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MCP live MCP 2026-07-28 streamable-http

Open Waters AIS

io.openwaters/ais

Live AIS vessel positions by MMSI, name, area, or radius, plus coverage. No sign-in, no key.

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Uptime
100.0%
5 direct probes · 30d
Response
263ms
last probe
Tools
6
callable
Resources
0
readable
Prompts
0
available
Score: 100/100
Handshake verified by our own probe.
pass Answers the MCP handshake 50/50
The handshake and the list calls succeeded on the primary URL.
pass Lists tools, resources or prompts 30/30
6 tools, 0 resources, 0 prompts returned.
pass 3 or more catalogue items 10/10
6 items in total; 3 or more earns these points.
pass Describes itself 10/10
92 characters; more than 30 earns these points.

Tools · 6

find_vessels_in_area

Vessels currently inside a latitude/longitude bounding box, newest report first, with optional kind and ship-type filters. Anonymous calls may cover 100 square degrees per call.

find_vessels_near

Vessels within a radius (default 10 NM, maximum 50) of a point or of another vessel's last known position, nearest first, each with distance and bearing from the centre.

get_coverage

Where Open Waters AIS is hearing AIS right now: sources with their current delay, stations, freshness, and vessel counts. A bounding box adds the stations whose coverage overlaps that area and a count…

get_vessel_track

The positions heard from one vessel over a time range, oldest first, with speed, course, and navigational status. Positions implying an impossible speed for the vessel are left out. A vessel can be id…

get_vessels

Last known position and particulars of specific vessels by MMSI (Maritime Mobile Service Identity), or by IMO number with a feeder or partner token: the last report heard for each, however long ago, w…

search_vessels_by_name

Vessels whose name contains the text, case-insensitive, among every vessel the network has heard, each with its MMSI and last known position when available. An optional bounding box narrows the search…

How to use

Claude Desktop or claude.ai: add a custom connector (Customize → Connectors; on Team and Enterprise plans an owner adds it under Organization settings → Connectors) with this server URL: https://ais.openwaters.io/mcp

Cursor or Cline: add to your MCP config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "open_waters_ais": {
      "url": "https://ais.openwaters.io/mcp",
      "transport": "streamable-http"
    }
  }
}