QGIS MCP

Overview

QGIS MCP implements the Model Context Protocol to enable LLMs to interact with QGIS Desktop. It acts as a bridge, allowing large language models to execute geospatial operations and manipulate QGIS projects programmatically via standard MCP interfaces.

Best for

Best for
Developers building AI-driven geospatial automation tools or GIS analysts who want to combine LLMs with QGIS

Use cases

• Automating GIS workflows through natural language commands
• Integrating QGIS functionality into LLM-powered agent pipelines
• Querying and visualizing geospatial data using conversational prompts

How to use

Tools exposed

• ping
• get_qgis_info
• load_project
• create_new_project
• get_project_info
• add_vector_layer
• add_raster_layer
• get_layers
• remove_layer
• zoom_to_layer
• get_layer_features
• execute_processing
• save_project
• render_map
• execute_code

Tested with

Claude Desktop

Example client config

{\n    "mcpServers": {\n        "qgis": {\n            "command": "uv",\n            "args": [\n                "--directory",\n                "/ABSOLUTE/PATH/TO/PARENT/REPO/FOLDER/qgis_mcp/src/qgis_mcp",\n                "run",\n                "qgis_mcp_server.py"\n            ]\n        }\n    }\n}

Notes

QGIS MCP implements the Model Context Protocol to enable LLMs to interact with QGIS Desktop. It acts as a bridge, allowing large language models to execute geospatial operations and manipulate QGIS projects programmatically via standard MCP interfaces.

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Use cases

• Automating GIS workflows through natural language commands
• Integrating QGIS functionality into LLM-powered agent pipelines
• Querying and visualizing geospatial data using conversational prompts

Pros

• Well-starred open source project with active community support
• Enables rapid geospatial analysis without manual QGIS UI interaction
• Leverages Python for extensibility and custom integration

Cons

• Requires a running QGIS Desktop instance and LLM connectivity
• Setup and configuration can be complex for non-developers
• Limited to operations exposed by the MCP server, not full QGIS API

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