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Vessel Traffic MCP for Claude Desktop

io.github.tools-mcp/vessel-traffic-mcp

Read-only MCP server for vessel AIS, ship tracking, schedules, and BYOK maritime providers.

client:Claude Desktop transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install Vessel Traffic MCP in Claude Desktop

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json · windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "vessel-traffic-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@tools-mcp/vessel-traffic-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "VESSEL_MCP_TRANSPORT": "<VESSEL_MCP_TRANSPORT>",
        "VESSEL_MCP_ENABLE_PUBLIC_PROVIDERS": "<VESSEL_MCP_ENABLE_PUBLIC_PROVIDERS>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Settings → Developer → Edit Config opens this file. Restart the app after saving. Claude Desktop docs

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