MCP server

Open Elevation

io.github.pipeworx-io/open-elevation

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

Open-Elevation MCP — terrain elevation by lat/lon (no auth)

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At a glance

Type

MCP server

Publisher

pipeworx.io (verified by the MCP Registry)

Status

Working at last check

Tools

44

Token cost

About 26,558 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 open-elevation https://gateway.pipeworx.io/open-elevation/mcp

Claude Desktop

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

Codex (config.toml)

[mcp_servers.open-elevation]
url = "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/open-elevation/mcp"

Gemini CLI

{"mcpServers":{"open-elevation":{"httpUrl":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/open-elevation/mcp"}}}

Cursor

{"mcpServers":{"open-elevation":{"url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/open-elevation/mcp"}}}

VS Code

{"servers":{"open-elevation":{"type":"http","url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/open-elevation/mcp"}}}

Antigravity

agy mcp add open-elevation https://gateway.pipeworx.io/open-elevation/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":"open-elevation","server_url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/open-elevation/mcp","require_approval":"always"}

Grok (xAI API tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"open-elevation","server_url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/open-elevation/mcp"}

Tools

• get_elevation ~112 tokens
  Elevation in metres above mean sea level for a single lat/lon.
• get_elevations ~143 tokens
  Batch elevation lookup. Pass an array of {latitude, longitude} points (up to 1,000 per call recommended). Returns each with elevation in metres.

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