Photon
liveGeographykomoot's OSM geocoder — Elasticsearch-backed, strong at partial / autocomplete queries. Keyless.
2tools
0msauth
free tier50 calls/day
Tools
photon_searchForward geocode — place name → coordinates. Strong on partial / autocomplete-style queries.
No parameters required.
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Response
photon_reverseReverse geocode — coordinates → nearest place name.
No parameters required.
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Response
Test with curl
The gateway speaks JSON-RPC 2.0 over HTTP POST. You can test any pack directly from the terminal.
List available tools
bash
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/photon/mcp \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/list"}'Call a tool
bash
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/photon/mcp \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"photon_search","arguments":{}}}'Use with the SDK
Install @pipeworx/sdk to call tools from any TypeScript/Node project.
TypeScript
import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const px = new Pipeworx();
const result = await px.call("photon_search", {});ask_pipeworx
// Or ask in plain English:
const answer = await px.ask("komoot's osm geocoder — elasticsearch-backed, strong at partial / autocomplete queries");