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Beachmap MCP Server

Developer ToolsModerate5.7MCP RegistryLocalRemote
Free

Server data from the Official MCP Registry

Europe's 478 best beaches: sea temperature, sand, best months, swimming, surf. Free, CC BY 4.0.

About

Europe's 478 best beaches: sea temperature, sand, best months, swimming, surf. Free, CC BY 4.0.

Remote endpoints: streamable-http: https://europebeachmap.com/mcp

Security Report

5.7
Moderate5.7Moderate Risk

This is a well-designed, read-only MCP server with clean security practices. It implements stateless HTTP transport, proper input validation via Zod schemas, and appropriate permissions scoping. No authentication is required by design (data is public), and all operations are read-only queries against a local dataset. Minor code quality observations exist but do not present security risks. Supply chain analysis found 5 known vulnerabilities in dependencies (0 critical, 3 high severity).

3 files analyzed · 8 issues found

Security scores are indicators to help you make informed decisions, not guarantees. Always review permissions before connecting any MCP server.

Permissions Required

This plugin requests these system permissions. Most are normal for its category.

File System Read

Reads files on your machine. Normal for tools that analyze or process local data.

HTTP Network Access

Connects to external APIs or services over the internet.

env_vars

Check that this permission is expected for this type of plugin.

How to Install & Connect

Available as Local & Remote

This plugin can run on your machine or connect to a hosted endpoint. during install.

Documentation

View on GitHub

From the project's GitHub README.

Beachmap MCP server

Remote Model Context Protocol server for Beachmap — 511 of Europe's best beaches across 31 countries, each with its sea-surface temperature (°C, from NOAA OISST), sand type, best months, swimming conditions, surf quality, setting and Blue Flag status.

Free, read-only, no key or account. Listed in the official MCP registry as com.europebeachmap/beachmap.

Endpoint

https://europebeachmap.com/mcp

Streamable HTTP transport, stateless, no authentication.

Claude Code:

claude mcp add --transport http beachmap https://europebeachmap.com/mcp

Claude / ChatGPT / other clients with remote MCP support — add https://europebeachmap.com/mcp as a custom connector, or use the generic config:

{ "mcpServers": { "beachmap": { "type": "http", "url": "https://europebeachmap.com/mcp" } } }

Tools

ToolDoesExample question it answers
search_beachesSearch + filter all beaches: free text, country, category, sand, Blue Flag, min sea temperature, month in season"Blue Flag white-sand beaches with sea over 25°C"
get_beachFull profile of one beach by id or name"Tell me about Ksamil Beaches"
warmest_beachesBeaches ranked by typical warm-season sea temperature"Where is the sea warmest in Portugal in October?"
beaches_best_in_monthBeaches whose best-time window includes a month"Where should I go to the beach in October?"

Run it yourself

The server reads the open Beachmap dataset from disk:

npm install
curl -o beaches.json https://europebeachmap.com/data/beaches.json
BEACHES_PATH=./beaches.json PORT=8765 node server.mjs
# MCP endpoint on http://127.0.0.1:8765/mcp

Data & licence

Citation:

Beach data: Beachmap (https://europebeachmap.com), CC BY 4.0

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