vessel-traffic-mcp MCP Server

Vessel Traffic MCP is a read-only Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for vessel identity lookup, AIS-style positions, tracks, port calls, carrier schedules, vessel schedules, and delay heuristics.…

Local serverstdioMIT

What is the vessel-traffic-mcp Server?

vessel-traffic-mcp is an MCP project maintained in the tools-mcp/vessel-traffic-mcp repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “Vessel Traffic MCP is a read-only Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for vessel identity lookup, AIS-style positions, tracks, port calls, carrier schedules, vessel schedules, and…”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Installation

The documented npm package is @tools-mcp/vessel-traffic-mcp. The configuration below comes from the maintainer’s example; adapt its paths and account values to your environment.

Configuration values

The example declares VESSEL_MCP_TRANSPORT, VESSEL_MCP_ENABLE_PUBLIC_PROVIDERS. Secret-looking values have been replaced with placeholders. Required and optional labels are shown only when the documentation states them.

Source

Project documentation · Repository · Discovery listing. This profile records the public documentation checked on 2026-10-08.

How to install the vessel-traffic-mcp Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "vessel-traffic-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@tools-mcp/vessel-traffic-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "VESSEL_MCP_TRANSPORT": "stdio",
        "VESSEL_MCP_ENABLE_PUBLIC_PROVIDERS": "myshiptracking,tradlinx,aisfriends"
      }
    }
  }
}

From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.

Configuration

Variable	Description	Required
VESSEL_MCP_TRANSPORT	Declared in the maintainer’s client configuration.	Check documentation
VESSEL_MCP_ENABLE_PUBLIC_PROVIDERS	Declared in the maintainer’s client configuration.	Check documentation