How do I install AIS Trail?

Copy the http config for Cursor, Claude Desktop, Claude Code, or VS Code on this page. It uses the publisher's install, not a PlugMCP proxy.

Does AIS Trail need an API key?

No required environment variable is listed on this record.

What transport does AIS Trail use?

AIS Trail is reached over HTTP.

When was AIS Trail last checked?

Last checked 2026-11-12. Live AIS ship positions, vessel history, port calls and events, plus sanctions flags. Read-only.

AIS Trail MCP server

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Add this server

The publisher's own URL. Not a PlugMCP endpoint.

Add to Cursor Add in Claude Add to VS Code Run on PlugMCP

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

Server URL

https://api.aistrail.com/mcp

The Claude button above opens Claude with the name and URL filled in. You still confirm it there.

shClaude Code

1claude mcp add --transport http com.aistrail-ais https://api.aistrail.com/mcp

Run in a terminal.

jsonClaude Desktop

1{2  "mcpServers": {3    "com.aistrail-ais": {4      "command": "npx",5      "args": [6        "-y",7        "mcp-remote",8        "https://api.aistrail.com/mcp"9      ]10    }11  }12}

claude_desktop_config.json

Remote · HTTPPublisher installStep-by-step: add this in Claude

Remote URL or a command on your machine? How the two installs differ

Run on PlugMCP

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

A new server you create. It is not this listing's official endpoint. Use the publisher install when you want their URL and their credentials.

Launch

Server facts

Remote

Transport: http
Version: 1.6.0
Last checked

Tools

No tool list yet. Remote servers get one after the first health check.

FAQ

Questions

AIS Trail MCP server

Ship data for AI assistants: live AIS positions, vessel history, port calls, vessel events and sanctions flags. A hosted, read-only MCP server; there is nothing to install.

Endpoint: https://api.aistrail.com/mcp (Streamable HTTP)

Registry name: com.aistrail/ais

Docs: https://aistrail.com/docs/mcp/

This repository holds the documentation for the hosted server. The server runs at AIS Trail.

Connect

The live tools work without a key. The archive tools need an AIS Trail API key, sent as Authorization: Bearer <key>. You can get one at https://aistrail.com (the Free plan includes one).

Claude Code:

claude mcp add --transport http aistrail https://api.aistrail.com/mcp \ --header "Authorization: Bearer $AIS_TRAIL_KEY"

Clients that take a JSON config (VS Code, Cursor and others):

{ "servers": { "aistrail": { "type": "http", "url": "https://api.aistrail.com/mcp", "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_AIS_TRAIL_KEY" } } } }

Leave out headers to use only the live tools.

Tools

Tool	What it answers	Key
`search_vessels`	Find ships by name, MMSI or IMO number	No
`get_vessel`	One ship now: identity, flag, size, position, speed, course, destination and ETA	No
`vessels_in_area`	Ships heard in the last hour inside a box	No
`vessels_near`	Ships heard in the last hour near a point or another ship	No
`find_port`	Ports by name, UN/LOCODE or country	No
`data_status`	Live ship count, archive coverage and data freshness	No
`vessel_track`	Where a ship has been between two times	Yes
`vessel_port_calls`	A ship's port calls with draught and cargo estimate	Yes
`port_calls`	Arrivals and departures at one port	Yes
`vessel_events`	Port arrivals and departures, stops, changes of name, IMO, destination or flag, AIS gaps and close encounters	Yes
`lookup_vessels`	Records of up to 20 ships at once, with sanctions list flags (OFAC, UK, EU)	Yes

Archive tools use the credits of your AIS Trail plan, the same way as the REST API. See the docs for the details.

Data

Support

Open an issue in this repository or write to [email protected].

Add this server

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

Server facts

Tools

Questions

How do I install AIS Trail?

Does AIS Trail need an API key?

What transport does AIS Trail use?

When was AIS Trail last checked?

Documentation