MCP Server for IP address geolocation and network data from IPLocate.io

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for IPLocate.io - providing comprehensive IP address intelligence including geolocation, network information, privacy detection, and abuse contacts.

Features

This MCP server provides tools to look up detailed information about IP addresses:

• Geolocation: Country, city, coordinates, timezone, postal code and more
• Network Information: ASN name, number, type, network range, ISP information
• Privacy & Security: VPN detection, proxy detection, Tor exit nodes, hosting providers
• Company Data: Organization name, domain, business type
• Abuse Contacts: Email, phone, and address for reporting malicious activity

Requirements

To follow our quick start setup instructions, you will need:

• Node.js 18 or higher
• npm
• A compatible MCP client. For example, Cursor, Claude Desktop.

Quick Start

The easiest way to use this MCP server is through your MCP client. Simply configure your client with the setup instructions below:

Configure your MCP client

Cursor

One-click setup:

Manual configuration:

1. In your project directory, create the configuration:

   mkdir -p .cursor
   touch .cursor/mcp.json

2. Add the following to .cursor/mcp.json:

   {
     "mcpServers": {
       "iplocate": {
         "command": "npx",
         "args": ["-y", "@iplocate/mcp-server"],
         "env": {
           "IPLOCATE_API_KEY": "your_api_key_here"
         }
       }
     }
   }

   Replace your_api_key_here with your actual API key from IPLocate.io.

Claude Desktop

1. Open Claude Desktop settings

   • On macOS: Cmd + ,
   • On Windows: Ctrl + ,

2. Go to the "Developer" tab and click "Edit Config"

3. Add the IPLocate server configuration:

   {
     "mcpServers": {
       "iplocate": {
         "command": "npx",
         "args": ["-y", "@iplocate/mcp-server"],
         "env": {
           "IPLOCATE_API_KEY": "your_api_key_here"
         }
       }
     }
   }

   Replace your_api_key_here with your actual API key from IPLocate.io.

VS Code (Preview)

1. Create the VS Code MCP configuration:

   mkdir -p .vscode
   touch .vscode/mcp.json

2. Add the following to .vscode/mcp.json:

   {
     "servers": {
       "iplocate": {
         "type": "stdio",
         "command": "npx",
         "args": ["-y", "@iplocate/mcp-server"],
         "env": {
           "IPLOCATE_API_KEY": "your_api_key_here"
         }
       }
     }
   }

   Replace your_api_key_here with your actual API key from IPLocate.io.

Available tools

The server provides the following tools:

lookup_ip_address_details

Get comprehensive information about an IP address including all available data.

Parameters:

• ip (optional): IPv4 or IPv6 address to look up. If not provided, returns information about the caller's IP address.

Example:

{
  "ip": "8.8.8.8"
}

Returns: All available data about the IP address, including geolocation, network information, privacy, and company data.

lookup_ip_address_location

Get geographic location information for an IP address.

Parameters:

• ip (optional): IPv4 or IPv6 address to look up.

Returns: Country, city, coordinates, timezone, postal code, and more.

lookup_ip_address_privacy

Check whether an IP address is detected as a VPN, proxy, other anonymizing service; is on an abuse blocklist; or is a hosting provider.

Parameters:

• ip (optional): IPv4 or IPv6 address to look up.

Returns: VPN status, proxy detection, Tor exit node status, hosting provider information.

lookup_ip_address_network

Get network and ASN (Autonomous System Number) information for an IP address.

Parameters:

• ip (optional): IPv4 or IPv6 address to look up.

Returns: ASN details, network range, ISP information, regional registry.

lookup_ip_address_company

Get company/organization information for an IP address.

Parameters:

• ip (optional): IPv4 or IPv6 address to look up.

Returns: Company name, domain, country, organization type.

lookup_ip_address_abuse_contacts

Get abuse contact information for an IP address to report malicious activity.

Parameters:

• ip (optional): IPv4 or IPv6 address to look up.

Returns: Abuse contact email, phone, address, and network range.

Available prompts

The server also provides pre-configured prompts to help with common IP analysis tasks:

check_ip_security

Analyze an IP address for security concerns including VPN, proxy, Tor usage, and abuse history.

Example usage: "Use the check_ip_security prompt to analyze 192.168.1.1"

locate_ip_geographically

Get detailed geographic information about an IP address.

Example usage: "Use the locate_ip_geographically prompt to find where I am"

investigate_ip_ownership

Get detailed information about who owns and operates an IP address.

Example usage: "Use the investigate_ip_ownership prompt to check who owns 8.8.8.8"

ip_comparison

Compare geographic and network information between two IP addresses.

Example usage: "Use the ip_comparison prompt to compare 1.1.1.1 and 8.8.8.8"

Add your API key

You can make up to 50 requests per day without an API key.

Sign up for a free API key at IPLocate.io to increase your free quota to 1,000 requests per day.

Sign up for a free API key

1. Visit https://iplocate.io/signup
2. Create a free account
3. Get your API key from the dashboard

Using an API key with this server

The server automatically reads your API key from the IPLOCATE_API_KEY environment variable. Configure it in your MCP client settings (see the configuration examples above) or set it when running manually.

Running the server manually

If you need to run the server manually (for development or testing), you have several options:

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18 or higher
• npm or yarn

Using npx (recommended)

npx -y @iplocate/mcp-server

With API key:

On macOS/Linux:

export IPLOCATE_API_KEY=your_api_key_here
npx -y @iplocate/mcp-server

On Windows:

set IPLOCATE_API_KEY=your_api_key_here
npx -y @iplocate/mcp-server

Install from npm

npm install -g @iplocate/mcp-server
mcp-server-iplocate

Install from source

git clone https://github.com/iplocate/mcp-server-iplocate.git
cd mcp-server-iplocate
yarn install
yarn build
yarn start

For development with auto-reload:

yarn dev

Testing

You can test the server using the MCP Inspector:

npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector node dist/index.js

API Response Format

The IPLocate API returns comprehensive data about IP addresses. Here's an example response structure:

{
  "ip": "8.8.8.8",
  "country": "United States",
  "country_code": "US",
  "city": "Mountain View",
  "latitude": 37.386,
  "longitude": -122.0838,
  "asn": {
    "asn": "AS15169",
    "name": "Google LLC",
    "domain": "google.com"
  },
  "privacy": {
    "is_vpn": false,
    "is_proxy": false,
    "is_tor": false,
    "is_hosting": true
  }
  // ... and more fields
}

For full details, see the IPLocate API documentation.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Support

• For issues with this MCP server, please open an issue on GitHub
• For IPLocate API support, contact support@iplocate.io
• For IPLocate API documentation, visit https://iplocate.io/docs

Acknowledgments

• Model Context Protocol for the MCP specification
• Anthropic for the MCP TypeScript SDK

About IPLocate.io

Since 2017, IPLocate has set out to provide the most reliable and accurate IP address data.

We process 50TB+ of data to produce our comprehensive IP geolocation, IP to company, proxy and VPN detection, hosting detection, ASN, and WHOIS data sets. Our API handles over 15 billion requests a month for thousands of businesses and developers.

• Email: support@iplocate.io
• Website: iplocate.io
• Documentation: iplocate.io/docs
• Sign up for a free API Key: iplocate.io/signup