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Nigeria Postcode MCP Server

API key required

Validate, look up and resolve addresses to Nigeria's NIPOST digital postcodes (NDAPS).

To add Nigeria Postcode to Claude, run the install command below or copy the ready-made config for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code further down. Restart your client after adding it and its tools show up in your next conversation. It needs 11 environment variables, listed below.

DevTools

Install

uvx ng-postcode-mcp@0.6.3

Environment variables

NG_POSTCODE_API_KEYSet in your MCP config
NG_POSTCODE_MAX_LEVELSet in your MCP config
NG_POSTCODE_MAX_PAID_CALLSSet in your MCP config
NG_POSTCODE_BASE_URLSet in your MCP config
NG_GEOCODER_URLSet in your MCP config
NG_GEOCODER_CONTACTSet in your MCP config
NG_POSTCODE_TRANSPORTSet in your MCP config
NG_POSTCODE_HOSTSet in your MCP config
NG_POSTCODE_PORTSet in your MCP config
NG_POSTCODE_ALLOW_SHARED_KEYSet in your MCP config
NG_POSTCODE_ALLOWED_HOSTSSet in your MCP config

Install with your client

Terminal
claude mcp add nigeria-postcode --env NG_POSTCODE_API_KEY=<YOUR_NG_POSTCODE_API_KEY> --env NG_POSTCODE_MAX_LEVEL=<YOUR_NG_POSTCODE_MAX_LEVEL> --env NG_POSTCODE_MAX_PAID_CALLS=<YOUR_NG_POSTCODE_MAX_PAID_CALLS> --env NG_POSTCODE_BASE_URL=<YOUR_NG_POSTCODE_BASE_URL> --env NG_GEOCODER_URL=<YOUR_NG_GEOCODER_URL> --env NG_GEOCODER_CONTACT=<YOUR_NG_GEOCODER_CONTACT> --env NG_POSTCODE_TRANSPORT=<YOUR_NG_POSTCODE_TRANSPORT> --env NG_POSTCODE_HOST=<YOUR_NG_POSTCODE_HOST> --env NG_POSTCODE_PORT=<YOUR_NG_POSTCODE_PORT> --env NG_POSTCODE_ALLOW_SHARED_KEY=<YOUR_NG_POSTCODE_ALLOW_SHARED_KEY> --env NG_POSTCODE_ALLOWED_HOSTS=<YOUR_NG_POSTCODE_ALLOWED_HOSTS> -- uvx ng-postcode-mcp@0.6.3

Run this in a terminal to add the server to Claude Code.

What this does

Nigeria Postcode exposes a set of tools to Claude over the Model Context Protocol. After you add it to claude_desktop_config.json (snippet above) and restart Claude Desktop, those tools become callable inside any conversation.

Requirements

This server needs the following environment variables to be set before it can run:

NG_POSTCODE_API_KEY
NG_POSTCODE_MAX_LEVEL
NG_POSTCODE_MAX_PAID_CALLS
NG_POSTCODE_BASE_URL
NG_GEOCODER_URL
NG_GEOCODER_CONTACT
NG_POSTCODE_TRANSPORT
NG_POSTCODE_HOST
NG_POSTCODE_PORT
NG_POSTCODE_ALLOW_SHARED_KEY
NG_POSTCODE_ALLOWED_HOSTS

Set these via the env object in your MCP config (see claude_desktop_config.json snippet above).

Frequently asked questions

How do I install Nigeria Postcode?

Run the Claude Code command in the install section to add Nigeria Postcode to Claude Code, or copy the ready-made config for your client from the install section on this page. Restart your client afterwards and the tools appear in your next conversation.

Which clients work with Nigeria Postcode?

This page carries setup and config for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code. Any other MCP client that accepts a standard server config can connect to Nigeria Postcode as well.

Does Nigeria Postcode need an API key?

Yes. Before it can run, set these environment variables: NG_POSTCODE_API_KEY, NG_POSTCODE_MAX_LEVEL, NG_POSTCODE_MAX_PAID_CALLS, NG_POSTCODE_BASE_URL, NG_GEOCODER_URL, NG_GEOCODER_CONTACT, NG_POSTCODE_TRANSPORT, NG_POSTCODE_HOST, NG_POSTCODE_PORT, NG_POSTCODE_ALLOW_SHARED_KEY, NG_POSTCODE_ALLOWED_HOSTS. They go in the env block of your MCP config.

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