GDAL

GDAL

MCP server offering geospatial analysis with reflection-based justification of methods.

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Overview

GDAL MCP is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for geospatial AI workflows. It enables AI agents to perform raster and vector analysis through a comprehensive toolset while enforcing justification of methodological decisions via a reflection middleware system. The reflection system captures structured reasoning before execution, including intent, alternatives, tradeoffs, and confidence, and caches it to support stateful, cross-domain workflows. This cross-domain cache sharing lets reasoning and justifications developed for raster operations influence subsequent vector tasks, preserving methodological continuity between data types. Built on a Python-native stack (Rasterio, PyProj, pyogrio, Shapely, NumPy) and exposed through the FastMCP Context API, the server provides real-time feedback and audit trails. It supports 12 production-ready tools across raster and vector domains (info, convert, reproject, stats; info, reproject, convert, clip, buffer, simplify) with reflection-enabled first-use prompts and instant re-execution on cache hits. Additional MCP resources include a workspace catalog, metadata intelligence, and a reference knowledge base to promote reproducible geospatial science in production-grade environments, with workspace security via path validation.

Details

Owner
Wayfinder-Foundry
Language
Python
License
MIT License
Updated
2025-12-07

Features

Reflection Middleware

Pre-execution reasoning for CRS selection and resampling; structured justifications (intent, alternatives, tradeoffs, confidence) with persistent caching for stateful workflows.

Comprehensive Raster & Vector Toolset

Raster tools: info, convert, reproject, stats; Vector tools: info, reproject, convert, clip, buffer, simplify; all support reflection on first use.

Cross-Domain Cache Sharing

Domain-agnostic justification caching that can be reused across raster and vector tasks, enabling continuity and faster downstream operations.

Epistemic Audit Trail

Stores and exposes the decision story (intent, alternatives, rationale, tradeoffs, confidence) for reproducibility and education.

Production Quality & Security

Full type safety, 72 passing tests, and workspace security via path validation middleware; Python-native stack with real-time guidance.

Real-time Feedback via FastMCP Context API

Immediate insights and status updates during workflows, enabling interactive governance of geospatial tasks.

MCP Resources Suite

Workspace catalog, metadata intelligence, and a reference knowledge base (CRS, resampling, compression) to support autonomous discovery.

Advisory Prompts for CRS & Resampling

Advisory prompts guide CRS selection and resampling method choices to educate and steer the AI before execution.

Audience

Geospatial AI developersBuild AI agents capable of raster and vector analysis with justified methodologies.
Data scientistsLeverage reflection and audit trails for reproducible geospatial research workflows.
GIS analystsValidate methodological choices and document reasoning for collaboration.

Tags

GeospatialMCPReflection MiddlewareEpistemic ReasoningRasterVectorCRS justificationAudit TrailCachePython-native