Canal Nav

com.canalnav/canal-nav · v1.0.0

Plan canal routes on Great Britain's waterways: lock-aware timing, live closures, boat-fit checks.

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Connect Remote server

Terminal

claude mcp add --transport http canal-nav https://mcp.canalnav.com/mcp

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "canal-nav": {
      "url": "https://mcp.canalnav.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "canal-nav": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.canalnav.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Settings > Connectors > Add custom connector
URL: https://mcp.canalnav.com/mcp

Tools 6 found in our last check

plan_route
Plan a boat journey between two points on the inland waterways of Great Britain (canals and navigable rivers). The route follows the water itself, not roads. It counts every lock and estimates cruising time from realistic boat speed plus time per lock. Live closures and stoppage…
plan_round_trip
Plan return-to-start cruises from a point on the inland waterways of Great Britain, sized to fit a number of days. Returns several options: circular loops where the canal network offers one (canal "rings"), plus out-and-back and fewest-locks alternatives, each with distance, loc…
get_closures
Live closure, stoppage and restriction notices for the inland waterways of Great Britain, covering every GB navigation authority: Canal & River Trust, Environment Agency, Scottish Canals, Broads Authority, Bridgewater, Middle Level, River Wey, Basingstoke and more, not just CRT.…
will_my_boat_fit
Check boat dimensions against the published maximum craft dimensions for a named British waterway (length, beam, draught and air draught, from Canal & River Trust published figures covering the full CRT network). Returns a per-dimension verdict quoting the limit. Draught and hea…
find_place
Look up a place name on the British inland waterway network and return matching locations with coordinates (marinas, moorings, water points and other waterside facilities). Use it to disambiguate a place before calling plan_route or plan_round_trip, or to get coordinates for a k…
search_directory
Search Canal Nav's directory of waterside businesses on the British inland waterways: marinas, chandleries, boat hire, boatyards, pump-out and services, fuel, moorings, surveyors, brokerage, and canalside food and pubs. Filter by free text, category, or proximity to a place. Lis…

Details

Endpoint	`https://mcp.canalnav.com/mcp` (Streamable HTTP)
First published	31 Jul 2026
Last updated	31 Jul 2026
Registry name	`com.canalnav/canal-nav`

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Answered: 100% of 2 checks
Last check: 13 Nov 2026

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