Connect your client

Set up Claude Desktop, Cursor, or Continue with mapping.travel MCP.

Get a key

1. Sign in to the app

   Go to app.mapping.travel and sign in.

2. Open Developers → MCP

   The Developers section is in the sidebar between System and Settings.

3. Create a key

   Click + New Key, give it a name, and copy the plaintext value. You won’t see it again.

Configure your client

Claude Desktop

Edit ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mapping-travel": {
      "transport": {
        "type": "http",
        "url": "https://mcp.mapping.travel/mcp",
        "headers": { "X-API-Key": "mt_mcp_live_..." }
      }
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude Desktop. The tools appear under the wrench icon.

Cursor

Edit ~/.cursor/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mapping-travel": {
      "transport": {
        "type": "http",
        "url": "https://mcp.mapping.travel/mcp",
        "headers": { "X-API-Key": "mt_mcp_live_..." }
      }
    }
  }
}

Continue

Edit ~/.continue/config.json with the same shape as Cursor.

Verify

Ask your agent: “What mapping tools do you have available?” — it should list around 18 tools. If not, see Troubleshooting.