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DaedalMap Population Estimates MCP Server

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DaedalMap Population Estimates is answering right now. Last checked 11 min ago. It exposes 4 tools. Last commit 17 Sep 2026.

Global population estimates from WorldPop, 2000-2030, at country and sub-national levels.

Uptime history 47 days of history · worst day 86%
47 days agonow
96.7%
Uptime 24h
88 of 91 checks
4
Tools
read from the server
269 ms
Response time
average over 24h
2
Stars
last commit 17 Sep 2026

What changed 11

Every tool that appeared, vanished or quietly changed what it asks for. Recorded since 12 August 2026. No other catalogue keeps this.

13 Sep 4 tool descriptions were rewritten get_catalog, get_pack, get_tool_help and 1 more
26 Aug 2 tools changed the parameters they ask for get_pack, query_dataset
14 Aug a tool description was rewritten get_tool_help
14 Aug a tool changed version
12 Aug a tool appeared get_tool_help
12 Aug a tool description was rewritten query_dataset
12 Aug a tool changed version

What the code does

We read the source, 20 h ago · tools taken from the live server · rules 3dff92dd89df

Capabilities

What this server is able to do. For an MCP server this is often the job itself — a terminal server runs commands because that is what it is for. Listed so you know what you are plugging in, not as an accusation.

Reads files and sends them to the network mapmover/routes/system.py:2224
    files = sorted(str(p.relative_to(data_dir)) for p in data_dir.rglob("*") if p.is_file())

Is this your server and something here is wrong? Tell us — corrections are free and do not require a plan.

This code can reach further than it looks

We found places where it runs commands, builds paths or queries from values it is given. None of that is a flaw by itself — it becomes one when the code changes, and code changes quietly between releases. We re-read it on every one.

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Connect this server

Endpoint below is the one we actually reach during checks — not the one copied from a README. Last verified 11 min ago.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add population --transport http https://app.daedalmap.com/mcp/worldpop
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "population": {
      "url": "https://app.daedalmap.com/mcp/worldpop"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.population]
url = "https://app.daedalmap.com/mcp/worldpop"
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "population": {
      "url": "https://app.daedalmap.com/mcp/worldpop"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "population": {
      "url": "https://app.daedalmap.com/mcp/worldpop"
    }
  }
}

Available tools 4

Read directly from the server with tools/list, grouped by what they act on. If a tool disappears, we record the date.

catalog
get_catalog
List the current catalog-published data packs and their access lanes. Start here, then call get_pack for one selected pack.
dataset
query_dataset
Query one catalog-published source or pack with structured metrics, filters, sorting, and a row limit. Call get_catalog and get_pack before an unfamiliar dataset.
pack
get_pack
Describe one catalog-published pack, including sources, metrics, coverage, freshness, access, and a first query. Call this before querying an unfamiliar pack.
tool
get_tool_help
Describe one tool visible on this facade, including its input contract, access limits, refusals, example, outputs, and recommended next calls.

Endpoints

URLTransportStateLatencyChecked
https://app.daedalmap.com/mcp/worldpop streamable-http answering 206 ms 11 min ago

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DaedalMap Population Estimates — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

What can DaedalMap Population Estimates do?
It exposes 4 tools, read directly from the server on our last check. Among them: get_catalog, get_pack, get_tool_help, query_dataset. The full list with descriptions is on this page — we take it from the server itself via tools/list, not from a README. How MCP servers expose tools in the first place →
Is DaedalMap Population Estimates working right now?
We send a real MCP handshake every 15 minutes. Over the last 24 hours 88 of 91 checks got a reply (96.7%), average response time 269 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.
How do I connect DaedalMap Population Estimates?
Copy the ready config from this page — we generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each with the file path that client actually reads. It is a remote server, so there is nothing to install — the client connects to the address.
Does DaedalMap Population Estimates need an API key?
No. DaedalMap Population Estimates completed a full MCP handshake with us as an anonymous client and listed its tools without asking for anything. All 4 of them are readable on this page. This is what we observed, not what the docs claim.
How fast is DaedalMap Population Estimates?
It answers our handshake in 269 ms on average, which is faster than 54% of all working MCP servers we measure. The comparison comes from our own checks across the whole registry, every 15 minutes.
Is DaedalMap Population Estimates open source?
Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in Python and 2 stars on GitHub. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.