Live AIS ship positions, vessel history, port calls and events, plus sanctions flags. Read-only.
Connect Remote server
claude mcp add --transport http ais https://api.aistrail.com/mcp --header "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_KEY>"
{
"mcpServers": {
"ais": {
"url": "https://api.aistrail.com/mcp",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer <YOUR_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}
{
"servers": {
"ais": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://api.aistrail.com/mcp",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer <YOUR_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}
Settings > Connectors > Add custom connector
URL: https://api.aistrail.com/mcp
Replace the values in angle brackets with your own. Keys stay on your machine; we never see them.
Tools 12 found in our last check
search_vesselsFind ships by name (or part of it), MMSI (9 digits) or IMO number (7 digits). Returns live ships first, then ships out of range with their last known position (up to 7 days). List results are compact rows (mmsi, name, category, flag (ISO code from the MMSI), lat, lon, speed_kn,…
get_vesselEverything known about one ship now: identity (name, IMO, call sign, flag, type, size), last position, speed, course, heading, navigational status, destination (port codes decoded) and ETA as given by the crew, how long ago it was heard, its track over the last 40 minutes, and t…
vessels_in_areaShips heard in the last hour inside a box (at most 5° on each side), largest first. List results are compact rows (mmsi, name, category, flag (ISO code from the MMSI), lat, lon, speed_kn, course_deg, length_m, destination, age_s, status, source); call get_vessel for full details…
vessels_nearShips heard in the last hour within a radius (at most 50 nautical miles) of a point or of another ship, nearest first. List results are compact rows (mmsi, name, category, flag (ISO code from the MMSI), lat, lon, speed_kn, course_deg, length_m, destination, age_s, status, source…
vessel_trackWhere a ship has been between two times (UTC, ISO 8601), from the AIS Trail archive. Needs an AIS Trail API key sent by the MCP client as the HTTP header 'Authorization: Bearer ap_live_…' (keys at https://aistrail.com); clients that cannot add headers (OAuth-only web connectors)…
data_statusHow many ships are live now (live_ships_private: how many of them are private vessels, counted only), how many are known from the last 7 days, the date range of the history archive per source with available_until (the latest time vessel_track can return for that source on plans…
find_portFind ports by name (or part of it), UN/LOCODE (e.g. FIHEL) or two-letter country code (e.g. FI) in the port reference (World Port Index and UN/LOCODE ports): id (for port_calls), name, country, UN/LOCODE, position, harbor size (World Port Index ports only) and the radius of the…
vessel_port_callsPort calls of a ship between two times (UTC, ISO 8601), from the AIS Trail archive: port, arrival, departure, draught on arrival and departure, cargo estimate (loaded, ballast or unchanged, from the draught change), previous and next port. Give mmsi or imo. A port call starts wh…
port_callsShips that called at one port between two times (UTC, ISO 8601), from the AIS Trail archive: ship (with its flag from the MMSI), arrival, departure, draught on arrival and departure, cargo estimate, previous and next port. Get the port_id from find_port. event: any (in port at a…
expected_arrivalsShips that have not arrived yet at one port, from the port's own records: estimated arrival and departure (UTC), berth and declared previous port, from 6 hours ago to 14 days ahead, in arrival order. Available for Finnish ports; elsewhere the list is empty. Get the port_id from…
vessel_eventsEvents of a ship between two times (UTC, ISO 8601), computed from the AIS Trail archive. from and to are optional: without to, now (24 hours ago on plans without live data); without from, 7 days before to (on Free, no earlier than the oldest day the plan includes), as on the RES…
lookup_vesselsRecords of up to 20 ships at once from the AIS Trail archive, by mmsi and/or imo (lists): identity and particulars (name, IMO, call sign, type, flag from the MMSI, length, beam, estimated deadweight, first and last seen) and sanctions flags by IMO number from three official list…
Headers
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
AuthorizationOptional, secret | Optional. "Bearer <your AIS Trail API key>" for the archive tools (vessel_track, vessel_port_calls, port_calls, expected_arrivals, vessel_events, lookup_vessels). The live tools work without it. |
Details
| Endpoint | https://api.aistrail.com/mcp (Streamable HTTP) |
| First published | 6 Nov 2026 |
| Last updated | 6 Nov 2026 |
| Registry name | com.aistrail/ais |
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