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 connecting this server to Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in JavaScript.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-08-24 · ★ 2 · #389 OF 848 MAINTAINED OTHER · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

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 #389 of 848 actively-maintained other servers as of 2026-08-25.
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 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-08-24. 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

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