A side-by-side look at the Algeria and Openstreetmap MCP Server MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Algeria for location services work as a local process; choose Openstreetmap MCP Server for location services as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
search_communes, get_wilaya, get_commune.OSM_USER_AGENT.openstreetmap_search_places, openstreetmap_reverse_geocode, openstreetmap_lookup_objects.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | A Algeria | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Location Services | Location Services |
| Quality signal | 57/100 · Good | 53/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | No auth required | Not declared |
| Pricing | Free | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | OSM_USER_AGENT |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 1 | 8 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 6 | 6 |
| Full listing | View Algeria | View Openstreetmap MCP Server |
search_communesfind communes by name in French or Arabic, with old names, transliterations and typosget_wilayaa wilaya by code or name, with its communesget_communea commune by ONS code, with its wilaya under the 69, 58 and 48 mapswilaya_changescommunes moved by the 2026 or 2019 reformlocate_pointthe commune and wilaya of a GPS pointvalidatecheck a phone number, RIB, RIP, CCP, plate, postal code, NIN, NIF, NIS, RC, wilaya or communeopenstreetmap_search_placesConvert a place name or address to coordinates and structured place dataopenstreetmap_reverse_geocodeConvert latitude/longitude to the nearest address or place nameopenstreetmap_lookup_objectsFetch address records for known OSM objects by IDopenstreetmap_query_nearbyFind OSM features within a radius of a pointopenstreetmap_query_bboxFind OSM features inside a bounding box or an OSM boundary such as a city, park, or regionopenstreetmap_query_rawRun a raw Overpass QL query for anything the other tools cannot expressPaste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
{
"mcpServers": {
"algeria": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@syscli/algeria-mcp"
]
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"openstreetmap-mcp-server": {
"command": "bunx",
"args": [
"@cyanheads/openstreetmap-mcp-server@latest"
],
"env": {
"OSM_USER_AGENT": "YOUR_OSM_USER_AGENT_HERE"
}
}
}
}