Arcgis Cumberland

What Arcgis Cumberland MCP server does

Arcgis Cumberland MCP server exposes Cumberland County, North Carolina open geospatial data from ArcGIS to MCP-compatible clients. The available datasets include categories such as parcels, addresses, zoning, and public works. Agents can search the catalog first, then use the returned Feature Service URL to inspect or retrieve records from a specific layer.

This is an independent, unofficial integration. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or published by Cumberland County or the upstream ArcGIS provider. The project is part of the Pipeworx gateway, but the package can also run locally without a gateway account.

How it works

The hosted connection uses the streamable HTTP endpoint https://gateway.pipeworx.io/arcgis-cumberland/mcp. A client can call the pack’s tools through MCP, while the endpoint also exposes shared Pipeworx meta-tools such as discovery and routing functions. The exact tool scope is reported during initialize; the gateway’s listing can include more tools than the three ArcGIS-specific tools described here.

A local installation communicates over stdin and stdout and exposes only this pack’s tools. Both modes use the same underlying source and capabilities. The gateway also offers a broader endpoint, https://gateway.pipeworx.io/mcp, where tools from all available Pipeworx data packs can be accessed directly or through gateway routing.

Setup and configuration

For a hosted setup, add the pack endpoint as an MCP server in a compatible client:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "arcgis-cumberland": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/arcgis-cumberland/mcp"
    }
  }
}

For local stdio use, configure the package through npx:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "arcgis-cumberland": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@pipeworx/mcp-arcgis-cumberland"]
    }
  }
}

The package can also be started directly with npx -y @pipeworx/mcp-arcgis-cumberland. HTTP clients without MCP support can call individual tools through the Pipeworx REST endpoint.

Tools and capabilities

• search_datasets searches Cumberland County GIS datasets by keyword. Results include the dataset name, summary, record count, owner or organization, and a service URL for follow-up calls.
• layer_info examines a Feature Service or Map Service layer. It returns field names and types, geometry type, total records, and declared capabilities.
• query_layer retrieves layer records using a service URL. It supports SQL-like where conditions, comma-separated out_fields, order_by, limit, and offset, and returns attributes with geometry. A where value of 1=1 and out_fields of * can be used to sample a layer.

A typical workflow is to search for a subject, pass the resulting URL to layer_info to understand its schema, and then use query_layer with only the needed fields and filters.

Limitations and notes

Arcgis Cumberland MCP server is focused on the datasets and ArcGIS layers made available by Cumberland County GIS. The documented tools do not describe write, update, or delete operations; the listed query capability is for retrieving layer information and records. Hosted pack connections include shared gateway meta-tools, while local stdio connections do not. The project is licensed under MIT.