AskWashU MCP ArcGIS Server running

v1.0.0 · MCP endpoint: POST /mcp

Connect

The Model Context Protocol endpoint is http://localhost:5082/mcp. It speaks JSON-RPC 2.0 over HTTP + SSE — not browser-navigable. Use an MCP client like MCP Inspector:

npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector http://localhost:5082/mcp

Available tools (13)

listLayerCategories — list all 23 campus feature categories
findBuilding — search buildings by name (fuzzy text)
findPlace — search dining, libraries, museums, art, etc.
nearestPlaces — find closest features of a category to a lat/lon
safetyFeaturesNear — AEDs, blue lights, assembly points near a point
parkingNear — visitor / ADA / general parking near a point
placeDetails — full attribute dump for one feature by objectId
listShuttles — list named campus shuttle services with route polylines
getShuttleRoute — return the polyline for a named campus shuttle
getAccessibleRoute — return accessible route segments between two points
planRoute — narrated walking route between two named campus places
findSpace — bookable meeting/event spaces (meet.wustl.edu)
listSpacesIn — every bookable space inside a named building

Category catalog (23)

Category key	Label	Geometry
`accessible-entry`	Accessible Building Entries	Point
`aed`	AED Defibrillators	Point
`alertus-beacon`	Alertus Beacons	Point
`art`	Art On Campus	Point
`athletics`	Athletics	Point
`bike-rack`	Bike Racks	Point
`blue-light`	Blue Light Emergency Phones	Point
`building`	Buildings	Point
`construction`	Current Construction	Polygon
`dining`	Dining Locations	Point
`elevator`	Elevators	Point
`emergency-assembly`	Emergency Assembly Points	Point
`event-indoor`	Event Spaces – Indoor	Point
`event-outdoor`	Event Spaces – Outdoor	Point
`library`	Libraries	Point
`monument`	Monuments	Point
`museum`	Museums	Point
`parking-ada`	ADA Parking	Polygon
`parking-general`	General Parking	Point
`parking-visitor`	Visitor Parking	Point
`poi`	Campus Points of Interest	Point
`restroom`	Gender Inclusive Restrooms	Point
`shopping`	Shopping Locations	Point

Data source

All data from WashU ArcGIS REST public services. Coordinates returned as WGS84 (EPSG:4326).