Miklat MCP

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that helps AI agents find public shelters (miklatim tziburim) in Israel. Currently supports Jerusalem with 198 shelters.

MCP Endpoint

https://mcp.jlmshelters.com/mcp

Connect to this URL using any MCP-compatible client with streamable HTTP transport.

Client Configuration

Add this to your MCP client config (e.g. Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, etc.):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "miklat": {
      "type": "streamableHttp",
      "url": "https://mcp.jlmshelters.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

For ChatGPT and other platform-specific setup, see the Integration Guide.

Available Tools

Tool	Parameters	Description
search_shelters	city, query, limit?	Free-text search across name, address, neighborhood
find_nearest_shelters	city, latitude, longitude, limit?	Find nearest shelters by distance
list_neighborhoods	city	List all neighborhoods with shelter counts
get_shelter_by_id	city, id	Get a single shelter by its feature ID
get_stats	city	Summary stats: total count, breakdown by type, capacity totals
list_cities	(none)	List all supported cities
get_directions_link	city, shelter_id, origin_latitude, origin_longitude, app?	Google Maps / Waze navigation links to a shelter
filter_shelters	city, shelter_type?, min_capacity?, accessible?, limit?	Filter shelters by type, capacity, accessibility
list_shelters_in_neighborhood	city, neighborhood, limit?	List all shelters in a specific neighborhood

Supported Cities

• jerusalem — 198 public shelters

Adding New Cities

To contribute shelter data for a new city, submit a pull request to the upstream Miklat-MCP-Data repository with a GeoJSON file at data/<city>/shelters.json following the documented schema.

For MCP server development: place the GeoJSON file at src/data/<city>/shelters.json and register it in the cityData map in src/index.ts.

Development

npm install
npm run dev          # Start local dev server at http://localhost:8787
npm run deploy       # Deploy to Cloudflare Workers

Testing

npx @anthropic-ai/mcp-inspector
# Point it at http://localhost:8787/mcp

Cloudflare Configuration

The parent domain jlmshelters.com has a WAF custom rule ("Israel Only") that blocks non-Israeli traffic. The MCP subdomain is excluded so it can be accessed globally:

(ip.src.country ne "IL" and http.host ne "mcp.jlmshelters.com")

Data Source

Shelter geodata is maintained in the Miklat-MCP-Data repository, which serves as the upstream data source for this MCP server. Data is periodically pulled from that repository and integrated here.

Want to contribute shelter data? Submit a pull request to Miklat-MCP-Data with new or corrected shelter locations. See the contributing guidelines there for the required GeoJSON schema and data quality standards.

Original Jerusalem data sourced from the JLM-Shelters-Dot-Com project. Licensed under ODbL (Open Database License).

Disclaimer

This tool is provided for informational purposes only. Shelter data is gathered periodically from official sources and no guarantee is offered as to its accuracy or completeness. Shelters may be added, removed, or changed between updates. Do not rely solely on this data for personal safety or emergency preparedness. Always verify shelter locations with official municipal sources and follow instructions from local authorities during emergencies.

All MCP tool responses include a short disclaimer reminding users of these limitations.