Apple Maps MCP

Local MCP server for Apple Maps search and routing on macOS.

Capabilities

  • search for places
  • estimate route distance and travel time
  • build Apple Maps links
  • open directions in Apple Maps
  • resource: maps://status
  • prompt: maps_plan_route
  • tool discovery helpers search_tools and get_tool_info for context-constrained clients

Install On This Mac

Quick start (uvx, from PyPI)

With uv installed:

uvx apple-maps-mcp

No clone, no venv management.

From a clone 
git clone https://github.com/JonathanRReed/Apple-MCPs.git
cd Apple-MCPs
uv sync --all-packages

This builds one workspace environment with every server's entry point in .venv/bin (for example .venv/bin/apple-maps-mcp). You can also point an MCP client at AppleMaps-MCP/start.sh, which prefers uv run and falls back to a plain venv bootstrap (Python 3.11+ required).

Install In AI Agents

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apple-maps": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["apple-maps-mcp"],
      "env": {}
    }
  }
}

Running from a clone instead? Use /path/to/Apple-MCPs/AppleMaps-MCP/start.sh as the command with empty args.

Claude Code:

claude mcp add --transport stdio --scope project apple-maps -- uvx apple-maps-mcp

Transport

stdio is the default and recommended transport. Set APPLE_MAPS_MCP_TRANSPORT=streamable-http (with optional APPLE_MAPS_MCP_HOST and APPLE_MAPS_MCP_PORT) to serve Streamable HTTP instead.

Prompting Notes

  • tools/list returns the full Maps tool surface. Context-constrained clients can use search_tools first, then get_tool_info for the Maps tool they need.
  • Use this server when travel, routing, or place lookup affects a Calendar, Reminders, Messages, or Mail action.
  • Confirm origin, destination, and transport mode before writing a time-sensitive plan.
  • If helper compilation fails, install Xcode command line tools and retry.

Health And Recovery

  • maps_health
  • maps_permission_guide

Launch Checklist

  • Add uvx apple-maps-mcp (or a clone's AppleMaps-MCP/start.sh) to your MCP client
  • Reload or reconnect the client so the Maps tool surface is loaded into context
  • Call maps_health first
  • If the local helper or routing surface is blocked, call maps_permission_guide
  • Run maps_search_places once to confirm the local Swift helper compiles

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