tel-aviv-city-mcp

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An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that wraps Tel Aviv Municipality's open data APIs. It provides tools for querying real-time city data including parking availability, bike sharing stations, road closures, nearby municipal services, and cultural venues.

Install

npx -y @skills-il/tel-aviv-city-mcp

Claude Desktop

Add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tel-aviv-city": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@skills-il/tel-aviv-city-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

claude mcp add tel-aviv-city npx -- -y @skills-il/tel-aviv-city-mcp

Data Source

All data comes from the Tel Aviv Municipality ArcGIS REST services at gisn.tel-aviv.gov.il. These are public endpoints that require no authentication. The data is maintained by the Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality and updated regularly.

Tools

find_parking

Find parking lots near a location in Tel Aviv. Returns both public parking lots and Ahuzot HaHof (municipal) parking lots with pricing, capacity, disability access, and status information.

Parameters:

• longitude (number, required) - WGS-84 longitude within Tel Aviv (34.7 to 34.85)
• latitude (number, required) - WGS-84 latitude within Tel Aviv (32.03 to 32.15)
• radius_km (number, optional) - Search radius in km (0.1 to 5, default 1)
• limit (number, optional) - Max results (1 to 50, default 10)

get_bike_stations

Find Tel-O-Fun bike sharing stations near a location. Shows station name, available bikes (regular and electric), free docking spots, and Shabbat operation status.

Parameters:

• longitude (number, required) - WGS-84 longitude
• latitude (number, required) - WGS-84 latitude
• radius_km (number, optional) - Search radius in km (default 1)
• limit (number, optional) - Max results (default 10)

get_road_closures

Get current road works and closures near a location. Shows affected streets, type of work, contractor, work schedule (day/night), lane impact, and date range.

Parameters:

• longitude (number, required) - WGS-84 longitude
• latitude (number, required) - WGS-84 latitude
• radius_km (number, optional) - Search radius in km (default 2)
• limit (number, optional) - Max results (default 10)

find_nearby_services

Find municipal services near a location. Supports multiple service types with type-specific details.

Service types:

• pharmacy - Pharmacies with phone, hours, emergency service status
• school - Schools with education stage, stream, grade range, phone
• park - Public parks and green spaces with area and accessibility
• community_center - Community centers with type, website, senior-friendliness
• culture - Cultural institutions (museums, theaters, galleries) with domain and contact
• playground - Playgrounds with type and accessibility
• medical - Medical institutions with phone and type
• health_clinic - HMO clinics (Kupot Holim) with phone and HMO name

Parameters:

• longitude (number, required) - WGS-84 longitude
• latitude (number, required) - WGS-84 latitude
• service_type (string, required) - One of the service types listed above
• radius_km (number, optional) - Search radius in km (default 1)
• limit (number, optional) - Max results (default 10)

get_city_events

Find cultural venues and event locations near a location. Returns theaters, galleries, museums, performance halls, and other cultural institutions with contact info, websites, social media links, and domain of activity.

Parameters:

• longitude (number, required) - WGS-84 longitude
• latitude (number, required) - WGS-84 latitude
• radius_km (number, optional) - Search radius in km (default 3)
• limit (number, optional) - Max results (default 15)

Installation

npm install
npm run build

Usage with Claude Desktop

Add to your Claude Desktop configuration (claude_desktop_config.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tel-aviv-city": {
      "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "@skills-il/tel-aviv-city-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Usage with Claude Code

claude mcp add tel-aviv-city npx -- -y @skills-il/tel-aviv-city-mcp

Development

npm run dev    # Watch mode
npm run build  # Production build
npm start      # Run server

How It Works

The server queries the Tel Aviv Municipality's ArcGIS MapServer layers using spatial bounding-box queries. All coordinates use WGS-84 (EPSG:4326). Results are sorted by distance from the requested location and returned as formatted text.

ArcGIS Layers Used

| Layer ID | Name | Description | |----------|------|-------------| | 556 | Public Parking | Licensed public parking lots | | 970 | Ahuzot HaHof Parking | Municipal parking lots with pricing | | 835 | Tel-O-Fun Stations | Bike sharing station availability | | 852 | Road Works (lines) | Road closures and construction | | 853 | Road Works (points) | Point-based road work locations | | 564 | Pharmacies | Pharmacies with hours and emergency info | | 769 | Schools | Schools for the current academic year | | 551 | Parks | Public parks and green spaces | | 553 | Community Centers | Community centers and libraries | | 745 | Culture | Museums, theaters, galleries, venues | | 696 | Playgrounds | Children's playgrounds | | 565 | Medical Institutions | Hospitals and clinics | | 563 | Health Clinics | HMO (Kupat Holim) branches |

Rate Limiting

The client enforces a minimum 200ms interval between requests to avoid overloading the municipal API. Failed requests are retried up to 2 times with exponential backoff.

Notes

• Location names and addresses are returned in Hebrew (as stored in the municipal database)
• The Tel Aviv ArcGIS coordinate system is Israel Transverse Mercator (ITM, EPSG:2039); the server requests output in WGS-84 for compatibility
• Bike availability data may show -1 when real-time data is temporarily unavailable
• Parking status data from Ahuzot HaHof may not always reflect real-time occupancy

License

MIT