Tripadvisor MCP Server

A [Model Context Protocol][mcp] (MCP) server for Tripadvisor Content API.

Local serverstdio

What is the Tripadvisor MCP Server?

Tripadvisor MCP Server is an MCP project maintained in the pab1it0/tripadvisor-mcp repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “A [Model Context Protocol][mcp] (MCP) server for Tripadvisor Content API”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Local setup

The project provides a local client configuration using uv. Follow the repository’s build and installation steps before copying it, and replace example paths with the paths on your own computer.

Configuration values

The example declares TRIPADVISOR_API_KEY. 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.

Recorded tools

Check the linked publisher documentation and your connected client's tool list. Names and availability can vary with the server version and account permissions.

Tool	What it does
search_locations	Search
search_nearby_locations	Search
get_location_details	Retrieval
get_location_reviews	Retrieval
get_location_photos	Retrieval

How to install the Tripadvisor MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tripadvisor": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "--directory",
        "<full path to tripadvisor-mcp directory>",
        "run",
        "src/tripadvisor_mcp/main.py"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TRIPADVISOR_API_KEY": "YOUR_TRIPADVISOR_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

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