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flightaware mcp for Zed

io.github.chrischall/flightaware-mcp

Live flight tracking and aviation data via FlightAware AeroAPI (flights, airports, alerts).

client:Zed transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install flightaware mcp in Zed

~/.config/zed/settings.json · windows: %APPDATA%\Zed\settings.json

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{
  "context_servers": {
    "flightaware-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@chrischall/flightaware-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "AEROAPI_API_KEY": "<AEROAPI_API_KEY>",
        "AEROAPI_OUTPUT_DIR": "<AEROAPI_OUTPUT_DIR>",
        "AEROAPI_CACHE_TTL": "<AEROAPI_CACHE_TTL>",
        "AEROAPI_STATIC_CACHE_TTL": "<AEROAPI_STATIC_CACHE_TTL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Merge this into your existing settings object — do not replace the file. Zed docs

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