How to Use the Nearmap (High-Res Aerial Imagery & AI) MCP in Claude Code

Q: How do I extract computer vision data using Nearmap (High-Res Aerial Imagery & AI) in the CLI?

Tell the agent to execute listaifeatureclasses to find the exact taxonomy you need. Then instruct it to pull the vector boundaries and pipe the raw JSON into your local files.

Bring high-res aerial imagery and vector features into your terminal. Pipe Nearmap data straight into your shell scripts with Claude Code.

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You live in the terminal, and now your mapping data does too. Run a single command to have your agent pull a `get_true_ortho_tile` and pipe the lean-corrected imagery directly into your processing pipeline or AWS S3 bucket. For automated property analysis, you can trigger `get_ai_detected_features` via a cron job. The agent grabs the vector geometries for buildings and pools, formatting the output exactly how your downstream scripts expect it.

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Pulling elevation data usually requires heavy desktop GIS software. This MCP Server changes that. Just tell your CLI agent to grab a `get_dsm_elevation_tile` to extract pixelated surface models for a specific coordinate. If you need to verify structural details from a script, ask the agent for a `get_oblique_tile`. It will pull the 3D-angled imagery tiles pointing in the exact cardinal direction you need, ready for processing.

Automate Coverage Audits in CI/CD

Stop failing builds because of missing map data. You can integrate `check_coverage_polygon` into your CI/CD workflows to verify internal aerial survey boundaries before deploying new regional features. The agent can also iterate through chronological availability using `list_survey_dates`. It pulls `get_survey_metadata` to confirm the GSD resolutions meet your project requirements before executing the rest of the pipeline.

Setup guide

Set up Nearmap (High-Res Aerial Imagery & AI) 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 nearmap-high-res-aerial-imagery-ai-mcp with a green status indicator.
3

Start using tools

Ask Claude Code something like "Check my latest Nearmap (High-Res Aerial Imagery & AI) transactions." It will automatically discover and invoke the available Nearmap (High-Res Aerial Imagery & AI) tools.

Terminal

claude mcp add --transport http nearmap-high-res-aerial-imagery-ai-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 Nearmap (High-Res Aerial Imagery & AI) 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": {
    "nearmap-high-res-aerial-imagery-ai-mcp": {
      "type": "url",
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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Common questions about Nearmap (High-Res Aerial Imagery & AI) MCP in Claude Code

Run the CLI command claude mcp add --transport http nearmap -- . Make sure all flags come before the server name. You can verify the connection with claude mcp list.

Yes. Because this client is terminal-only, you can run it inside any CI/CD pipeline. Have it call `check_coverage_point` to validate coordinates automatically during a build step.

Tell the agent to execute `list_ai_feature_classes` to find the exact taxonomy you need. Then instruct it to pull the vector boundaries and pipe the raw JSON into your local files.

It handles it completely. You provide the raw latitude and longitude, and the agent calculates the specific parameters needed for `get_vertical_tile` before making the request.

Your authentication token and temporal history array requests never touch persistent storage. Vinkius routes the terminal commands through a secure, ephemeral V8 sandbox that drops all context the moment the CLI receives the response.

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