MCP server

Usgs National Map

io.github.pipeworx-io/usgs-national-map

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

USGS The National Map (TNM) Access API MCP

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At a glance

Type

MCP server

Publisher

pipeworx.io (verified by the MCP Registry)

Status

Working at last check

Tools

45

Token cost

About 27,350 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 usgs-national-map https://gateway.pipeworx.io/usgs-national-map/mcp

Claude Desktop

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

Codex (config.toml)

[mcp_servers.usgs-national-map]
url = "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/usgs-national-map/mcp"

Gemini CLI

{"mcpServers":{"usgs-national-map":{"httpUrl":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/usgs-national-map/mcp"}}}

Cursor

{"mcpServers":{"usgs-national-map":{"url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/usgs-national-map/mcp"}}}

VS Code

{"servers":{"usgs-national-map":{"type":"http","url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/usgs-national-map/mcp"}}}

Antigravity

agy mcp add usgs-national-map https://gateway.pipeworx.io/usgs-national-map/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":"usgs-national-map","server_url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/usgs-national-map/mcp","require_approval":"always"}

Grok (xAI API tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"usgs-national-map","server_url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/usgs-national-map/mcp"}

Tools

• tnm_datasets ~198 tokens
  List the USGS National Map dataset catalog — 3DEP elevation (DEM and lidar point cloud), US Topo and Historical Topo quadrangle maps, NHD hydrography, NLCD land cover, National Structures, Transportation and Boundaries — with each dataset's refresh cycle, available formats and exact title. Call this
• tnm_products_at_point ~315 tokens
  Find every USGS National Map product covering a single latitude/longitude — which elevation tile, lidar project, topo quadrangle or land-cover raster contains this spot — each with its direct download URL and publication date. Use this when you have a coordinate rather than an area.
• tnm_search_products ~534 tokens
  AUTHORITATIVE for US federal geospatial downloads: search USGS The National Map for downloadable products — elevation DEMs and lidar, topographic maps, hydrography, land cover, structures — by dataset, bounding box, format and date, and get a DIRECT DOWNLOAD URL, file size, footprint and publication

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