Castlemap MCP MCP server

Castlemap provides a remote Model Context Protocol server that allows AI agents to query a curated dataset of 9,079 castles, fortresses, palaces, and ruins worldwide. The server offers read-only access to search for landmarks, retrieve details, find nearby castles, access fame rankings, and view statistics, all sourced from Wikidata and verified with exact coordinates and media.

Endpoint and access

No sign-in: your client connects and lists tools immediately, with no account or key.

No sign-inEndpoint checked 2026-10-05Operated by Castlemap

MCP endpoint (Streamable HTTP)

https://thecastlemap.com/mcp

Vendor documentation

What you can do with it

Search for specific castles by name or location
Retrieve detailed information about a single landmark
Find castles near a specific geographic point
Access global castle fame rankings and statistics

Tools advertised by the last live check:

search_castles
get_castle
castles_near
top_castles
list_countries
get_statistics
random_castle

Connect from your client

Each snippet registers the same endpoint; pick the client you use.

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Claude Code

Run this once in a terminal. It registers a Streamable HTTP server. Use --scope project to write .mcp.json for the repo.

Claude Code configuration

claude mcp add --transport http castlemap-mcp https://thecastlemap.com/mcp

Codex

Run this once. Codex stores MCP servers in ~/.codex/config.toml (or .codex/config.toml in a trusted project).

Codex configuration

codex mcp add castlemap-mcp --url https://thecastlemap.com/mcp

Cursor

Merge this server into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, then enable castlemap-mcp in your MCP settings.

Cursor configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "castlemap-mcp": {
      "url": "https://thecastlemap.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Cline

Merge this into cline_mcp_settings.json (Cline → MCP Servers → Configure). The type must be streamableHttp for a remote HTTP server.

Cline configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "castlemap-mcp": {
      "type": "streamableHttp",
      "url": "https://thecastlemap.com/mcp",
      "disabled": false
    }
  }
}

VS Code

Merge this server into .vscode/mcp.json. Use MCP: List Servers to start castlemap-mcp and inspect its tools.

VS Code configuration

{
  "servers": {
    "castlemap-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://thecastlemap.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Gemini CLI

Run this once. It writes .gemini/settings.json in the current project; pass --scope user for ~/.gemini/settings.json.

Gemini CLI configuration

gemini mcp add --transport http castlemap-mcp https://thecastlemap.com/mcp

Claude Desktop

Merge this into claude_desktop_config.json (macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\), then restart Claude Desktop.

Claude Desktop configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "castlemap-mcp": {
      "url": "https://thecastlemap.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

Merge this into ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json, then refresh MCP in Cascade. Windsurf remote servers use serverUrl, not url.

Windsurf configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "castlemap-mcp": {
      "serverUrl": "https://thecastlemap.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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