Busnearby MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides access to the Israeli transport api. This is the Unofficial MCP of Bus Nearby API, [You can check

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What is the Busnearby MCP MCP server?

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides access to the Israeli transport api. This is the Unofficial MCP of Bus Nearby API, You can check this API here. Exposed over MCP by the busnearby mcp mcp server, that capability becomes something an assistant can invoke while it works, not something you go and do afterwards.

What it actually does

  • 🚍 Geocoding: Convert location queries to geographical coordinates
  • 🗺️ Directions: Get transit directions between locations
  • 🌐 Multi-language: Support for Hebrew and English
  • 🔌 MCP Protocol: Standard MCP server implementation
  • 📦 Docker Support: Easy deployment with Docker

Adding it to your client

Installation goes through your MCP client rather than a global install: point it at npm on npm and it is fetched when the client starts. The copy-paste blocks for Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor are further down this page.

Its toolset

Everything the assistant can do here goes through one of these:

  • Multi — modal transit routing
  • Real — time schedule information
  • Prerequisites — The Prerequisites tool exposed by this server
  • geocode — The geocode tool exposed by this server
  • directions — The directions tool exposed by this server

Configuration

Caveats

  • It runs with your machine's permissions. That is convenient and also the reason to think about what you point it at before you approve a tool call.
  • MCP clients confirm each tool call by default. Leave that on until you have watched what the busnearby mcp mcp server does with a few real requests.

When to reach for it

Plenty of cloud and infrastructure servers cover similar ground. The differences that matter in practice are scope of access and how much setup stands between you and a working tool call. Busnearby MCP's toolset — Multi, Real, Prerequisites and 2 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by Shmuelmb; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

SyncDev reviews every entry in this directory against the project's own documentation before publishing, and revisits them as servers change.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
Multimodal transit routing
Realtime schedule information
PrerequisitesThe Prerequisites tool exposed by this server.
geocodeThe geocode tool exposed by this server.
directionsThe directions tool exposed by this server.

How to install the Busnearby MCP MCP server

{
     "mcpServers": {
       "busnearby-docker": {
         "command": "docker",
         "args": ["run", "--rm", "-i", "shmuelc/busnearby-mcp:latest"]
       }
     }
   }

Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.

Configuration

Example prompts to try

  • Use Busnearby MCP to Multi.
  • Use Busnearby MCP to Real.
  • Use Busnearby MCP to Prerequisites.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Busnearby MCP to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 5 tools (Multi, Real, Prerequisites, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Busnearby MCP directly.