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MCP server · registry snapshot 2026-10-23 · last tested 2026-10-23
ai.mappit/mappit
The world's news on a live map: place briefings, storylines, statistics, live layers, businesses. — the publisher's description
Summary
ai.mappit/mappit is a remote MCP server listed in the official MCP registry at version 2.9.2. On 2026-10-23 ProtocolProbe connected to it in read-only mode and read its inventory: 15 tools, 0 resources and 3 prompts.
Record checks
1 of 2 record checks met · 7 do not apply
- met: Registry entry is active and says how to run it
- not met: Source repository link opens
- not applicable: Repository is not archived
- not applicable: Code pushed to the repository in the 90 days before our check
- not applicable: Repository publishes a security policy (SECURITY.md)
- not applicable: Package names its licence with a standard (SPDX) identifier
- not applicable: The version the registry lists can be installed and is not withdrawn
- not applicable: npm package carries build provenance (attestation)
- not applicable: No known critical or high advisory in the package or its dependencies
- Not ranked by downloads: a remote server publishes no download figure
- Not ranked by stars: no public GitHub repository
From public records, not a safety rating. Each check with its reason
Key facts
- Runs
- remote (hosted by the publisher)
- Transport
- streamable HTTP
- Sign-in
- none needed to open a session
- Tools
- 15
- Described as changing data
- 0 of 15 toolsAI-classified
- Mainly works on
- nothing outside itself: it only answers questionsAI-classified
- Topic
- search-and-web-dataAI-classified
- Last tested
- 2026-10-23
How fresh this is
- Live-tested
- yes, a real session (not a text-only review)
- Last tested
- 2026-10-23
- Mode
- read-only (no tool calls)
- Latest version
- 2.9.2, published 2026-10-20 (registry, as of the 2026-10-23 snapshot)
- First listed version
- 2026-10-20 (earliest version still in the registry; older removed versions would be earlier)
- Registry data
- snapshot 2026-10-23
- Package and repository
- checked 2026-10-22
- Engine
- mcp-runtime-engine@0.1.0 · sdk@1.32.0
Changes since the last refresh
New in the registry: not in the list of 2026-10-04, listed on 2026-10-23 with version 2.9.2 (published 2026-10-20).
Source: the official MCP Registry list on 2026-10-04 and on 2026-10-23.
What it is
What does this server offer?
Observed inventoryWhat it mainly works on, as our AI model read its tool descriptions: nothing outside itself: it only answers questions.
None of its 15 tools are described as changing anything.
“Use first for the news in a place or the world: "What's happening in Seattle?", "Any news near Lagos?", "What's the biggest news today?", "What's going on in France this week?".”
Publisher declares: read-only yes · destructive no · idempotent yes · open-world no
6 inputs
placestring or null“Where: a place name ("Seattle", "Portland, Maine", "Washington State"), a country ("France", "FR"), or "lat,lon" (e.g.”windowstring or null“How far back: "24h", "72h", "7d" or "30d" (any number of hours or days up to 30 days).”topicstring or null“Only stories on these topics: a topic slug or name such as "world-conflict" or "Science"; several separated by commas.”languagestring or null“Only stories in this language (ISO 639-1, e.g.”detailstring or null“"brief" (default: 8 stories, 5 storylines) or "full" (15 stories and 10 storylines, with summaries).”radius_kmnumber or null“Around a place or point, how far to look in km.”
“Page through Mappit's stories for a place, a country or the whole world, newest first (or sort "trending" for Mappit's ranking).”
Publisher declares: read-only yes · destructive no · idempotent yes · open-world no
8 inputs
placestring or null“Where: a place name, place id, country, US state or "lat,lon".”windowstring or null“How far back: "24h", "72h", "7d" or "30d" (any number of hours or days up to 30 days).”topicstring or null“A topic slug or name ("science", "World & Conflict"); several separated by commas.”languagestring or null“ISO 639-1 language code, or omit for every language.”sourcestring or null“"any" (default) or "crawler" (only stories Mappit's crawler read from the publishers themselves).”sortstring or null“"newest" (default) or "trending" (Mappit's ranking; no cursor).”cursorstring or null“The cursor from the previous page, exactly as returned.”limitinteger or null“Stories per page: default 20, at most 50.”
“One story in full: headline, summary, publisher and article link, publication time, where it happened, how Mappit found it (found_by: its own crawler or an AI search vendor), the storyline it belongs…”
Publisher declares: read-only yes · destructive no · idempotent yes · open-world no
1 input, 1 required
idstringrequired“The story's id, exactly as another Mappit tool returned it.”
- search_mappitreads or searches
“Search Mappit by words or meaning.”
Publisher declares: read-only yes · destructive no · idempotent yes · open-world no
6 inputs, 1 required
qstringrequired“What to look for.”typesarray or null“Which kinds of result: any of "stories", "threads", "locations", "places" (businesses), "pins", "collections".”modestring or null“"keyword" (default) or "semantic" (by meaning; stories and storylines only).”placestring or null“Only results at this place (a place name, id or "lat,lon").”windowstring or null“How far back: "24h", "72h", "7d" or "30d" (any number of hours or days up to 30 days).”limitinteger or null“Results per kind: default 10, at most 25.”
“A place's profile on Mappit, for what a place is and who covers it: its written overview (geography, economy, recent history), its five latest stories, the storylines active here in the last 72 hours…”
Publisher declares: read-only yes · destructive no · idempotent yes · open-world no
3 inputs, 1 required
placestringrequired“The place: a name ("Boise", "Portland, Maine"), a place id, or "lat,lon" (the nearest Mappit place answers).”includearray or null“Sections to include, any of: about, stories, threads, sources, radio_tv, stocks, conditions.”detailstring or null“"brief" (default: the overview clipped) or "full" (the whole overview).”
“The storylines Mappit is following worldwide, ranked as on mappit.ai's Threads page.”
Publisher declares: read-only yes · destructive no · idempotent yes · open-world no
4 inputs
windowstring or null“Only storylines with news in this window.”topicstring or null“A topic slug or name ("world-conflict", "Science"); several separated by commas.”cursorstring or null“The cursor from the previous page, exactly as returned.”limitinteger or null“How many: default 10, at most 30.”
“One storyline: its summary, its stories (newest first, paged) and, when it has one, Mappit's AI analysis — the story so far, why it matters, connections and what to watch.”
Publisher declares: read-only yes · destructive no · idempotent yes · open-world no
4 inputs, 1 required
idstringrequired“The storyline's id, exactly as returned.”detailstring or null“"brief" (default: the analysis clipped) or "full" (the whole analysis).”cursorstring or null“The cursor from the previous page of stories, exactly as returned.”limitinteger or null“Stories per page: default 10, at most 30.”
“Mappit's editions: the Daily Digest (the day's top stories worldwide, as emailed to subscribers) and the weekly Week in Review (an analysis of the week's biggest storylines).”
Publisher declares: read-only yes · destructive no · idempotent yes · open-world no
5 inputs
kindstring or null“"daily" (default) or "weekly".”datestring or null“For a daily digest: its date, like "2026-09-28".”slugstring or null“For a Week in Review: its slug, exactly as the list returned it.”listboolean“true for the archive (newest first) instead of one edition.”detailstring or null“"brief" (default: long texts clipped) or "full".”
“Find businesses and landmarks near a place in Mappit's directory of 14.9 million OpenStreetMap entries: by name ("Pike Place Market"), by kind ("pharmacy", "hotel", "cafe") or by cuisine ("ramen").”
Publisher declares: read-only yes · destructive no · idempotent yes · open-world no
5 inputs, 1 required
nearstringrequired“Where to look: a place name, a landmark ("Pike Place Market"), a place id or "lat,lon".”qstring or null“A name, a kind of place or a cuisine ("Starbucks", "pharmacy", "ramen").”categorystring or null“One of: food-drink, shopping, health, services, culture, recreation, education, lodging, office.”radius_kmnumber or null“How far to look in km: default 5, at most 50.”limitinteger or null“How many: default 10, at most 30.”
- get_map_layerreads or searches
“One of Mappit's live map layers, for a place or the whole world: earthquakes (USGS), wildfires (NASA FIRMS), air_quality and weather (Open-Meteo), history (events on this day in past years), stocks (…”
Publisher declares: read-only yes · destructive no · idempotent yes · open-world no
5 inputs, 1 required
layerstringrequired“One of: earthquakes, wildfires, air_quality, weather, history, stocks, events, radio_tv.”placestring or null“Where: a place name, place id, country or "lat,lon".”datestring or null“For history and stocks: a date like "2026-09-28" (history uses its month and day).”radius_kmnumber or null“Around a place, how far to look in km.”limitinteger or null“How many: default 20, at most 50.”
- get_mappit_inforeads or searches
“About Mappit itself: what it is, its version, how many stories, storylines and places it holds right now, the topic list (the slugs other tools accept as topic), and which countries it covers.”
Publisher declares: read-only yes · destructive no · idempotent yes · open-world no
1 input
includearray or null“Sections, any of: pulse, topics, countries, token.”
- list_map_appsreads or searches
“Mappit's Map Apps: statistics painted on the map — world and US economy, people, health, conflict and crisis, US elections and Mappit's own news atlas.”
Publisher declares: read-only yes · destructive no · idempotent yes · open-world no
1 input
appstring or null“Optional app key, to list just that app.”
Show 3 more tools
“One statistic for one country, US state, US county or congressional district from Mappit's Map Apps data (World Bank, BLS, BEA, Census, CDC, UCDP, UNHCR, FEC, MIT Election Lab and more): the value wi…”
Publisher declares: read-only yes · destructive no · idempotent yes · open-world no
4 inputs, 2 required
indicatorstringrequired“An indicator code from list_map_apps, e.g.”placestringrequired“A country, US state, US county ("Travis County, TX") or district ("TX-07"), or a region key ("FR", "US-TX").”periodstring or null“A period like "2024", "2026-08" or "2026-08-15".”topicstring or null“For news_topic_share only: the topic slug from list_map_apps ("world-conflict"), when indicator does not carry it.”
“Countries, US states, US counties or congressional districts ranked by one indicator from Mappit's Map Apps data, for the latest or a given period, optionally within a country, a US state or a contin…”
Publisher declares: read-only yes · destructive no · idempotent yes · open-world no
7 inputs, 2 required
indicatorstringrequired“An indicator code from list_map_apps, e.g.”levelstringrequired“One of: country, state, county, cd119, cd120 (congressional districts on the 2024 and 2026 lines).”withinstring or null“Optional scope: a country ("United States"), a US state (for counties or districts) or a continent ("Africa").”periodstring or null“A period like "2024", "2026-08" or "2026-08-15".”orderstring or null“"desc" (highest first, the default) or "asc".”limitinteger or null“How many: default 10, at most 50.”topicstring or null“For news_topic_share only: the topic slug from list_map_apps ("crime-safety"), when indicator does not carry it.”
“Driving, walking or cycling directions between places: distance, travel time and turn-by-turn steps, with a link that opens the route on Mappit's map.”
Publisher declares: read-only yes · destructive no · idempotent yes · open-world yes
5 inputs, 2 required
fromstringrequired“Where the trip starts: a place name, a business or landmark, a street address, or "lat,lon".”tostringrequired“Where it ends, in any of the same forms.”modestring or null“One of: driving (default), walking, cycling.”viaarray or null“Stops on the way, in order (at most 8), in any of the same forms.”stepsinteger or null“How many turn-by-turn steps to return: default 25, at most 80; 0 for none.”
Each quoted sentence is the first sentence of the publisher’s own description. The kind of tool and the “changes data” mark are our AI model’s reading of that description, not something we tested: two differently worded runs had to agree, otherwise no label is shown, and nobody has checked them by hand. A tool without the “changes data” mark is described as only reading, searching or calculating, or the two runs did not agree. No tool was called. Read the publisher’s full description before relying on it. “Publisher declares” lists the hints the server itself sends with the tool (MCP annotations: read-only, destructive, idempotent, open-world); they are the publisher's claims, not checked by us. Inputs are the parameters in the tool's own input schema: name, declared type, whether it is required, and the first sentence of its description. Read 2026-10-23.
How well are its tools described?
Features #4 and #5
How clearly this server's own tool descriptions say what a tool does, and how consistent its tool list is. The first part is an AI model's yes/no reading of each description; the second part is counted. We do not turn it into a grade.
Descriptions
AI reading of each description
- Says what the tool does
- 100% of 15 tools
- Says what it returns
- 100% of 15 tools
- States limits, defaults or errors
- 100% of 10 tools
- Says when to use it
- 100% of 15 tools
- Items covered per tool
- 4.0 of 4 on average
Counted from the listing
- Parameters with a description
- 100% of 65
- Tools with a description
- 100% of 15
- Typical description length
- 371 characters
The tool set
Counted from the listing
- Tools
- 15
- Size of the list
- about 4,727 tokens for an agent to load (characters ÷ 4)
- Naming
- 15 of 15 names use snake_case
AI reading: easy to mix up
No pair found.
The AI items cover 15 of 15 tools: for a tool where two differently worded runs disagreed, that item is left out. They were not checked by hand, and no tool was called. “Easy to mix up” means two tools whose names or descriptions overlap without saying how they differ; the AI found none. We do not rate whether the tool set is complete or whether side effects are spelled out, because our AI reading of those was not reliable enough.
How do I add it to my client?
Config from the registry entry
From the remote endpoint (Streamable HTTP)
We connected to this URL on 2026-10-23 (a read-only session: no tool was called).
Add to CursorAn install link in the format Cursor documents, holding the Cursor config below.
Claude Desktop or claude.ai
Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, then paste: https://mappit.ai/mcp
Cursor · .cursor/mcp.json in a project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"mappit": {
"url": "https://mappit.ai/mcp"
}
}
}VS Code · .vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"mappit": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://mappit.ai/mcp"
}
}
}VS Code (command line) · Bash or zsh terminal (macOS, Linux)
code --add-mcp '{"name":"mappit","type":"http","url":"https://mappit.ai/mcp"}'Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport http mappit https://mappit.ai/mcp
Try it in the MCP Inspector · runs on your machine, opens in your browser · Node 22.19+
npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector@2.11.0 --server-url https://mappit.ai/mcp --transport http
- The server runs on the operator's infrastructure; it may ask you to sign in when you first connect.
- The MCP Inspector lists the server's tools, resources and prompts; a tool you call there runs for real.
Built from the server's registry entry with each client's documented format (checked 2026-10-14; the Cursor link and the VS Code command 2026-10-19; the MCP Inspector command 2026-10-21). Values in < > are yours to fill in; this page never contains a key. Where the server needs a setting the entry does not declare, it can still fail to start.
Does the registry listing match what we found?
Feature #6The registry verifies a package once, when it is published, and does not re-check it. A difference below is about the listing, not a judgement of the publisher.
| Registry says | We found | Result | Source · date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Remote endpoint mappit.ai/mcp | Session opened | matches | our test · 2026-10-23 |
| No credential declared as required | Opened a session without any credential | matches | our test · 2026-10-23 |
Choosing
Record checks
Public records · not a safety rating1 of 2 record checks met · 7 do not apply
- Not ranked by downloads: a remote server publishes no download figure
- Not ranked by stars: no public GitHub repository
- MetRegistry entry is active and says how to run itActive, with a package or a remote address.
- Not metSource repository link opensThe registry entry gives no repository link.
- Does not applyRepository is not archivedNo public GitHub repository to read.
- Does not applyCode pushed to the repository in the 90 days before our checkNo public GitHub repository to read.
- Does not applyRepository publishes a security policy (SECURITY.md)No public GitHub repository to read.
- Does not applyPackage names its licence with a standard (SPDX) identifierRemote server: it ships no package.
- Does not applyThe version the registry lists can be installed and is not withdrawnRemote server: it ships no package.
- Does not applynpm package carries build provenance (attestation)Remote server: it ships no package.
- Does not applyNo known critical or high advisory in the package or its dependenciesRemote server: it ships no package.
Read from public records only: the registry entry, npm/PyPI, GitHub and advisory databases, checked 2026-10-22. No tool was called. Only “met” and “not met” are counted, so the total differs between servers; a check that does not apply or that we could not run is listed, never counted against it. It is not a safety rating. How each check works · Leaderboards
Common questions about ai.mappit/mappit
Answered from the data aboveDoes ai.mappit/mappit need an API key or sign-in?
It opened a session without any credential on 2026-10-23. The registry entry declares no required credential; no declaration is not a guarantee.
Has ai.mappit/mappit been security tested?
Partly. 4 of the 15 checks that apply to it were exercised. We connected and read what the server declares, but did not call its tools: ProtocolProbe calls no server's tools for anything it publishes. This is our choice, not a block by the server. No security verdict is published before verification.
What can ai.mappit/mappit do?
It lists 15 tools. In our AI model's reading of their descriptions (two runs had to agree, nobody checked it by hand), they include tools that read or search. We did not call any tool, so this describes the text, not the behaviour.
Can ai.mappit/mappit change or delete data?
None of its 15 tools is described as changing anything (our AI model's reading of the descriptions; nobody checked it by hand). We did not call any tool.
Found this page useful?
Anonymous · no sign-inA quick, anonymous reaction — no account, no email. One per kind from your browser. The tally updates when the page is next refreshed, and it is only a rough count, never a safety rating or a measured number of people.
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Compare with another server
Side by side: registry entry, our read-only session, the tools and the 18 classification fields. Same values as each page; no score.
Security testing
What did we test, and what did we leave out?
18 checks · features #1, #2
Not probed (we call no server's tools)
We connected and read what the server declares, but did not call its tools: ProtocolProbe calls no server's tools for anything it publishes. This is our choice, not a block by the server. No security score is given; a check we did not run is never counted as passed.
- Inventory: exercised
- Hidden instructions: exercised
- Real execution: not run · our policy
- Secret leak: not run · nothing to check it against
- Internal addresses: not run · our policy
- Unconfirmed changes: not run · our policy
- Bad input: not run · our policy
- Model requests: not run · nothing to check it against
- Sensitive questions: not run · nothing to check it against
- Folder boundary: not run · our policy
- Log leaks: not run · nothing to check it against
- Hidden content: exercised
- Fake assistant turns: exercised
- Token passthrough: not applicable
- Token audience: not applicable
- Sign-in redirect: not run · our policy
- Consent handling: not testable from outside
- Sign-in metadata: not applicable
4 exercised11 not run (reason given)3 not applicable
Each check ends in exactly one state: exercised, not run (with the reason), or not applicable (with the reason). 4 of the 15 checks that apply to it were exercised. We do not publish security-check outcomes for named servers.
- 1Inventory
tool-listReads the declared tools, resources and prompts.exercised - 2Hidden instructions
description-poisoningLooks for hidden instructions in tool descriptions.exercised - 12Hidden content
audience-hidingChecks resources that hide content from the user.exercised - 13Fake assistant turns
fake-assistant-turnChecks prompts that pose as the assistant's own words.exercised
- 3Real execution
real-executionCalls a tool and checks what really happens.This check calls the server's tools. ProtocolProbe calls no server's tools for anything it publishes; an operator can run this check on their own server with our self-test command.not run · our policy - 4Secret leak
canary-leakPlants a fake secret and checks whether it leaks.This check needs at least one successful tool call to have something to check, and no tool was called.not run · nothing to check it against - 5Internal addresses
ssrfChecks whether a tool can be steered to internal addresses.This check calls the server's tools. ProtocolProbe calls no server's tools for anything it publishes; an operator can run this check on their own server with our self-test command.not run · our policy - 6Unconfirmed changes
write-without-confirmationChecks whether tools that change data act without asking.This check calls the server's tools. ProtocolProbe calls no server's tools for anything it publishes; an operator can run this check on their own server with our self-test command.not run · our policy - 7Bad input
error-handlingSends bad input and watches how the server answers.This check calls the server's tools. ProtocolProbe calls no server's tools for anything it publishes; an operator can run this check on their own server with our self-test command.not run · our policy - 8Model requests
samplingChecks whether the server asks the client's model to act for it.This check needs at least one successful tool call to have something to check, and no tool was called.not run · nothing to check it against - 9Sensitive questions
elicitation-sensitive-dataChecks whether the server asks users for sensitive data.This check needs at least one successful tool call to have something to check, and no tool was called.not run · nothing to check it against - 10Folder boundary
root-boundaryChecks whether the server reaches outside the folders it was given.This check calls the server's tools. ProtocolProbe calls no server's tools for anything it publishes; an operator can run this check on their own server with our self-test command.not run · our policy - 11Log leaks
logging-side-channelChecks whether log messages carry data they should not.This check needs at least one successful tool call to have something to check, and no tool was called.not run · nothing to check it against - 16Sign-in redirect
open-redirectChecks the sign-in redirect for abuse.Testing the sign-in redirect means sending probes to the operator's sign-in service, which we do not do.not run · our policy - 17Consent handling
confused-deputyChecks consent handling when one service acts for another.Depends on the operator's own consent screen, which differs per server and cannot be tested from outside.not testable from outside
- 14Token passthrough
token-passthroughChecks whether the server forwards a user's token to other services.The server opened a session without sign-in, so there is no token flow to check.not applicable - 15Token audience
token-audience-validationChecks whether tokens meant for another service are accepted.The server opened a session without sign-in, so there is no token flow to check.not applicable - 18Sign-in metadata
oauth-url-schemeChecks the published sign-in metadata for unsafe URLs.No sign-in (OAuth) metadata is published, so there are no sign-in addresses to check.not applicable
Source: our own test, 2026-10-23, mcp-runtime-engine@0.1.0. Which checks count and why follows our published scoring model.
What happened during the test?
Feature #8
The steps in order, as the test record holds them.
- 0 msStarted a read-only session with the server's remote endpoint
- 1,752 msConnected after 0 redirects. No credential was sent or needed.
- Read the inventory: 15 tools, 0 resources, 3 prompts.
- 8,953 msFinished: 4 checks exercised.
Reference
How is it classified?
18 fields
One value per field, each with its source. Fields written by AI models are marked. A field with no value says why.
“Not stated” means the source did not state it; “does not apply” means it does not apply to this kind of server; “our limit” means our own lookup failed. A linked value opens the directory filtered to the same value.
Cite or correct this page
Sources and corrections
Suggested citation
ProtocolProbe. “ai.mappit/mappit: MCP server record.” Data checked 2026-10-23. https://protocolprobe.com/mcp/servers/ai.mappit/mappit
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As JSON: this record in the API · API documentation.
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