HERE Geocoding MCP Server — Address & Map Search for AI Agents

Geocoding & Place Search with AI Agents

HERE Location Services is one of the largest map providers worldwide, with deep coverage in Europe and excellent address quality. Connecting HERE to MCP lets your AI agent geocode addresses, reverse-geocode coordinates, autocomplete user input, and discover places (POIs, brands, categories) — all on the generous Freemium plan (250k requests/month free).

Quick Setup with Built-in Adapter

The HERE adapter ships with AnythingMCP. You only need an API key.

Step 1: Deploy AnythingMCP

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/HelpCode-ai/anythingmcp/main/docker-compose.quickstart.yml -o docker-compose.yml
printf 'JWT_SECRET=%s\nENCRYPTION_KEY=%s\n' "$(openssl rand -hex 32)" "$(openssl rand -hex 32)" > .env
docker compose up -d

Step 2: Generate a HERE REST API Key

Sign up at platform.here.com, create a Project, then under API Keys generate a REST key.

Step 3: Import the Adapter

Open http://localhost:3000/connectors/store, click Import on HERE Geocoding, and paste your key into the HERE_API_KEY field.

Step 4: Connect to Your AI Agent

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "here": {
      "url": "http://localhost:4000/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Available Tools

AI Agent Use Cases

• "Geocode 'Kaiser-Joseph-Straße 1, 79098 Freiburg' and return the latitude/longitude"
• "Find the nearest building-materials supplier to 47.9959, 7.8522"
• "Suggest addresses for 'Bahnhof München'"
• "Reverse-geocode these GPS coordinates from a delivery scan"

Tips

• Force German labels for ERP-consistent addresses: lang=de and in=countryCode:DEU.
• For very large bulk geocoding (1M+/month) the paid plan gives you SLA and faster batch endpoints.
• Combine here_discover with category=building-material to find Baustoff competitors near a location.

Next Steps

• OpenPLZ MCP Guide — Free German postal code reference
• Deutsche Bahn MCP Guide — Trip planning with public transport