mcp/aws-location-mcp-server repository overview

⁠Amazon Location Service MCP Server

Place search, geocoding, and route optimization.

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⁠MCP Info

⁠Image Building Info

Attribute	Details
Dockerfile	https://github.com/awslabs/mcp/blob/636aca8e109b5559006044f035bb89c16e9e5410/src/aws-location-mcp-server/Dockerfile⁠
Commit	636aca8e109b5559006044f035bb89c16e9e5410
Docker Image built by	Docker Inc.
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Licence	Apache License 2.0

⁠Available Tools (8)

⁠Tools Details

⁠Tool: calculate_route

Calculate a route and return summary info and turn-by-turn directions.

Parameters: departure_position: [lon, lat] destination_position: [lon, lat] travel_mode: 'Car', 'Truck', 'Walking', or 'Bicycle' (default: 'Car') optimize_for: 'FastestRoute' or 'ShortestRoute' (default: 'FastestRoute')

Returns: dict with distance, duration, and turn_by_turn directions (list of step summaries).

⁠Tool: geocode

Get coordinates for a location name or address using Amazon Location Service geo-places geocode API.

⁠Tool: get_place

Get details for a place using Amazon Location Service geo-places get_place API. Output is standardized and includes all fields, even if empty or not available.

⁠Tool: optimize_waypoints

Optimize the order of waypoints using Amazon Location Service geo-routes optimize_waypoints API (V2).

Returns summary (optimized order, total distance, duration, etc.) or full response if mode='raw'.

⁠Tool: reverse_geocode

Reverse geocode coordinates to an address using Amazon Location Service geo-places reverse_geocode API.

⁠Tool: search_nearby

Search for places near a location using Amazon Location Service geo-places search_nearby API. If no results, expand the radius up to max_radius. Output is standardized and includes all fields, even if empty or not available.

⁠Tool: search_places

Search for places using Amazon Location Service geo-places search_text API. Geocode the query using the geocode API to get BiasPosition. If no results, try a bounding box filter. Includes contact info and opening hours if present. Output is standardized and includes all fields, even if empty or not available.

⁠Tool: search_places_open_now

Search for places that are open now using Amazon Location Service geo-places search_text API and filter by opening hours. If no open places, expand the search radius up to max_radius. Uses BiasPosition from geocode.

⁠Use this MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "aws-location": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "AWS_REGION",
        "-e",
        "AWS_PROFILE",
        "-e",
        "AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID",
        "-e",
        "AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY",
        "-e",
        "AWS_SESSION_TOKEN",
        "mcp/aws-location-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "AWS_REGION": "us-east-1",
        "AWS_PROFILE": "default",
        "AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID": "AKIAIOSFODNN7EXAMPLE",
        "AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY": "your-aws-secret-access-key",
        "AWS_SESSION_TOKEN": "your-aws-session-token"
      }
    }
  }
}

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