A side-by-side look at the Moradas — Portuguese addresses & postal codes and Postcodes MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Moradas — Portuguese addresses & postal codes for location services work; choose Postcodes for location services as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
lookup_postcode, nearest_postcodes, validate_postcode.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | M Moradas — Portuguese addresses & postal codes | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Location Services | Location Services |
| Quality signal | 39/100 · Fair | 53/100 · Good |
| Install command | Not confirmed yet | Confirmed |
| Transport | — | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | No auth required | Not declared |
| Pricing | Free | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | — | 0 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | 4 |
| Full listing | View Moradas — Portuguese addresses & postal codes | View Postcodes |
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
lookup_postcodeGet geographic details for a UK postcode (e.g., 'SW1A 1AA'). Returns coordinates, region, district, ward, and constituency.nearest_postcodesFind nearby UK postcodes sorted by distance from a given postcode (e.g., 'SW1A 1AA'). Returns list with coordinates.validate_postcodeValidate a UK postcode format (e.g., 'SW1A 1AA'). Returns whether it's valid and format details.random_postcodeGet a random valid UK postcode with full geographic details. Returns coordinates, region, district, ward, and constituency.Paste 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.
No confirmed install command for Moradas — Portuguese addresses & postal codes yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
{
"mcpServers": {
"postcodes": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-postcodes"
]
}
}
}