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TfL Journey Status MCP Server

get_line_status_detail

Check real-time status and disruption details for specific London Underground lines to plan journeys and avoid delays.

Instructions

Get the status and details of a TfL line.

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema
NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
lineIdYesThe identifier of the line to query (e.g., victoria, central).
app_keyNoOptional application key for authentication.

Implementation Reference

  • Handler function that executes the tool logic: fetches detailed status from TfL API for the specified line ID.
    const executeFunction = async ({ lineId, app_key }) => { if (!lineId) { throw new Error('lineId is required'); } const params = new URLSearchParams([['detail', 'true']]); if (app_key) { params.append('app_key', app_key); } const url = `https://api.tfl.gov.uk/Line/${encodeURIComponent(lineId)}/Status?${params.toString()}`; try { const response = await fetch(url, { method: 'GET', headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' } }); if (!response.ok) { const errorData = await response.json(); throw new Error(JSON.stringify(errorData)); } return await response.json(); } catch (error) { console.error('Error fetching status and details:', error); return { error: `An error occurred while fetching status and details: ${error instanceof Error ? error.message : JSON.stringify(error)}` }; } };
  • Tool definition object `apiTool` containing the schema (name, description, parameters) and reference to handler function.
    const apiTool = { function: executeFunction, definition: { type: 'function', function: { name: 'get_line_status_detail', description: 'Get the status and details of a TfL line.', parameters: { type: 'object', properties: { lineId: { type: 'string', description: 'The identifier of the line to query (e.g., victoria, central).' }, app_key: { type: 'string', description: 'Optional application key for authentication.' } }, required: ['lineId'] } } } };
  • tools/paths.js:1-5 (registration)
    toolPaths array registers the paths to tool files, including status-detail.js, used by discoverTools.
    export const toolPaths = [ 'tfl/status.js', 'tfl/status-detail.js', 'tfl/journey-planner.js' ];
  • lib/tools.js:7-30 (registration)
    discoverTools function loads apiTool from each path (including status-detail.js) and returns array of tools for MCP server registration.
    export async function discoverTools() { const tools = await Promise.all( toolPaths.map(async (file) => { const { apiTool } = await import(`../tools/${file}`); return { ...apiTool, path: file }; }) ); // deduplicate tool names const nameCounts = {}; return tools.map((tool) => { const name = tool.definition?.function?.name; if (!name) return tool; nameCounts[name] = (nameCounts[name] || 0) + 1; if (nameCounts[name] > 1) { tool.definition.function.name = `${name}_${nameCounts[name]}`; } return tool; }); }

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