Generate an interactive map showing every location where photos were taken, clustered by city/region with photo counts, date ranges, and album links. Outputs a standalone HTML file with Leaflet.js that can be hosted or viewed locally. Use when the user says "travel map", "show me everywhere I've been", "photo map", "map my photos", "where have I traveled", "GPS map", "location map", "map of my trips", "generate a map", "interactive map", or any variation of wanting to see their photos plotted on a map.

Travel Map

⚠️ Connection Required — ALWAYS CHECK FIRST

Before doing ANYTHING else in this skill, call ping on the Immich MCP server.

If ping succeeds → proceed with the skill normally.
If ping fails or the MCP tools are not available → STOP. Do not continue. Tell the user:

❌ Immich is not connected. This plugin needs a running Immich MCP server to work.

Run /setup-immich-photo-manager to configure your Immich connection. You'll need:

Your Immich server URL (e.g., http://192.168.1.100:2283)

An Immich API key (how to create one)

The MCP server configured (see /setup-immich-photo-manager)

Nothing in this plugin will work until the connection is configured.

Do NOT skip this check. Do NOT try to run any other tool first. Always ping, always block if it fails.

Generate an interactive HTML map showing all locations where photos were taken. Clusters photos by geographic proximity, shows photo counts and date ranges per location, and optionally links to Immich albums.

When to Use

Visualize all travel destinations at a glance
Discover forgotten trips (photos with GPS you didn't remember)
Plan which geographic albums to create
Share a "places I've been" page

Map Generation Workflow

Step 1: Extract GPS Data

Get all geotagged photos:

SELECT
  "id",
  ("exifInfo"->>'latitude')::float as lat,
  ("exifInfo"->>'longitude')::float as lng,
  "localDateTime",
  "originalPath",
  ("exifInfo"->>'city') as city,
  ("exifInfo"->>'state') as state,
  ("exifInfo"->>'country') as country
FROM asset
WHERE "deletedAt" IS NULL
  AND "exifInfo"->>'latitude' IS NOT NULL
  AND ("exifInfo"->>'latitude')::float != 0
ORDER BY "localDateTime";

Or use the MCP tool get_map_markers for a lighter dataset.

Step 2: Cluster by Location

Group nearby photos into location clusters:

from collections import defaultdict
import math

def haversine(lat1, lng1, lat2, lng2):
    """Distance in km between two GPS points."""
    R = 6371
    dlat = math.radians(lat2 - lat1)
    dlng = math.radians(lng2 - lng1)
    a = math.sin(dlat/2)**2 + math.cos(math.radians(lat1)) * math.cos(math.radians(lat2)) * math.sin(dlng/2)**2
    return R * 2 * math.asin(math.sqrt(a))

def cluster_locations(photos, radius_km=15):
    """Simple greedy clustering by distance."""
    clusters = []
    for photo in photos:
        placed = False
        for cluster in clusters:
            if haversine(photo.lat, photo.lng, cluster.center_lat, cluster.center_lng) < radius_km:
                cluster.add(photo)
                placed = True
                break
        if not placed:
            clusters.append(Cluster(photo))
    return clusters

Alternatively, use the reverse-geocoded city/country from EXIF:

SELECT
  "exifInfo"->>'country' as country,
  "exifInfo"->>'city' as city,
  count(*) as photos,
  min("localDateTime") as first_visit,
  max("localDateTime") as last_visit,
  avg(("exifInfo"->>'latitude')::float) as center_lat,
  avg(("exifInfo"->>'longitude')::float) as center_lng
FROM asset
WHERE "deletedAt" IS NULL
  AND "exifInfo"->>'latitude' IS NOT NULL
  AND "exifInfo"->>'country' IS NOT NULL
GROUP BY country, city
ORDER BY photos DESC;

Step 3: Enrich Clusters

For each cluster:

Name: Use the most common city name, or country if no city
Photo count: Total photos in the cluster
Date range: First to last visit
Visit count: Number of distinct visit periods (>30 days apart = separate visit)
Representative photo: The photo closest to the cluster center (for thumbnail)
Album link: If an Immich album exists for this location, link to it

Step 4: Generate Interactive HTML Map

Create a standalone HTML file using Leaflet.js:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
  <title>My Travel Map</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://unpkg.com/[email protected]/dist/leaflet.css" />
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://unpkg.com/[email protected]/dist/MarkerCluster.css" />
  <script src="https://unpkg.com/[email protected]/dist/leaflet.js"></script>
  <script src="https://unpkg.com/[email protected]/dist/leaflet.markercluster.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
  <div id="map" style="height: 100vh; width: 100%"></div>
  <script>
    const locations = [/* cluster data injected here */];
    const map = L.map('map').setView([30, 0], 3);
    L.tileLayer('https://{s}.tile.openstreetmap.org/{z}/{x}/{y}.png', {
      attribution: '© OpenStreetMap contributors'
    }).addTo(map);

    const markers = L.markerClusterGroup();
    locations.forEach(loc => {
      const marker = L.marker([loc.lat, loc.lng])
        .bindPopup(`
          <strong>${loc.name}</strong><br>
          ${loc.photos} photos<br>
          ${loc.first_visit} — ${loc.last_visit}<br>
          ${loc.visits} visit(s)
        `);
      markers.addLayer(marker);
    });
    map.addLayer(markers);
  </script>
</body>
</html>

Step 5: Add Optional Features

Heatmap layer:

<script src="https://unpkg.com/[email protected]/dist/leaflet-heat.js"></script>
<script>
  const heatData = locations.map(l => [l.lat, l.lng, l.photos]);
  L.heatLayer(heatData, {radius: 25}).addTo(map);
</script>

Timeline slider: Filter markers by year range using a slider control.

Country statistics panel: Side panel showing countries visited, photos per country, total distance traveled.

Search: Search bar to find a specific location on the map.

Output Options

Format	Description
Standalone HTML	Self-contained file, opens in any browser, shareable
Hosted page	Deploy to your own domain or static hosting
Markdown report	Text summary with country list, no map
JSON export	Raw cluster data for custom visualization

Map Styles

Cluster map — markers clustered by proximity, expand on zoom (default)
Heatmap — density visualization, good for overview
Pin map — individual pins for every location (best for <100 clusters)
Country choropleth — countries colored by photo count

Important Notes

Read-only — this skill never modifies assets
Requires photos to have GPS data (check with library-health-report first)
Leaflet.js and MarkerCluster are loaded from CDN — HTML file needs internet access
For very large libraries (>100K geotagged photos), use the EXIF city/country grouping instead of GPS clustering to keep the HTML file manageable
OpenStreetMap tiles are free but have usage limits — for high-traffic hosted maps, consider a tile provider
Privacy: the map reveals where the user lives, works, and travels — remind them before sharing publicly
Photos without GPS are excluded (noted in the report as "X photos not mapped")

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