Name: Baidu Map
Author: baidu-maps

LABSCO SUMMARY

Location questions about China, answered against data that is actually current there.

The matrix call is the one that changes how an itinerary gets planned: travel times across many origin-destination pairs come back in one request, so an agent can order the stops rather than asking for each leg separately.

What it is

Baidu Maps' own location service exposed as tools: geocoding both ways, place search and detail, and route planning including travel-time matrices.

What you get

An address turned into coordinates, and coordinates turned back into an address
Points of interest searched by keyword and area
Full detail for a specific place
Route planning for driving, walking, cycling and transit
A distance and travel-time matrix across several origins and destinations
Weather, IP location and real-time traffic among the wider API set

Requirements

Python for the PyPI package mcp-server-baidu-maps, or Node for the npm package @baidumap/mcp-server-baidu-map. Both run locally over stdio, and those are the routes on this page. Baidu recommends its SSE connection for lower latency; its address and setup are on Baidu's SSE Quickstart (lbsyun.baidu.com/faq/api?title=mcpserver/quickstart), and the key needs the "MCP (SSE)" service enabled. Coverage and data are Baidu's, which is what makes it the right choice inside China.

Setup effort

One command plus a key — pip install mcp-server-baidu-maps, then supply credentials

See installation options

USE CASES

01

Turning a written address into something you can put on a map

Geocode it to coordinates, or run it the other way when all you have is a latitude and longitude.

map_geocodemap_reverse_geocode

02

Finding somewhere to eat near where you will be

Search places around the area, then pull the detail on the one you pick.

map_search_placesmap_place_details

03

Working out how to get between two places

Plan the route for the mode you are actually using — driving, walking, cycling or transit.

map_directions

04

Ordering the stops on a day out

Get travel times across all the pairs at once and sequence the itinerary from the matrix.

map_directions_matrixmap_directions

10 tools

Listed in project docs. Your client may show a different list.

map_geocode

map_reverse_geocode

map_search_places

map_place_details

map_directions_matrix

map_directions

map_weather

map_ip_location

map_road_traffic

map_poi_extract

BEFORE YOU INSTALL

What to know first

Tools you get

10 tools named in the project's documentation.

Requires

Python for the mcp-server-baidu-maps package, or Node.js with npx for @baidumap/mcp-server-baidu-map
A Baidu Maps server-side API key (AK) — BAIDU_MAPS_API_KEY for the Python package, BAIDU_MAP_API_KEY for the npm one

Where it runs

All 3 documented clients run the server on your machine.

INSTALLATION

Connect your client

Server setup

TERMINAL

pip install mcp-server-baidu-maps

MCP Clients

Claude Desktop, Cursor

JSON

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "baidu-maps": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": [
        "-m",
        "mcp_server_baidu_maps"
      ],
      "env": {
        "BAIDU_MAPS_API_KEY": "<YOUR_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Any MCP client

ANY MCP CLIENT · JSON

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "baidu-map": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@baidumap/mcp-server-baidu-map"
      ],
      "env": {
        "BAIDU_MAP_API_KEY": "<YOUR_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Baidu Map