What is geolens?
geolens is a MCP server by geolens-io that read-only access to a self-hosted GeoLens geospatial catalog: dataset search, schemas, GeoJSON features, saved maps and sandboxed SQL over PostGIS. It is listed under Other and has 277 GitHub stars.
| Type | Mcp server |
|---|---|
| Author | geolens-io |
| Repository | geolens-io/geolens |
| Popularity | 277 GitHub stars |
| Category | Other |
| Security | Low risk (88/100) |
| Rank | #344 of 4,418 MCP servers; #49 in Other |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Last commit | 2026-10-18 |
| Stars this week | +3 |
| Runs | Locally |
| Language | Python |
Is geolens safe to install?
geolens scores 88/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. Things to review: can take actions such as send, write or deploy. It passed 5 of 6 checks.
MCP server results come from listing signals: who publishes it, where your data goes and what it can do. The code itself is not scanned yet.
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| Published by the service itself | Pass |
| Runs on your machine only | Pass |
| No credentials mentioned | Pass |
| Can take actions such as send, write or deploy | Review |
| No code execution | Pass |
| Source on GitHub | Pass |
How do I install geolens?
- Find the launch command. The README says how the server starts (npx, uvx, docker or a remote URL) and which API keys it needs.
https://github.com/geolens-io/geolens/tree/main/mcp
- Add it to Claude Code. Replace the part after -- with the command from the README. Remote servers use --transport http with a URL.
claude mcp add geolens -- <command from README> claude mcp add --transport http geolens <server-url>
- Check it connected. This lists your MCP servers and their status.
claude mcp list
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs geolens for you:
Add the "geolens" MCP server from https://github.com/geolens-io/geolens/tree/main/mcp to Claude Code. Read its README for the launch command and any API keys I need, run claude mcp add, then check that it connects.