What is placeroot?
placeroot is a MCP server by chuofringer that overture Maps open data: places, geocoding, admin lookup, buildings, routing and isochrones, queried from the public GeoParquet release via DuckDB. It is listed under Other and has 3 GitHub stars.
| Type | Mcp server |
|---|---|
| Author | chuofringer |
| Repository | chuofringer/placeroot |
| Popularity | 3 GitHub stars |
| Category | Other |
| Security | Low risk (96/100) |
| Rank | #2,637 of 4,418 MCP servers; #391 in Other |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-17 |
| Runs | Locally |
| Language | Python |
| Platforms | macOS, Windows, Linux |
Is placeroot safe to install?
placeroot scores 96/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. No checks raised a concern. 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 |
|---|---|
| Community-built server | Note |
| Runs on your machine only | Pass |
| No credentials mentioned | Pass |
| Read-only by description | Pass |
| No code execution | Pass |
| Source on GitHub | Pass |
How do I install placeroot?
- 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/chuofringer/placeroot
- 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 placeroot -- <command from README> claude mcp add --transport http placeroot <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 placeroot for you:
Add the "placeroot" MCP server from https://github.com/chuofringer/placeroot 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.