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OpenStreetMap (io.github.ni-c/osm-mcp@0.3.0)

OpenStreetMap's MCP server, io.github.ni-c/osm-mcp, released version 0.3.0 on 2026-09-03, offering geocoding, distance calculations, route optimization, isochrones, and POI search, distributed as osm-mcp on npm and Docker image ghcr.io/ni-c/osm-mcp:0.3.0. The server passed a semantic screen by mcpindex.ai, which found no manipulation pattern in its description, though a deterministic conformance probe has not yet been run.

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OpenStreetMap (io.github.ni-c/osm-mcp@0.3.0)
Image: Mcpindex (auto-discovered)

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

The current version, v0.3.0, was published to the official MCP registry on 2026-09-03. It is distributed as osm-mcp on npm and as the Docker image ghcr.io/ni-c/osm-mcp:0.3.0, filed under Search by this index, and declares 4 environment variables. Removals and unreachable sources are measured across every server this index tracks, contract drift across the servers that answer in consecutive snapshots; the index's current counts put this record in context.

Using OpenStreetMap in Claude, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Cline, or Zed? #

MCP tool contracts can change remotely with no version bump. The mcpindex gate pins each contract and HOLDs the call when it drifts-before your agent acts. Zero credentials. This is not the package install for this server itself (use Install this server for that).

Rewrites your MCP host config so each server launches behind the gate. Inspect first: curl -fsSL https://mcpindex.ai/install.sh | less

uv tool install mcpindex-gate && mcpindex-config-wire

method

Semantic screen found no manipulation pattern in the description. Conformance probe not yet run.

mcpindex.integrity.description

passINFOevidence“Normal capability description”via static_description

    • Semantic screen only - the deterministic conformance probe has not run on this server
    • Confidence is reported but not yet calibrated (v1)
    • Screen reads the tool description, not the live behavior
    • advisory
    • registry description only no input schema
    • screen model 8b
    • The registry listing (version, packages, links) changed after this screen ran - the description we assessed did not

Semantic screen: an LLM judge reads the tool description for hidden instructions (status PARTIAL). A pass means the description is not lying, not that the tool is safe: a high-capability tool with an honest description still warrants caution. The deterministic conformance probe has not been run on this server yet, so the screen here is semantic-only. Posture: advisory. Confidences are reported but not yet calibrated (calibrated=false at v1). Full verdict history is not shown on this page.

Own this server? Screen its description →

That verdict was true at screening time (snapshot 2026-09-03). #

Contracts can change after screening, with no version bump. The gate pins OpenStreetMap’s tool contracts on first sight and holds any silent change before your agent acts - the check that keeps being true on Tuesday.

See your first HOLD in 2 minutes →

Related: how to trust an MCP server · screen before install · silent contract drift

People vet a server before wiring it in. One line on your project site or docs answers that with an independent record: screening verdict, registry provenance, contract drift history. It stays current as new screens and drift events land.

[Independent trust record for OpenStreetMap](https://mcpindex.ai/server/io-github-ni-c-osm-mcp) - screening verdict, registry provenance, and contract drift monitoring.
<a href="https://mcpindex.ai/server/io-github-ni-c-osm-mcp">Independent trust record for OpenStreetMap</a> - screening verdict, registry provenance, and contract drift monitoring.

A live verdict badge for your README or listing. It reflects the current screen, links back here, and updates when the verdict does.

[![mcpindex](https://mcpindex.ai/api/v1/badge/io-github-ni-c-osm-mcp)](https://mcpindex.ai/server/io-github-ni-c-osm-mcp)
<a href="https://mcpindex.ai/server/io-github-ni-c-osm-mcp"><img src="https://mcpindex.ai/api/v1/badge/io-github-ni-c-osm-mcp" alt="mcpindex verdict" height="20" /></a>

OSM_USER_AGENT

Identifying User-Agent sent to all OSM services (Nominatim requires one)

ORS_API_KEY

Optional OpenRouteService key; switches routing/matrix/isochrones to ORS

OSM_ALLOW_TOOLS

Comma-separated tool names or list_* prefixes to register; 'essential' selects a curated preset (default: all tools)

OSM_DENY_TOOLS

Comma-separated tool names or list_* prefixes to remove from whatever OSM_ALLOW_TOOLS left

OSM_USER_AGENT

Identifying User-Agent sent to all OSM services (Nominatim requires one)

ORS_API_KEY

Optional OpenRouteService key; switches routing/matrix/isochrones to ORS

OSM_ALLOW_TOOLS

Comma-separated tool names or list_* prefixes to register; 'essential' selects a curated preset (default: all tools)

OSM_DENY_TOOLS

Comma-separated tool names or list_* prefixes to remove from whatever OSM_ALLOW_TOOLS left

methodology

YTDL RMCPai.dinglebear/rytdl

yt-dlp search, download, metadata, delivery, and Plex workflows over MCP and CLI.

Fodda Topic & Trend Researchai.fodda/topic-research

Trend, stats & insight search across PSFK expert graphs with citable sources.

Wiki.jsio.github.ni-c/wikijs-mcp

Search, read and edit Wiki.js pages, and manage its assets, users, groups and comments

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