Vessel Traffic MCP

Vessel tracking and shipping schedules for AI agents. 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. It gives Claude, ChatGPT, Codex, MCP Inspector, and other MCP clients one normalized maritime-data tool surface.

People who work with ais, aishub and aisstream and want it reachable from Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in JavaScript.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-09-15 · ★ 6 · #330 OF 945 MAINTAINED OTHER · VERIFIED 2026-09-18

MIT · JavaScript servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Vessel Traffic MCP

before you install - you'll need

Set VESSEL_MCP_TRANSPORT, VESSEL_MCP_ENABLE_PUBLIC_PROVIDERS, VESSEL_MCP_HTTP_HOST, VESSEL_MCP_HTTP_PORT, VESSEL_MCP_AUTH_TOKEN before connecting. VESSEL_MCP_ENABLE_BYOK_PROVIDERS is optional or environment-specific per the README.

Claude Code

claude mcp add tools-mcp-vessel-traffic-mcp -- npx -y @tools-mcp/vessel-traffic-mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tools-mcp-vessel-traffic-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@tools-mcp/vessel-traffic-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

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 local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions

license MIT - declared in the repository

npm package @tools-mcp/vessel-traffic-mcp - published under the repo owner's npm scope (@tools-mcp)

registry namespace io.github.tools-mcp is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Vessel Traffic MCP can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

Latest releases

v0.1.0 · 2026-05-22

First public release of Vessel Traffic MCP. · Vessel Traffic MCP is an MIT-licensed, read-only Model Context Protocol server for vessel identity lookup, AIS-style positions, tracks, port calls, carrier schedules…

04 · Who maintains Vessel Traffic MCP

Vessel Traffic MCP is maintained by tools-mcp. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to May 2026.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/tools-mcp/vessel-traffic-mcp
website: https://github.com/tools-mcp/vessel-traffic-mcp#readme
category: other - ranked #330 of 945 actively-maintained other servers as of 2026-09-18.
registry: io.github.tools-mcp/vessel-traffic-mcp (active, first published 2026-05-20)
packages: npm:@tools-mcp/vessel-traffic-mcp

06 · Vessel Traffic MCP FAQ

What is Vessel Traffic MCP?

Is Vessel Traffic MCP still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-09-18, its last commit was 2026-09-15. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Vessel Traffic MCP?

Run `npx -y @tools-mcp/vessel-traffic-mcp`. The README documents 6 environment variables (VESSEL_MCP_TRANSPORT, VESSEL_MCP_ENABLE_PUBLIC_PROVIDERS, VESSEL_MCP_HTTP_HOST…) to set first. Set VESSEL_MCP_TRANSPORT, VESSEL_MCP_ENABLE_PUBLIC_PROVIDERS, VESSEL_MCP_HTTP_HOST, VESSEL_MCP_HTTP_PORT, VESSEL_MCP_AUTH_TOKEN before connecting. VESSEL_MCP_ENABLE_BYOK_PROVIDERS is optional or environment-specific per the README. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Vessel Traffic MCP run locally?

Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via npx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.

07 · Alternatives to Vessel Traffic MCP

Alternatives to Vessel Traffic MCP

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