  overview: https://developers.arcgis.com/ai/mcp-arcgis-location-services/
  get_started: https://developers.arcgis.com/ai/mcp-arcgis-location-services/get-started/
  tools: https://developers.arcgis.com/ai/mcp-arcgis-location-services/tools/
  early_adopter: https://earlyadopter.esri.com/key/MCPsupportforArcGISLocationServices