Bharatlas MCP server

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• create_mapwrite action

  Optional: create a collect map programmatically. Most maps are made online at collect.bharatlas.com (no key needed) —

• edit_map

  Edit a collect map's settings: name/description/purpose/category/data_year/basemap (needs the admin link).

• get_layer_detail

  Get full metadata for a single layer: download URLs (parquet, pmtiles, geojson, kml, shapefile),

• get_layer_schema

  Get column names, types, and sample values for a layer.

• get_map

  A collect map's metadata + record counts, plus a link to open it in collect. Any registered scope.

• get_records

  A collect map's records as a GeoJSON FeatureCollection — for reading, analysis, or backup/export.

• import_points

  Bulk-import points you already hold into a collect map (needs the admin link). NOT for synthetic data.

• list_categories

  List all data categories with layer counts.

• list_layers

  List available geo layers. Use to discover what data bharatlas has.

• list_my_maps

  List the collect maps you have registered here (local store), each with its scope.

• list_submissions

  List community-submitted geo layers. These are user-contributed datasets

• locate

  Given a latitude/longitude, find which administrative boundaries, zones, and regions

• moderate_record

  Approve or reject one pending point (needs the admin link). Pass the map id it belongs to.

• nearby

  Find features from a layer that are near a given point. Samples a grid of points around the

• publishwrite action

  Bake a collect map's approved points into a bharatlas catalog submission (needs the admin link).

• query_layer

  Query a layer's data with filters and grouping. Reads the parquet file at runtime.

• register_map

  Register a collect map so this server can act on it. Paste the whole share link

• Code scan3 source files scanned25/25
• –Live reliabilityno gateway calls yet and no remote to proben/a
• –Tool poisoningtools not inspected (local package is not executed); not countedn/a
• Auth qualitylocal package, no credentials required12/15
• Maintenancelast push 2 days ago15/15
• Maintainer identitynamespace and repository owner differ; GitHub account older than a year6/10

Bharatlas: common questions

Is Bharatlas MCP server safe?

Yes, by our scan: it is graded A (89/100). Read the Bharatlas safety report

How do I install Bharatlas?

It runs on your machine. Copy the Claude Code, Claude Desktop or Cursor config from the install section.

Does Bharatlas need an API key?

Not as far as the registry entry and our scan can tell: no credentials are declared or required.

Is Bharatlas maintained?

The last commit was 2 days ago (2026-09-20). The latest release is v1.1.1.

What can I use instead of Bharatlas?

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