RouteMetrics

Use RouteMetrics inside your AI assistant

Add RouteMetrics to Claude, ChatGPT or the Codex app and ask for road distances, drive times, the best order for your stops, miles by state, tolls and truck restrictions in plain English. It uses the same account and the same searches as the Excel add-in.

Most map connectors make you create your own mapping account, get an API key and edit a settings file first. RouteMetrics doesn't: paste one address, sign in with Google or Microsoft, and ask. New accounts get 100 free searches. (If you see the term "MCP" in your assistant, that's the name of the technology that lets assistants use tools like this one.)

Add it in Claude

  1. In Claude, open Settings and then Connectors, and choose Add custom connector. (Custom connectors are available on plans that support them.)
  2. Name it RouteMetrics and paste this address: https://connect.routemetrics.app/mcp
  3. Click Add, then Connect, and sign in with Google or Microsoft. Use the email you use, or will use, for RouteMetrics.

New accounts start with a free trial of 100 searches. If you already have RouteMetrics in Excel, sign in with the same email and your plan and balance carry over.

Microsoft work accounts need a verified email domain. If yours is refused, use Google or a personal Microsoft account.

Add it in ChatGPT

  1. Open Settings, search for MCP servers (under Plugins), then click Add and Add custom MCP server.
  2. Name it RouteMetrics. Under Connection choose Server URL (not Tunnel) and paste https://connect.routemetrics.app/mcp.
  3. Leave Authentication on OAuth. Tick I understand and want to continue, then click Create as a plugin.
  4. A Connect RouteMetrics screen appears. Click Connect RouteMetrics, then sign in with Google or Microsoft.

Custom MCP server options depend on your ChatGPT plan and settings.

Add it in Gemini

  1. Go to gemini.google.com on the web, open Settings, then Connected Apps.
  2. Scroll to Custom apps and choose Add a custom app.
  3. Name it RouteMetrics, paste https://connect.routemetrics.app/mcp, and sign in with Google or Microsoft when asked.

Google offers custom apps only on some Gemini plans, accounts and regions, and only in English on the web for now. If you don't see Add a custom app, your Gemini account doesn't have it yet. Once added, it also works in the Gemini mobile app.

Add it in the Codex app

OpenAI's Codex app also works.

  1. Open Plugins, then the MCPs tab, then Add and Connect to a custom MCP.
  2. Name it RouteMetrics and set the type to Streamable HTTP (not STDIO).
  3. Paste https://connect.routemetrics.app/mcp as the URL and save.
  4. Click Authenticate next to RouteMetrics and sign in with Google or Microsoft.

Other assistants that support MCP servers over HTTP with sign-in should work the same way: give them the same URL. If an assistant doesn't mention your remaining searches, just ask it to check your RouteMetrics usage.

Try asking

Sample answers with rounded numbers. Yours come from live routing for your own addresses.

The simple one

YouHow far is it from the Eiffel Tower to the Louvre by bike, and how long will it take?
AssistantIt's about 3.4 km (2.1 mi) by bike, roughly 13 minutes of riding, mostly along the Seine.

You have 1,846 RouteMetrics searches left.

The road trip planner

YouI'm starting in Denver and need to visit Pueblo, Boulder, Colorado Springs and Fort Collins, ending back in Denver. What's the best order?
AssistantHere's the shortest loop, 365 mi and about 6 h 05 m of driving:
Start: Denver
1. Fort Collins (65 mi)
2. Boulder (45 mi)
3. Colorado Springs (95 mi)
4. Pueblo (45 mi)
End: Denver (115 mi)

In the order you listed it was 550 mi, so this saves you 185 miles.

The trucker's question

YouMy rig is 80,000 lb and 13'6" tall. Can it run Chicago to Atlanta, and how many miles are in each state?
AssistantYes, it's clear. No weight, height or hazmat restrictions on the route for your truck, and no tolls.

Truck route, 716 mi total:
Indiana 262 mi
Tennessee 177 mi
Kentucky 135 mi
Georgia 121 mi
Illinois 21 mi

The reimbursement check

YouWhich is shorter by road, Austin to Houston or Austin to Dallas, and by how much in km?
AssistantHouston is shorter.
Austin to Houston: 265 km, about 2 h 40 m
Austin to Dallas: 314 km, about 3 h 00 m

The Houston trip is 49 km shorter.

The share-a-route one

YouGive me a Google Maps link for the drive from Seattle to Portland.
AssistantHere you go: Seattle to Portland in Google Maps

Links are free, so no searches were used.

The balance check

YouHow many RouteMetrics searches do I have left this month?
AssistantYou're on the Standard plan with 1,412 of 2,000 searches left this month. Your allowance resets on December 3.

What it costs

One search per pair of addresses, or per stop when ordering a route. The same plans and quotas apply as in Excel; see pricing. Ask the assistant for a billing link to subscribe, top up, or manage your plan.

Long lists

The connector is built for a handful of lookups in conversation. It runs up to 25 pairs at a time. For hundreds or thousands of addresses, use the RouteMetrics Excel add-in, which fills a whole column in place and is much faster.

Questions

Write to support@routemetrics.app or see support. Your data is handled as described in the privacy policy and terms.