ArcGIS MCP Bridge MCP Server

Name: ArcGIS MCP Bridge MCP Server
Author: io.github.muend

io.github.muend/arcgis-mcp-bridge

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What is the ArcGIS MCP Bridge MCP server?

Secure local-first MCP server for licensed ArcGIS Pro and ArcPy on Windows.

How to install ArcGIS MCP Bridge

Copy-paste configuration for popular MCP clients.

transport: stdio

Config generated by PluginBench — verify against the source before use.

Environment / auth

ARCPY_PYTHON_PATH
required
Path to the licensed ArcGIS Pro Python interpreter or cloned arcgis-mcp-env interpreter.
ARCGIS_MCP_ALLOWED_ROOTS
Optional semicolon-separated PathGuard boundary roots for local GIS data.
ARCGIS_MCP_SCRATCH_GDB
Optional default output workspace. If set, it must point to an existing file geodatabase.
ARCGIS_MCP_MAX_WORKERS
Optional maximum number of concurrent ArcPy worker subprocesses. Defaults to 2.

Claude Desktop

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "arcgis-mcp-bridge": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "arcgis-mcp-bridge"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ARCPY_PYTHON_PATH": "<YOUR_ARCPY_PYTHON_PATH>",
        "ARCGIS_MCP_ALLOWED_ROOTS": "<YOUR_ARCGIS_MCP_ALLOWED_ROOTS>",
        "ARCGIS_MCP_SCRATCH_GDB": "<YOUR_ARCGIS_MCP_SCRATCH_GDB>",
        "ARCGIS_MCP_MAX_WORKERS": "<YOUR_ARCGIS_MCP_MAX_WORKERS>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "arcgis-mcp-bridge": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "arcgis-mcp-bridge"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ARCPY_PYTHON_PATH": "<YOUR_ARCPY_PYTHON_PATH>",
        "ARCGIS_MCP_ALLOWED_ROOTS": "<YOUR_ARCGIS_MCP_ALLOWED_ROOTS>",
        "ARCGIS_MCP_SCRATCH_GDB": "<YOUR_ARCGIS_MCP_SCRATCH_GDB>",
        "ARCGIS_MCP_MAX_WORKERS": "<YOUR_ARCGIS_MCP_MAX_WORKERS>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "arcgis-mcp-bridge": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "arcgis-mcp-bridge"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ARCPY_PYTHON_PATH": "<YOUR_ARCPY_PYTHON_PATH>",
        "ARCGIS_MCP_ALLOWED_ROOTS": "<YOUR_ARCGIS_MCP_ALLOWED_ROOTS>",
        "ARCGIS_MCP_SCRATCH_GDB": "<YOUR_ARCGIS_MCP_SCRATCH_GDB>",
        "ARCGIS_MCP_MAX_WORKERS": "<YOUR_ARCGIS_MCP_MAX_WORKERS>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "arcgis-mcp-bridge": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "arcgis-mcp-bridge"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ARCPY_PYTHON_PATH": "<YOUR_ARCPY_PYTHON_PATH>",
        "ARCGIS_MCP_ALLOWED_ROOTS": "<YOUR_ARCGIS_MCP_ALLOWED_ROOTS>",
        "ARCGIS_MCP_SCRATCH_GDB": "<YOUR_ARCGIS_MCP_SCRATCH_GDB>",
        "ARCGIS_MCP_MAX_WORKERS": "<YOUR_ARCGIS_MCP_MAX_WORKERS>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

claude mcp add arcgis-mcp-bridge --env ARCPY_PYTHON_PATH=<YOUR_ARCPY_PYTHON_PATH> --env ARCGIS_MCP_ALLOWED_ROOTS=<YOUR_ARCGIS_MCP_ALLOWED_ROOTS> --env ARCGIS_MCP_SCRATCH_GDB=<YOUR_ARCGIS_MCP_SCRATCH_GDB> --env ARCGIS_MCP_MAX_WORKERS=<YOUR_ARCGIS_MCP_MAX_WORKERS> -- uvx arcgis-mcp-bridge