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Which MCP servers are MapsData's own, from the official registry and from asking its own domain, whether they answer, and what they offer. A program checked each of these, nobody copied them from a product page.

read 2026-10-27

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Whose server it is
  • Registry nameai.mapsdata/mapsdataverified in the MCP registry

The registry name sits under mapsdata.ai. The registry only lets a publisher use that namespace after proving control of the domain through DNS or HTTP.

When we asked itchecked 2026-10-27
  • Stateanswerschecked 2026-10-27
  • Tools8
  • Server calls itselfmapsdata
  • Server version1.0.0
  • Protocol version2025-06-18

On 2026-10-27 the server answered initialize and tools/list without a sign-in. First answer in 190 ms.

Should an agent connect itNot proven either way yet
  • Its tools do every use case we checked: build lead lists of local businesses by type and city; export business emails and phone numbers as CSV.
  • Checked on 1 of the 7 days it takes to judge reliability.

Once connected

  • For "build lead lists of local businesses by type and city", the likely first call is mapsdata_search_categories.
  • For "export business emails and phone numbers as CSV", the likely first call is mapsdata_search_categories.
  • mapsdata_cancel_scrape change data without a sign-in: anyone with the address can call them.
  • Parameters are untyped or undescribed in 7 of 8 tools: check arguments before calling.

Said by rules from the measurements above. The likely first call is a model's pick from the tool list; read its description before relying on it.

Measured dailydaily checks: 1, the first on 2026-10-27
  • INITE MCP scoreafter a weeka score needs 7 daily checks: 1 so far
  • What an agent can do with it2 of 2 use cases
  • Answeredmeasuring1 of the 7 daily checks it takes to print a share
  • Median first answer228 ms
  • Space in an agent's context≈ 1,080 tokensthe definitions of all its tools (8), which an agent carries on every turn
  • Tool definitionsB · 85 of 100
  • Typed results0 of 8 toolsdeclared outputSchema: results come typed, read once
  • Parameters without a description: in 7 of 8

What an agent can do with it

  • can do · build lead lists of local businesses by type and city
  • can do · export business emails and phone numbers as CSV
  • not sure · filter prospects by rating and review count

Each of the product's use cases, put to Jev against this server's tool list: can an agent do it with these tools?

Worth a look

  • Tools that change data, on a server that answers without a sign-in: mapsdata_cancel_scrape

A program checks the server once a day: initialize and tools/list, no model. Tokens are the definitions' length at about four characters a token. The grade averages six checks of every tool's name, description, schema and annotations; it says how well the tools are described, not whether they work. The score weighs what was measured and nothing else: answering (25%), doing the product's job (25%), definitions (20%), context (10%), use (10%) and how readily a client connects (10%). A part that was not measured is left out, and a hidden instruction caps the score at 40. The state of vendors' MCP servers: method and numbers →

Tools it offers8 tools · read 2026-10-27
  • mapsdata_search_categories

    Search the Google Maps business categories MapsData can scrape. CALL THIS FIRST, before mapsdata_start_scrape: a scrape's query must be one of these exact categories, and a free-text guess like 'plumbing companies' is rejected.

  • mapsdata_list_regions

    List the exact region names a scrape accepts for a country. Submit them verbatim. Abbreviations like 'TX' are rejected; use the full name.

  • mapsdata_start_scrape

    Start scraping Google Maps businesses and their emails. Returns IMMEDIATELY with a job id; the scrape itself takes 5 minutes to several hours. Before calling this, confirm the category with mapsdata_search_categories and the region with…

  • mapsdata_get_scrape

    Get the current state of one scrape. This is an INSTANT SNAPSHOT of a job that runs for minutes to hours. Do NOT call it repeatedly in a loop. The response includes next_action, the suggested next step for the job's current status…

  • mapsdata_list_scrapes

    List this organization's recent scrapes, newest first.

  • mapsdata_cancel_scrape

    Cancel a queued or running scrape. A queued scrape costs nothing. CANCELLING A RUNNING SCRAPE STILL BILLS the leads already delivered, so confirm with the user before calling this.

  • mapsdata_get_download_link

    Get a link to a finished scrape's results. The link expires in 15 minutes, so hand it to the user promptly rather than storing it.

  • mapsdata_get_usage

    How much of this month's lead allowance is left, and the largest single scrape this plan allows. Read max_rows_this_scrape before choosing a total_limit.

How to connect

Add the server to your MCP client config. Claude Desktop, Cursor and most other clients read this shape:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mapsdata": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mapsdata.ai/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Add it

Claude Code, in a terminal

claude mcp add --transport http mapsdata https://mapsdata.ai/mcp

Add to CursorAdd to VS Code

claude.ai, ChatGPT and other clients: add https://mapsdata.ai/mcp as a custom connector in the settings.

Each line is something a program found when it went looking: the registry entry, the server's own answer, a spec that parses. A missing line means we did not find it, not that it does not exist.