Configure MCP Map Routing in Cherry Studio Without Writing Code

Cherry Studio Overview

Cherry Studio is a cross‑platform open‑source AI desktop client that integrates more than 300 large language models, provides built‑in assistants for writing, coding, translation, design, supports retrieval‑augmented generation (RAG) knowledge bases, and handles text, image, PDF, Office and code file formats.

Installation and Dependency Setup

Download Cherry Studio from https://www.cherry-ai.com/ and launch the application.

Open the settings (gear icon) → MCP configuration. When a red exclamation mark appears, click it and press Install to install the uv and bun tools.

Configuring MCP Servers for Baidu Maps and Amap

In the MCP configuration page click Edit for each server entry.

Paste the following JSON (replace XXXXXXXXXXXXX with your actual API keys) into the corresponding text boxes and enable the servers:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "S6Ojnde5Cnd0T4FNUc35l": {
      "isActive": true,
      "name": "Baidu Map MCP Server",
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["mcp-server-baidu-maps"],
      "env": {"BAIDU_MAPS_API_KEY": "XXXXXXXXXXXXX"}
    },
    "Q6V5e8Y9lYPSTAj8qSITB": {
      "isActive": true,
      "name": "Amap MCP Server",
      "type": "sse",
      "baseUrl": "https://mcp.amap.com/sse?key=XXXXXXXXXXXXX"
    }
  }
}

Obtaining API Keys

Baidu Maps: log in to the Baidu Maps Open Platform, create a new API key and copy the key.

Amap (Gaode): visit https://lbs.amap.com/, go to “Control Panel → Application Management → My Applications”, create an application and obtain the API key.

Running Route Planning

Return to the Cherry Studio home page, open the chat dialog, and click the small shovel icon to display the configured MCP servers.

Select both the Baidu and Amap servers and choose the Qwen‑3 model.

Enter a natural‑language query such as “How do I get from my home to the Summer Palace?”. The logs will show calls to both map services and the response will contain a detailed walking route.

Notes

The Baidu server uses stdio communication; the command uvx runs the Python‑based mcp-server-baidu-maps executable.

The Amap server uses Server‑Sent Events ( sse) with the baseUrl containing the API key.

No code changes are required; the configuration is performed entirely through the UI.