{"id":2969526,"date":"2026-06-29T15:49:25","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T22:49:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&p=2969526"},"modified":"2026-06-29T16:02:51","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T23:02:51","slug":"mcp-support-beta-and-arcgis-static-maps-service-in-arcgis-location-platform-release","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/platform\/developers\/mcp-support-beta-and-arcgis-static-maps-service-in-arcgis-location-platform-release","title":{"rendered":"New MCP Support (beta) and ArcGIS Static Maps Service in Latest ArcGIS Location Platform Release"},"author":428099,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[738191,430132,430222],"tags":[775112,778152,775832],"industry":[],"product":[761642],"class_list":["post-2969526","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-developers","category-insurance","category-retail","tag-arcgis-location-platform","tag-arcgis-location-service","tag-arcgis-location-services","product-platform"],"acf":{"authors":[{"ID":428099,"user_firstname":"Alison","user_lastname":"Walker","nickname":"Alison Walker","user_nicename":"awalker","display_name":"Alison Walker","user_email":"awalker@esri.com","user_url":"","user_registered":"2025-12-15 17:30:32","user_description":"Alison Walker is a product marketer on the Developer Technology team, primarily supporting ArcGIS Location Platform and ArcGIS Location Services.","user_avatar":""}],"short_description":"Discover how you can connect AI agents to location services and embed static maps in solutions with the latest ArcGIS Location Platform release.","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

The latest release of ArcGIS Location Platform<\/a> is here, bringing Model Context Protocol (MCP) support in beta as well as the new ArcGIS Static Maps service for improved end user experience.<\/p>\n

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MCP Support for Agentic AI Workflows<\/h2>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2973574,"id":2973574,"title":"arcgis-location-platform-1200x400-1","filename":"arcgis-location-platform-1200x400-1.png","filesize":229699,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/arcgis-location-platform-1200x400-1.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/platform\/developers\/mcp-support-beta-and-arcgis-static-maps-service-in-arcgis-location-platform-release\/arcgis-location-platform-1200x400-1","alt":"","author":"428099","description":"","caption":"","name":"arcgis-location-platform-1200x400-1","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2969526,"date":"2026-06-26 16:08:58","modified":"2026-06-26 16:08:58","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":2400,"height":800,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/arcgis-location-platform-1200x400-1-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/arcgis-location-platform-1200x400-1.png","medium-width":464,"medium-height":155,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/arcgis-location-platform-1200x400-1.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":256,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/arcgis-location-platform-1200x400-1.png","large-width":1920,"large-height":640,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/arcgis-location-platform-1200x400-1-1536x512.png","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":512,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/arcgis-location-platform-1200x400-1-2048x683.png","2048x2048-width":2048,"2048x2048-height":683,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/arcgis-location-platform-1200x400-1-826x275.png","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":275,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/arcgis-location-platform-1200x400-1-1920x640.png","wide_image-width":1920,"wide_image-height":640}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

As of June 29, 2026, MCP support for ArcGIS Location Services<\/a> is available in beta. This is a significant step forward in strengthening agentic AI workflows with location context. Transform the way end users experience your applications by connecting location services to AI agents.<\/p>\n

Join Esri\u2019s Early Adopter Community<\/a> to try the MCP today!<\/p>\n

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What Spatial Insight Does ArcGIS Location Platform Bring to AI Agents?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

MCP support in ArcGIS Location Platform enables AI agents to discover and invoke location services. This empowers end users to interact with applications through natural language giving a conversational user experience powered by precise, authoritative location services.<\/p>\n

A user could ask “How do I get from the convention center to the nearest hotel?” or “What’s the elevation along this hiking trail?” and your application will respond intelligently, dynamically, and in context.<\/p>\n

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What ArcGIS Location Platform services are available via MCP?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

During the beta period, the MCP will support the following location-based capabilities:<\/p>\n