Amazon Location Service MCP Server: Setup for Claude, Cursor and Other Apps

• Finds places by name or address

  Searches for places and returns matching results with locations.

  Try: “Find coffee shops near the Seattle waterfront.”

  Network · search_places

• Shows details for one place

  Returns the details of a single place when you have its place ID.

  Try: “Get the opening hours and address for this place ID.”

  Network · get_place

• Turns an address into coordinates

  Converts a location name or address into latitude and longitude.

  Try: “What are the coordinates of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, Washington?”

  Network · geocode

• Turns coordinates into an address

  Converts latitude and longitude into the nearest address.

  Try: “What address is at 47.6062, -122.3321?”

  Network · reverse_geocode

• Finds places near a point

  Searches for places close to a location you give it.

  Try: “Find pharmacies within 2 km of this location.”

  Network · search_nearby

• Finds places that are open now

  Searches for places and keeps only those open right now.

  Try: “Which restaurants near me are open now?”

  Network · search_places_open_now

• Plans a route with directions

  Calculates a route between locations and returns a summary with turn-by-turn directions.

  Try: “Plan a driving route from Portland to Seattle.”

  Network · calculate_route

• Puts stops in the best order

  Reorders a list of waypoints into an efficient visiting order.

  Try: “Put these five delivery stops in the best order, starting at the depot.”

  Network · optimize_waypoints

Watch out for

• Addresses you ask about go to AWS

  Place names, addresses and coordinates leave your computer for Amazon Location Service.

• Searches and routes are billed to your AWS account

  Each lookup is a Location Service request, so check pricing before sending it long lists.

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