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GEOSERVER MCP SERVER TOOLS

56 tools from the GeoServer MCP Server MCP Server, categorised by risk level.

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// ALL 56 GEOSERVER MCP SERVER TOOLS
READ 23 tools
Read get_all_usergroups Return all user groups. Returns: list: Names or info dicts for all groups. Read get_all_users List all users in the GeoServer instance. Returns: list: Usernames or user info dicts. Read get_coveragestore Get details about a single coveragestore. Args: workspace (str): Workspace. name (... Read get_coveragestores Get all coveragestores in a workspace. Args: workspace (str): Name of the workspace. R... Read get_datastore Get a specific datastore by name. Args: workspace (str): Workspace name. name (str... Read get_datastores List all datastores in the given workspace. Args: workspace (str): Workspace. Returns:... Read get_feature_attribute Get feature attribute schema/details. Args: workspace (str): Workspace. store_name... Read get_featuretypes List all feature types in a given store. Args: workspace (str): Workspace. store_n... Read get_layer_info Get detailed information about a layer. Args: workspace: The workspace containing the laye... Read get_layergroup Get a layer group from a workspace. Args: workspace (str): Workspace to search. na... Read get_layergroups List all layer groups in a workspace. Args: workspace (str): Workspace. Returns: ... Read get_manifest Get GeoServer manifest metadata/details. Returns: dict: Manifest metadata from GeoServer. Read get_status Obtain general server status. Returns: dict: Status/health report. Read get_system_status Get system status overview/info from GeoServer. Returns: dict: System info (CPU, memory, e... Read get_version Fetch GeoServer version string. Returns: str: GeoServer version. Read list_layers List layers in GeoServer, optionally filtered by workspace. Args: workspace: Optional work... Read list_workspaces List available workspaces in GeoServer. Read query_features Query features from a vector layer using CQL filter. Args: workspace: The workspace contai... Read style_catagorize_xml Generate SLD for categorized vector style (SVG fill/block display). Args: column_name (str): Co... Read style_classified_xml Get SLD XML for classified vector style. Args: style_name (str): Name of style. column_... Read style_coverage_style_xml Generate XML for raster/coverage SLD. Args: color_ramp: Color ramp (list, dict...) styl... Read generate_map Generate a map image using WMS GetMap. Args: layers: List of layers to include (format: wo... Read style_outline_only_xml XML for outline-only style for a geometry. Args: color (str): Outline color (hex). widt...
WRITE 24 tools
Write add_layer_to_layergroup Add a specific layer to a layer group. Args: layer_name (str): Layer to add. layer... Write create_catagorized_featurestyle Create a categorized style for features (polygon, line, point) using column values. Args: styl... Write create_classified_featurestyle Create a classified style for features using distinct column values/classes. Args: style_name ... Write create_coveragestore Create a new coveragestore in a workspace. Args: workspace (str): Workspace name. ... Write create_coveragestyle Create a raster coverage style (colormap, ...) Args: style_name (str): Name for the style. ... Write create_datastore Create a new datastore in the given workspace. Args: workspace (str): Name of the workspac... Write create_featurestore Create a new featurestore in the given workspace. Args: workspace (str): Target workspace.... Write create_gpkg_datastore Create a GeoPackage (GPKG) datastore. Args: workspace (str): Workspace name. name ... Write create_layer Create a new layer in GeoServer. Args: workspace: The workspace for the new layer ... Write create_layergroup Create a new layer group with specific layers and (optionally) styles. Args: workspace (st... Write create_outline_featurestyle Create a simple outline-only style for features. Args: style_name (str): Style name. o... Write create_shp_datastore Create an ESRI Shapefile datastore. Args: workspace (str): Workspace in GeoServer. ... Write create_style Create a new SLD style in GeoServer. Args: name: Name for the style sld: SLD XML c... Write create_user Create a new user for GeoServer security. Args: username (str): New user's name. passw... Write create_usergroup Create a new user group. Args: name (str): Name for the user group. users (list, o... Write create_workspace Create a new workspace in GeoServer. Args: workspace: Name of the workspace to create ... Write edit_featuretype Edit the settings of a feature type in a store. Args: workspace (str): Workspace containin... Write modify_user Modify an existing user's properties (password, enabled state, properties, etc). Args: use... Write publish_featurestore Publish an existing featurestore. Args: workspace (str): Target workspace. store_name ... Write publish_featurestore_sqlview Publish a featurestore using a SQL view definition. Args: workspace (str): Workspace conte... Write publish_style Assign/publish a style to a layer. Args: layer_name (str): The target layer. style_nam... Write publish_time_dimension_to_coveragestore Add or update a time dimension for a coverage store (for time series). Args: store_name (str, ... Write update_layergroup Update a layer group's details and configuration. Args: layergroup_name (str): The group t... Write update_service Update selected OGC service options. Args: service (str): Service (e.g., 'wfs', 'wms'). ...
DESTRUCTIVE 7 tools
Destructive delete_coveragestore Delete a coveragestore from a workspace. Args: workspace (str): Workspace name. na... Destructive delete_layergroup Delete a layer group from a workspace. Args: workspace (str): Workspace. name (str... Destructive delete_resource Delete a resource from GeoServer. Args: resource_type: Type of resource to delete (workspa... Destructive delete_user Delete a user by name. Args: username (str): User to remove. Returns: dict: De... Destructive delete_usergroup Delete a user group. Args: name (str): Name of group to remove. Returns: dict:... Destructive remove_layer_from_layergroup Remove a layer from a group. Args: layer_name (str): Layer. layer_workspace (str):... Destructive reset_geoserver Reset all GeoServer caches/connections. Returns: str: Result message from reset operation.
EXECUTE 1 tools
Execute reload_geoserver Reload catalog and config from disk. Returns: str: Result message from reload.
OTHER 1 tools
Other style_coverage_style_colormapentry Generate color map entries for raster SLD. Args: color_ramp: List/dict of colors. min_v...

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