Imf Portwatch MCP Server
IMF PortWatch MCP - global maritime trade & chokepoint signals (free, no auth) Part of Pipeworx - an MCP gateway connecting AI agents to 1476+ live data sources. Its 6 documented tools cluster into chokepoint, chokepoints, port, recent. It is available as a remote MCP endpoint.
Teams that work with imf portwatch and pipeworx and want a hosted endpoint instead of running a local process. The project is written in TypeScript.
VERIFIED ACTIVE
LAST COMMIT 2026-09-13 · ★ 2 · #174 OF 204 MAINTAINED SECURITY · VERIFIED 2026-09-18
MIT · TypeScript servers · how we verify → /methodology
01 · Install Imf Portwatch
Claude Code
claude mcp add pipeworx-io-mcp-imf-portwatch --transport http https://gateway.pipeworx.io/imf-portwatch/mcpClaude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config
{
"mcpServers": {
"pipeworx-io-mcp-imf-portwatch": {
"url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/imf-portwatch/mcp"
}
}
}Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.
Using another client? Same JSON, different key
Claude Desktop · mcpServers
Cursor · mcpServers
VS Code · servers
Windsurf · mcpServers
Zed · context_servers
Cline · mcpServers
Roo Code · mcpServers
Continue · mcpServers
LibreChat · mcpServers
Gemini CLI · mcpServers
Codex CLI · mcp_servers
Full setup guides: every client.
02 · Evidence
https://gateway.pipeworx.io/imf-portwatch/mcp
transport: streamable-http
endpoint alive - responded to MCP initialize · probed 2026-09-17
Security posture
What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.
runs as remote - your agent's requests go to gateway.pipeworx.io
endpoint auth accepted our unauthenticated MCP initialize - no credentials needed to connect
license MIT - declared in the repository
registry namespace io.github.pipeworx-io is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner
03 · What Imf Portwatch can do
Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.
What you can build
An agent gets 6 documented tools across chokepoint, chokepoints, port, including chokepoints_list, chokepoint_daily_traffic, port_search, recent_disruptions.
Capability map
Tools grouped from the project's README - what Imf Portwatch lets an agent do.
Chokepoint
3 tools - e.g. Daily vessel counts and aggregate capacity (deadweight tonnage) transiting a specific chokepoint. Returns time series ordered most-recent-first, with per-cargo-; Chokepoint traffic status for one maritime…
chokepoint_daily_traffic · chokepoint_status · chokepoint_compare
Chokepoints
1 tool - e.g. List the 8 major maritime chokepoints PortWatch tracks (Suez, Panama, Bosphorus, Gibraltar, Dover, Malacca, Hormuz, Bab-el-Mandeb) with annual vessel counts, tr
chokepoints_list
Port
1 tool - e.g. Search the PortWatch port database (1,500+ ports globally) by name, country, or ISO3. Returns matching ports with country, continent, latitude/longitude, annual
port_search
Recent
1 tool - e.g. Port-affecting disruption events tracked by PortWatch - tropical cyclones, floods, earthquakes, conflict events - with start/end dates, alert level (GREEN/ORANG
recent_disruptions
04 · Who maintains Imf Portwatch
Imf Portwatch is maintained by pipeworx-io. We track 1589 MCP servers from pipeworx-io - 1564 actively maintained, 69 combined GitHub stars, oldest repo from Mar 2026. Full record: all servers from pipeworx-io.
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05 · Facts
- repository
- github.com/pipeworx-io/mcp-imf-portwatch
- category
- security - ranked #174 of 204 actively-maintained security servers as of 2026-09-18.
- registry
- io.github.pipeworx-io/imf-portwatch (active, first published 2026-06-26)
06 · Imf Portwatch FAQ
Is Imf Portwatch still maintained?
Yes - as of 2026-09-18, its last commit was 2026-09-13. We re-verify nightly.
What can Imf Portwatch do?
An agent gets 6 documented tools across chokepoint, chokepoints, port, including chokepoints_list, chokepoint_daily_traffic, port_search, recent_disruptions.
How do I install Imf Portwatch?
Run `claude mcp add pipeworx-io-mcp-imf-portwatch --transport http https://gateway.pipeworx.io/imf-portwatch/mcp`. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.
Does Imf Portwatch require authentication?
No - the endpoint accepted our unauthenticated MCP initialize when probed on 2026-09-17; you can connect without credentials.
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