# Radar

```json
{
  "name": "Radar",
  "slug": "radar",
  "url": "https://composio.dev/toolkits/radar",
  "markdown_url": "https://composio.dev/toolkits/radar.md",
  "logo_url": "https://logos.composio.dev/api/radar",
  "categories": [
    "data & analytics"
  ],
  "is_composio_managed": false,
  "updated_at": "2026-05-12T10:23:13.738Z"
}
```

![Radar logo](https://logos.composio.dev/api/radar)

## Description

Securely connect your AI agents and chatbots (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, etc) with Radar MCP or direct API to geofence places, look up locations, track devices, and route users through natural language.

## Summary

Radar is a location infrastructure platform providing APIs and SDKs for geofencing, geocoding, and location tracking.
It helps developers add precise, scalable location features to any app with minimal effort.

## Categories

- data & analytics

## Toolkit Details

- Tools: 37

## Images

- Logo: https://logos.composio.dev/api/radar

## Authentication

- **Api Key**
  - Type: `api_key`
  - Description: Api Key authentication for Radar.
  - Setup:
    - Configure Api Key credentials for Radar.
    - Use the credentials when creating an auth config in Composio.

## Suggested Prompts

- Autocomplete address based on partial input
- Get users currently inside geofence
- Convert address to latitude and longitude
- Retrieve detailed info for a specific trip

## Supported Tools

| Tool slug | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `RADAR_AUTOCOMPLETE_ADDRESS_OR_PLACE` | Autocomplete Address or Place | Tool to autocomplete partial addresses and place names based on relevance and proximity. Use after a user inputs a partial address/place to get suggestions, optionally biased by location. |
| `RADAR_CREATE_BEACON` | Create Beacon | Tool to create a new beacon in Radar. Use when you need to register a physical beacon device (iBeacon or Eddystone) for location tracking. |
| `RADAR_CREATE_TRIP` | Create Trip | Tool to create a new trip. Use after gathering origin and destination details to start tracking a trip. |
| `RADAR_DELETE_BEACON` | Delete Beacon | Tool to delete a beacon by its Radar ID. Use when supplying a beacon's unique identifier to remove it. |
| `RADAR_DELETE_GEOFENCE` | Delete Geofence | Tool to delete a geofence by ID. Use when supplying a geofence’s unique identifier to remove it. |
| `RADAR_DELETE_GEOFENCE_BY_TAG` | Delete Geofence By Tag | Tool to delete a geofence by tag and external ID. Use when you have both the tag and external identifier to remove a specific geofence. |
| `RADAR_DELETE_TRIP` | Delete Trip | Tool to delete a trip by its Radar ID or external ID. Use after confirming the trip exists. |
| `RADAR_DELETE_USER` | Delete User | Tool to delete a user by Radar _id, userId, or deviceId. Use after confirming the user identifier exists. |
| `RADAR_FORWARD_GEOCODE` | Forward Geocode | Tool to convert an address into geographic coordinates. Use when you have a full address string and need precise latitude/longitude before further location analysis. |
| `RADAR_GET_BEACON` | Get Beacon | Tool to retrieve a beacon by Radar _id. Use when you need to fetch full details of an existing beacon. |
| `RADAR_GET_BEACON_BY_TAG` | Get Beacon By Tag | Tool to get a specific beacon by tag and external ID. Use when you need to retrieve details of a beacon identified by its tag group and external ID. |
| `RADAR_GET_CONTEXT_FOR_LOCATION` | Get Context for Location | Tool to retrieve context for a given location. Use when you need geofences, place, and region information based on coordinates. Use after obtaining valid latitude and longitude. |
| `RADAR_GET_GEOFENCE` | Get Geofence | Tool to retrieve a geofence by Radar _id or tag/externalId. Use when you need to fetch full details of an existing geofence. |
| `RADAR_GET_PLACES_SETTINGS` | Get Places Settings | Tool to retrieve current Places settings for your Radar project. Use when you need to inspect chain detection, supported countries, external ID requirements, and other Places metadata. |
| `RADAR_GET_ROUTE_DIRECTIONS` | Get Route Directions | Tool to get turn-by-turn directions between multiple locations. Use when you need detailed navigation instructions with steps, distances, and durations for routing. |
| `RADAR_GET_ROUTE_MATRIX` | Get Route Matrix | Tool to calculate travel distance and duration between multiple origins and destinations for up to 625 routes. Use when you need to compute route metrics for multiple origin-destination pairs efficiently. |
| `RADAR_GET_TRIP` | Get Trip | Tool to retrieve a trip by ID or externalId. Use when you have a trip ID or externalId to fetch its details. |
| `RADAR_GET_USER` | Get User | Tool to get a user by Radar _id, userId, or deviceId. Returns the user with all location and context data including geofences, places, beacons, and trip information. |
| `RADAR_GET_USERS_IN_GEOFENCE` | Get Users in Geofence | Tool to retrieve users currently within a specific geofence. Use when you need to list all users inside a geofence by its tag and external ID. |
| `RADAR_IP_GEOCODE` | IP Geocode | Tool to geocode an IP address to city, state, and country. Use when you need location details based on an IP address. |
| `RADAR_LIST_EVENTS` | List Events | Tool to list events. Use when you need to retrieve a paginated list of events with optional filtering. |
| `RADAR_LIST_GEOFENCES` | List Geofences | Tool to list all geofences sorted by updated time. Use when you need an overview of all configured geofences. |
| `RADAR_LIST_TRIPS` | List Trips | Tool to list all trips, sorted by updated time. Use when you need to page through the latest trips. |
| `RADAR_LIST_USERS` | List Users | Tool to list Radar users sorted by update time. Use when you need to page through users in your project. |
| `RADAR_REVERSE_GEOCODE` | Reverse Geocode | Tool to convert geographic coordinates to structured addresses. Use when you have latitude/longitude and need a human-readable address. |
| `RADAR_ROUTE_DISTANCE` | Route Distance | Tool to compute distance and travel time between origins and destinations. Use when you need route metrics before optimizing or timing routes. |
| `RADAR_SEARCH_GEOFENCES_NEAR_LOCATION` | Search Geofences | Tool to search for geofences near a given location. Use when you need to find geofences within a radius of specified coordinates. |
| `RADAR_SEARCH_PLACES_NEAR_LOCATION` | Search Places Near Location | Tool to search for places near given coordinates. Use when you need to find points of interest around a location. |
| `RADAR_SEARCH_USERS_NEAR_LOCATION` | Search Users Near Location | Tool to search for users near a location. Use after obtaining coordinates when you need to retrieve users within a given radius. |
| `RADAR_TRACK_LOCATION_UPDATE` | Track Location Update | Tool to track a user's location update. Use when sending a location update for a user, creating or updating user and event data. |
| `RADAR_UPDATE_PLACES_SETTINGS` | Update Places Settings | Tool to update Places settings for your Radar project including chain metadata preferences. Use when you need to configure chain detection or other Places settings. |
| `RADAR_UPDATE_TRIP` | Update Trip | Tool to update a trip. Use when you need to modify mode, destination, schedule, or active status. |
| `RADAR_UPDATE_TRIP_BY_ID` | Update Trip By ID | Tool to update a trip status by Radar _id or external ID. Use when you need to change trip status to started, approaching, arrived, completed, or canceled. |
| `RADAR_UPSERT_BEACON_BY_ID` | Upsert Beacon by ID | Tool to create or update a beacon by Radar _id. Use when you need to ensure a beacon with a specific ID exists with updated properties. |
| `RADAR_UPSERT_BEACON_BY_TAG` | Upsert Beacon by Tag | Tool to create or update a beacon by tag and externalId. Use when you need to ensure a beacon exists or is updated with specific identifiers. |
| `RADAR_UPSERT_GEOFENCE` | Upsert Geofence | Tool to create or update a geofence by tag and externalId. Use when ensuring a geofence exists or is updated based on identifiers. |
| `RADAR_UPSERT_GEOFENCE_BY_ID` | Upsert Geofence By ID | Tool to create or update a geofence by Radar _id. Use when you need to upsert a geofence using its internal Radar identifier. |

## Supported Triggers

None listed.

## Installation and MCP Setup

### Path 1: SDK Installation

#### Path 1, Step 1: Install Composio

Install the Composio SDK
```python
pip install composio_openai
```

```typescript
npm install @composio/openai
```

#### Path 1, Step 2: Initialize Composio and Create Tool Router Session

Import and initialize Composio client, then create a Tool Router session
```python
from openai import OpenAI
from composio import Composio
from composio_openai import OpenAIResponsesProvider

composio = Composio(provider=OpenAIResponsesProvider())
openai = OpenAI()
session = composio.create(user_id='your-user-id')
```

```typescript
import OpenAI from 'openai';
import { Composio } from '@composio/core';
import { OpenAIResponsesProvider } from '@composio/openai';

const composio = new Composio({
  provider: new OpenAIResponsesProvider(),
});
const openai = new OpenAI({});
const session = await composio.create('your-user-id');
```

#### Path 1, Step 3: Execute Radar Tools via Tool Router with Your Agent

Get tools from Tool Router session and execute Radar actions with your Agent
```python
tools = session.tools
response = openai.responses.create(
  model='gpt-4.1',
  tools=tools,
  input=[{
    'role': 'user',
    'content': 'Show users currently inside the Downtown geofence'
  }]
)
result = composio.provider.handle_tool_calls(
  response=response,
  user_id='your-user-id'
)
print(result)
```

```typescript
const tools = session.tools;
const response = await openai.responses.create({
  model: 'gpt-4.1',
  tools: tools,
  input: [{
    role: 'user',
    content: 'Show users currently inside the Downtown geofence'
  }],
});
const result = await composio.provider.handleToolCalls(
  'your-user-id',
  response.output
);
console.log(result);
```

### Path 2: MCP Server Setup

#### Path 2, Step 1: Install Composio

Install the Composio SDK and Claude Agent SDK
```python
pip install composio claude-agent-sdk
```

```typescript
npm install @composio/core ai @ai-sdk/openai @ai-sdk/mcp
```

#### Path 2, Step 2: Create Tool Router Session

Initialize the Composio client and create a Tool Router session
```python
from composio import Composio
from claude_agent_sdk import ClaudeSDKClient, ClaudeAgentOptions

composio = Composio(api_key='your-composio-api-key')
session = composio.create(user_id='your-user-id')
url = session.mcp.url
```

```typescript
import { Composio } from '@composio/core';

const composio = new Composio({ apiKey: 'your-api-key' });

console.log("Creating Tool Router session...");
const { mcp } = await composio.create('your-user-id');
console.log(`Tool Router session created: ${mcp.url}`);
```

#### Path 2, Step 3: Connect to AI Agent

Use the MCP server with your AI agent
```python
import asyncio

options = ClaudeAgentOptions(
    permission_mode='bypassPermissions',
    mcp_servers={
        'tool_router': {
            'type': 'http',
            'url': url,
            'headers': {
                'x-api-key': 'your-composio-api-key'
            }
        }
    },
    system_prompt='You are a helpful assistant with access to Radar tools.',
    max_turns=10
)

async def main():
    async with ClaudeSDKClient(options=options) as client:
        await client.query('Get users currently inside geofence with tag "office"')
        async for message in client.receive_response():
            if hasattr(message, 'content'):
                for block in message.content:
                    if hasattr(block, 'text'):
                        print(block.text)

asyncio.run(main())
```

```typescript
import { openai } from '@ai-sdk/openai';
import { experimental_createMCPClient as createMCPClient } from '@ai-sdk/mcp';
import { generateText, stepCountIs } from 'ai';

const client = await createMCPClient({
  transport: {
    type: 'http',
    url: mcp.url,
    headers: { 'x-api-key': 'your-composio-api-key' }
  }
});

const tools = await client.tools();

const { text } = await generateText({
  model: openai('gpt-4o'),
  tools,
  messages: [{ role: 'user', content: 'Get users currently inside geofence with tag "office"' }],
  stopWhen: stepCountIs( 5 )
});

console.log(`Agent: ${text}`);
```

## Why Use Composio?

### 1. AI Native Radar Integration

- Supports both Radar MCP and direct API based integrations
- Structured, LLM-friendly schemas for reliable tool execution
- Rich coverage for reading, writing, and querying your Radar data

### 2. Managed Auth

- Built-in API key management for Radar
- Central place to manage, scope, and revoke Radar access
- Per user and per environment credentials instead of hard-coded keys

### 3. Agent Optimized Design

- Tools are tuned using real error and success rates to improve reliability over time
- Comprehensive execution logs so you always know what ran, when, and on whose behalf

### 4. Enterprise Grade Security

- Fine-grained RBAC so you control which agents and users can access Radar
- Scoped, least privilege access to Radar resources
- Full audit trail of agent actions to support review and compliance

## Use Radar with any AI Agent Framework

Choose a framework you want to connect Radar with:

- [OpenAI Agents SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/radar/framework/open-ai-agents-sdk)
- [Claude Agent SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/radar/framework/claude-agents-sdk)
- [Claude Code](https://composio.dev/toolkits/radar/framework/claude-code)
- [Claude Cowork](https://composio.dev/toolkits/radar/framework/claude-cowork)
- [Codex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/radar/framework/codex)
- [OpenClaw](https://composio.dev/toolkits/radar/framework/openclaw)
- [Hermes](https://composio.dev/toolkits/radar/framework/hermes-agent)
- [Google ADK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/radar/framework/google-adk)
- [LangChain](https://composio.dev/toolkits/radar/framework/langchain)
- [Vercel AI SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/radar/framework/ai-sdk)
- [Mastra AI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/radar/framework/mastra-ai)
- [LlamaIndex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/radar/framework/llama-index)
- [CrewAI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/radar/framework/crew-ai)
- [Pydantic AI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/radar/framework/pydantic-ai)
- [AutoGen](https://composio.dev/toolkits/radar/framework/autogen)

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## Frequently Asked Questions

### Do I need my own developer credentials to use Radar with Composio?

Yes, Radar requires you to configure your own API key credentials. Once set up, Composio handles secure credential storage and API request handling for you.

### Can I use multiple toolkits together?

Yes! Composio's Tool Router enables agents to use multiple toolkits. [Learn more](https://docs.composio.dev/tool-router/overview).

### Is Composio secure?

Composio is SOC 2 and ISO 27001 compliant with all data encrypted in transit and at rest. [Learn more](https://trust.composio.dev).

### What if the API changes?

Composio maintains and updates all toolkit integrations automatically, so your agents always work with the latest API versions.

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