How to Use the ArcGIS Alternative MCP in Vercel AI SDK

Q: How do I connect ArcGIS Alternative with Vercel AI SDK?

Install @ai-sdk/mcp and your preferred AI package via npm. Initialize the connection using createMCPClient with your Vinkius HTTP transport URL. Pass the resulting tools directly to streamText to start rendering GIS data.

Q: Does the Vercel AI SDK support OAuth for this MCP Server?

You pass an authProvider block into your client configuration. Vinkius handles the underlying token management so your users stay authenticated.

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Geocode Addresses with this MCP Server

`geocode_address` turns raw text like "1600 Pennsylvania Ave" into exact latitude and longitude coordinates. Your Vercel AI SDK setup streams these location matches straight into your Next.js frontend before the user finishes typing. `reverse_geocode` does the exact opposite by taking GPS coordinates and returning the closest physical street address. You pipe that data directly to your map UI so users see where they dropped a pin instantly.

Route Calculations and Elevation

`get_route` calculates driving, walking, or trucking directions between multiple stops using semicolon-separated coordinate pairs. The server feeds the geometry, total distance, and turn-by-turn instructions right back to your application state. `get_elevation` pulls the height in meters for any specific location you request. Hikers or terrain analysts get their elevation profiles rendered live in your Svelte app without staring at a loading spinner.

Search Places and Map Styles

`search_places` finds specific points of interest like coffee shops or hospitals within a defined radius around a coordinate. Your Vue interface populates nearby results in real-time as the user pans across the map. `get_basemap_styles` lists available map visual themes along with their IDs and thumbnail URLs. Developers use this to let users swap out the underlying map design on the fly.

Setup guide

Set up ArcGIS Alternative MCP in Vercel AI SDK

Prerequisites

Node.js 18+ and a TypeScript project
ai + @modelcontextprotocol/sdk packages
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Install dependencies

Run npm install ai @modelcontextprotocol/sdk plus your preferred model provider (e.g. @ai-sdk/openai).
2

Create the Streamable HTTP transport

Use StreamableHTTPClientTransport with your Vinkius endpoint URL. Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your token from cloud.vinkius.com.
3

Discover and use tools

Call mcpClient.tools() to auto-discover all ArcGIS Alternative tools. Pass them directly to generateText() or streamText() — no manual schema definitions needed.
4

Works with any model provider

Swap openai("gpt-4o") for any AI SDK provider — Anthropic, Google, Mistral. The MCP tools work identically across all supported models.

index.ts

import { experimental_createMCPClient as createMCPClient } from "ai";
import { StreamableHTTPClientTransport } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/streamableHttp";
import { generateText } from "ai";
import { openai } from "@ai-sdk/openai";

const transport = new StreamableHTTPClientTransport(
  new URL("https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp")
);

const mcpClient = await createMCPClient({ transport });
const tools = await mcpClient.tools();

const { text } = await generateText({
  model: openai("gpt-4o"),
  tools,
  prompt: "List recent ArcGIS Alternative transactions",
});

console.log(text);
await mcpClient.close();

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Common questions about ArcGIS Alternative MCP in Vercel AI SDK

Install `@ai-sdk/mcp` and your preferred AI package via npm. Initialize the connection using `createMCPClient` with your Vinkius HTTP transport URL. Pass the resulting tools directly to `streamText` to start rendering GIS data.

Yes. You call the routing tool and the SDK pushes the turn-by-turn directions to your frontend in chunks. Users read the first few steps before the full route finishes calculating.

The SDK catches the tool execution error. You handle it in your response block by rendering a fallback UI component or asking the user for a clearer address.

You pass an `authProvider` block into your client configuration. Vinkius handles the underlying token management so your users stay authenticated.

Vinkius runs the environment inside an ephemeral V8 Isolate Sandbox. The specific longitude, latitude, and address strings your users send disappear the second the request completes. Nothing persists on disk.

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