Transitous MCP Server
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| PORT | No | HTTP port | 3000 |
| MCP_API_KEY | No | Protects the MCP endpoint (recommended for HTTP) | |
| MCP_TRANSPORT | No | Set 'http' for remote deployment | stdio |
| MCP_ALLOWED_ORIGINS | No | Comma-separated browser origins | |
| TRANSITOUS_BASE_URL | No | Upstream base URL | https://api.transitous.org |
| TRANSITOUS_USER_AGENT | Yes | App name/version/contact required by Transitous | |
| MCP_REQUESTS_PER_MINUTE | No | Per-IP inbound HTTP limit | 60 |
| TRANSITOUS_REQUESTS_PER_MINUTE | No | Per-process uncached upstream safety limit | 20 |
Capabilities
Features and capabilities supported by this server
| Capability | Details |
|---|---|
| tools | {
"listChanged": true
} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| search_locationsA | Find Transitous stop IDs and coordinates for a station or stop name. Read-only. Usage warning: Transitous is a volunteer-run, best-effort service intended for FOSS and non-profit use. Use a descriptive User-Agent with contact details, cache results, avoid heavy traffic, and contact Transitous before resource-intensive or commercial use. Policy: https://transitous.org/api/ |
| search_connectionsA | Plan public transport journeys between two station names using Transitous/MOTIS. Returns legs, transfers, times, available realtime status, tracks, and accessibility fields. It does not sell tickets or guarantee accuracy. Usage warning: Transitous is a volunteer-run, best-effort service intended for FOSS and non-profit use. Use a descriptive User-Agent with contact details, cache results, avoid heavy traffic, and contact Transitous before resource-intensive or commercial use. Policy: https://transitous.org/api/ |
| search_api_actionsA | Search or list the complete allowlisted Transitous/MOTIS API action catalog. Returns action IDs, methods, paths, accepted query/body fields, and resource-intensity flags for use with execute_api_action. Read-only. API documentation: https://transitous.org/api/ OpenAPI: https://github.com/motis-project/motis/blob/v2.10.2/openapi.yaml Usage warning: Transitous is a volunteer-run, best-effort service intended for FOSS and non-profit use. Use a descriptive User-Agent with contact details, cache results, avoid heavy traffic, and contact Transitous before resource-intensive or commercial use. |
| execute_api_actionA | Execute one read-only operation from the allowlisted Transitous/MOTIS action catalog. Supports every documented GET and computational POST operation; arbitrary URLs and undocumented parameters are rejected. Use search_api_actions to obtain the action ID and parameter fields. Large responses may be truncated. API documentation: https://transitous.org/api/ OpenAPI: https://github.com/motis-project/motis/blob/v2.10.2/openapi.yaml Usage warning: Transitous is a volunteer-run, best-effort service intended for FOSS and non-profit use. Use a descriptive User-Agent with contact details, cache results, avoid heavy traffic, and contact Transitous before resource-intensive or commercial use. |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
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