arcgispro_ai 0.0.16

ArcGIS Pro AI Tools

ArcGIS Pro AI Toolbox

Your GIS, now AI‑supercharged.

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Quick Links

• GitHub
• Docs

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Why ArcGIS Pro AI Toolbox?

ArcGIS Pro AI Toolbox is the only BYOK, open‑source plugin that brings conversational AI, code generation, and prompt‑driven geoprocessing natively into ArcGIS Pro—no cloud hop, no proprietary credits.

• Install in minutes. Prompt, generate, map—directly inside ArcGIS Pro.
• Works with OpenAI, Azure, Claude, DeepSeek, local LLMs, and more.
• BYOK: Bring your own API key, keep your data private.
• No cloud detour, no extra Esri credits, no code required.

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Key Tools

• Add AI Generated Field: Create rich text from attributes using AI.
• Get Map Info: Extract map context to JSON for smarter prompts.
• Generate Python Code: ArcPy snippets tuned to your map.
• Create AI Feature Layer: Describe data, get a layer.
• Convert Text to Numeric: Standardize messy columns fast.

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Installation

There are two ways to get started with the ArcGIS Pro AI Toolbox:

1. The Simple Way (Recommended):

   • Download the toolbox directly from the arcgispro_ai website.
   • Set up the required environment variables for your chosen AI provider(s)
   • Add the downloaded .pyt file to ArcGIS Pro and start using the tools immediately.

2. The Python Way (For Advanced Users):

   • Install the package via pip:

     pip install arcgispro_ai
     

   • Set up the required environment variables for your chosen AI provider(s)
   • Use the tools programmatically or within ArcGIS Pro by referencing the installed package. This requires an import of the toolbox from a path like

      `C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python<version>\Lib\site-packages\arcgispro_ai\toolboxes
   

Environment Variables

Set up the required environment variables for your chosen AI provider(s):

setx OPENAI_API_KEY "your-key-here"
setx AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY "your-key-here"
setx ANTHROPIC_API_KEY "your-key-here"
setx DEEPSEEK_API_KEY "your-key-here"

For local LLM setup

• Deploy a compatible LLM server that implements the OpenAI chat completions API. That's up to you to figure out. idk, ask ChatGPT.
• Make sure to configure the endpoint URL to http://localhost:8000 or you'll have to override it every time you want to run a tool.

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Usage

1. Select your preferred AI provider from the dropdown in each tool
2. Configure any provider-specific settings (model, endpoint, etc.)
3. Enter your prompt or query
4. Execute the tool

Each tool will use the selected provider to generate responses, with automatic fallback to OpenAI if the selected provider is not configured.

Supported AI Providers

• OpenAI: GPT-4 and more (requires OPENAI_API_KEY)
• Azure OpenAI: Microsoft-hosted (requires AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY)
• Claude (Anthropic): (requires ANTHROPIC_API_KEY)
• DeepSeek: (requires DEEPSEEK_API_KEY)
• Local LLM: No API key needed, OpenAI-compatible API
• Wolfram Alpha: For math/computation (requires WOLFRAM_ALPHA_API_KEY)

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Project Structure & Distribution Design

This project is organized for both maintainability and ease of distribution:

• Modular Source Structure:

  • The codebase is organized into multiple Python modules and packages (see arcgispro_ai/ and arcgispro_ai/toolboxes/).
  • This modular design makes the code easy to maintain, test, and extend.
  • Utility functions, API clients, and tool logic are separated for clarity and reusability.

• Monolithic .pyt for Distribution:

  • For end users, a single-file, monolithic Python Toolbox (.pyt) is generated (arcgispro_ai.pyt).
  • This file contains all required code inlined—no dependencies on the rest of the repo structure.
  • Users can simply download the .pyt and add it to ArcGIS Pro, with no need to install Python packages or clone the repo.
  • The monolithic .pyt is auto-generated by the build_monolithic_pyt.py script, which inlines all code and strips out internal imports.
  • The version of the .pyt always matches the package version (from setup.py), ensuring consistency with PyPI releases.

• Release Management:

  • The release.sh script automates the version management and release process.
  • It automatically increments the patch version in setup.py, commits the change, and tags the release.
  • The script creates a Git tag with the new version number and pushes changes to the repository.
  • After pushing, it attempts to open the GitHub release page to facilitate release note creation.
  • This ensures consistent versioning between the codebase, PyPI releases, and GitHub tags.

Summary:

• Developers benefit from a clean, modular codebase.
• Users benefit from a simple, single-file download for ArcGIS Pro.
• Releases are managed systematically with automated versioning.

See build_monolithic_pyt.py for details on how the monolithic .pyt is built.

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Contributing

Make an issue or create a branch for your feature or bug fix, and submit a pull request.

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