MCP server

Thecastlemap Castles Official

com.thecastlemap/castles

Checked 26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC · Connected to it and listed its tools

Castles, fortresses, palaces and ruins worldwide: search, nearby, fame ranking, statistics. CC0.

Website Source

At a glance

Type

MCP server

Publisher

thecastlemap.com (verified by the MCP Registry)

Status

Working at last check

Tools

7

Token cost

About 1,123 tokens per request

Sets up in

Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, VS Code, Antigravity, ChatGPT, OpenAI API, Grok

Last checked

26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC

Connect it to your agent

Add to CursorAdd to VS CodeVS Code Insiders

Opens the app, which shows the server and asks you to confirm. For other apps, copy the setup below.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http castles https://thecastlemap.com/mcp

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, and paste the URL.

Codex (config.toml)

[mcp_servers.castles]
url = "https://thecastlemap.com/mcp"

Gemini CLI

{"mcpServers":{"castles":{"httpUrl":"https://thecastlemap.com/mcp"}}}

Cursor

{"mcpServers":{"castles":{"url":"https://thecastlemap.com/mcp"}}}

VS Code

{"servers":{"castles":{"type":"http","url":"https://thecastlemap.com/mcp"}}}

Antigravity

agy mcp add castles https://thecastlemap.com/mcp

ChatGPT

Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced settings: turn on Developer mode, then Create a connector and paste the URL. Which plans can do this varies.

OpenAI API (Responses tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"castles","server_url":"https://thecastlemap.com/mcp","require_approval":"always"}

Grok (xAI API tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"castles","server_url":"https://thecastlemap.com/mcp"}

Tools

• castles_near ~213 tokens
  List landmarks within a radius of a WGS84 coordinate, nearest first, each with distance_km. Radius defaults to 100 km (max 2,000). For "castles near <place>", geocode the place yourself, then call this with its latitude/longitude.
• get_castle ~175 tokens
  Fetch one landmark’s full record by slug (preferred, e.g. "palace-of-versailles") or exact name: coordinates, founding year and century, worldwide fame rank, photo URL with photographer credit and licence, Wikipedia link and its readership signals (Wikidata sitelinks, Wikipedia pageviews over the la
• get_statistics ~120 tokens
  Headline statistics computed live from the atlas: totals by type, top countries, busiest founding century, oldest landmarks, geographic extremes and the most famous entry. The source for claims like "which country has the most castles" or "when were castles built"; the full write-up lives at thecast
• list_countries ~92 tokens
  Every country in the atlas with its landmark count, most first — answers "which country has the most castles" (France leads). Returns country name and ISO code per row; country pages are browsable from the countries_index URL.
• random_castle ~87 tokens
  One random landmark with its full record, optionally limited to a country — for discovery, quizzes and "castle of the day" features.
• search_castles ~256 tokens
  Search the atlas’s 9,040 castles, fortresses, palaces and ruins by name (accent- and case-insensitive substring match). Optionally filter by country (name or ISO code) and category. Results come best-match-first, then by fame; each has coordinates, founding century, fame rank and links to its atlas
• top_castles ~180 tokens
  The most famous landmarks worldwide or in one country, ordered by Castlemap fame rank — a blend of Wikipedia coverage and readership; rank 1 is the most famous (Great Wall of China). The direct answer to "most famous castles in <country>"; filter by country and/or category.

Browse

• Maps and places
• Government and public data

Related MCP servers

• Detourmap Places
  Places worth a detour, from Wikidata: search, nearby lookup, fame rankings, stats. No key, CC0.
• Gingerguide: European city walking tours
  Read-only European city sights: search, nearby, walking routes and itineraries in 6 languages.
• Castle MCP by usefulapi
  Investigate security events and manage the allow/deny lists an analyst acts on.
• GleanMark USPTO Trademark Search
  USPTO trademark data: 14M+ marks, owners, Office Actions, TTAB cases. Public tools need no account.
• Filming Locations
  Where films and TV were shot, and where games, anime and manga are set. Wikidata, read only, CC0.
• TidyData Tools
  Holidays, business days, currency, time zones, DNS/WHOIS, web page checks, geodata and text tools.
• X402 Endpoints
  x402 paid API tools for AI agents on Base: EU/global registries, crypto, wallet & agent trust.
• tickadoo Experiences and Events
  Discover and book theatre, tours, attractions, and live experiences worldwide. No API key required.

Badge for your README

[![AptLynx](https://aptlynx.net/badge/com.thecastlemap/castles.svg)](https://aptlynx.net/servers/com.thecastlemap/castles)

Listing text is written by the maker; AptLynx lists tools and does not vouch for them. Find another tool · Browse by topic · For agents