How to Use the MapQuest MCP in Claude Code

Pipe MapQuest routing and geocoding data straight into your terminal with Claude Code.

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Setup MapQuest with Claude Code

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The `geocode_address` tool takes standard street addresses and spits out strict latitude and longitude pairs. You can use this in your shell scripts to clean up messy location data before it hits your production database. The `reverse_geocode` tool does the opposite. Pipe a log file full of GPS coordinates into your CLI, and your agent translates them into readable city blocks and street names on the fly.

Claude Code calculates travel times

The `get_directions` tool computes driving, walking, or cycling routes between two points. You can run a cron job that checks traffic delays or delivery distances and alerts you if something is off. Your agent handles the entire request from the command line. It grabs the origin and destination, hits the routing engine, and formats the output into a clean table right in your terminal.

Fetch local data from the CLI

The `search_points_of_interest` tool queries businesses and landmarks around a specific coordinate. If you need to map out service areas or competitor locations, you just ask your agent to pull the dataset. If you need a quick visual check, `get_static_map_url` returns a direct image link. You can pipe that URL into a Slack webhook or a markdown report without ever opening a browser.

Setup guide

Set up MapQuest MCP in Claude Code

Prerequisites

Claude Code CLI installed (npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code)
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Run the add command

Open your terminal and run the command shown on the right. Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your endpoint token from cloud.vinkius.com. Use --scope user to make it available across all projects.
2

Verify the connection

Start a Claude Code session and type /mcp to list connected servers. You should see mapquest-mcp with a green status indicator.
3

Start using tools

Ask Claude Code something like "Check my latest MapQuest transactions." It will automatically discover and invoke the available MapQuest tools.

Terminal

claude mcp add --transport http mapquest-mcp https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp

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Prerequisites

Claude Code CLI installed
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Open the config file

Create or edit .mcp.json in your project root for project-level scope, or ~/.claude.json for user-level scope.
2

Add the MapQuest MCP

Paste the JSON snippet shown on the right into the mcpServers object. Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your endpoint token from cloud.vinkius.com.
3

Restart Claude Code

Start a new Claude Code session. Type /mcp to confirm the server is connected. The tools will be automatically available in your conversation.

.mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mapquest-mcp": {
      "type": "url",
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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Common questions about MapQuest MCP in Claude Code

Run the add command with the HTTP transport flag. Make sure you put all the flags before the server name so the CLI parses it correctly.

Yes. You can run the agent headless to validate location data or test routing logic during your build process. It works perfectly in automated environments.

Just pass the transit type in your terminal prompt. Tell the agent to calculate a cycling route, and it configures the routing tool to avoid highways and prioritize bike paths.

You sure can. Tell the agent to find all gas stations within a five-mile radius of a coordinate and pipe the results into a CSV file.

Your GPS coordinates and routing queries are sent directly from your terminal to the MapQuest API. The zero-trust architecture ensures no persistent logs are kept on the middleware layer.

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