ArcGIS MCP Bridge
About
A secure, local-first MCP server exposing ArcGIS Pro's ArcPy engine over stdio JSON-RPC.
Use this server
Add it to your MCP client. The catalogue lists this config verbatim from its source — it does not run, download, or vouch for the server. Review the command before you run it.
Transportstdio (runs a local command)
Env vars
ARCPY_PYTHON_PATH ARCGIS_MCP_ALLOWED_ROOTS ARCGIS_MCP_SCRATCH_GDB ARCGIS_MCP_MAX_WORKERSClaude Code
claude mcp add --env ARCPY_PYTHON_PATH= --env ARCGIS_MCP_ALLOWED_ROOTS= --env ARCGIS_MCP_SCRATCH_GDB= --env ARCGIS_MCP_MAX_WORKERS= arcgis-mcp-bridge -- uvx arcgis-mcp-bridge
Cursor
If the button doesn't open Cursor, use the JSON below — Cursor accepts the same mcpServers config.
VS Code
code --add-mcp '{"name":"arcgis-mcp-bridge","command":"uvx","args":["arcgis-mcp-bridge"],"env":{"ARCPY_PYTHON_PATH":"","ARCGIS_MCP_ALLOWED_ROOTS":"","ARCGIS_MCP_SCRATCH_GDB":"","ARCGIS_MCP_MAX_WORKERS":""}}'
JSON
{
"mcpServers": {
"arcgis-mcp-bridge": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"arcgis-mcp-bridge"
],
"env": {
"ARCPY_PYTHON_PATH": "",
"ARCGIS_MCP_ALLOWED_ROOTS": "",
"ARCGIS_MCP_SCRATCH_GDB": "",
"ARCGIS_MCP_MAX_WORKERS": ""
}
}
}
}
Environment variables are listed by name only — fill in your own values. Entries never carry secrets.