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Travel Planner MCP Server

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hybrid server

The server is able to function both locally and remotely, depending on the configuration or use case.

Integrations

  • Provides integration with Google Maps APIs including Places API, Directions API, Geocoding API, and Time Zone API for location search, route calculation, and travel planning

Travel Planner MCP Server (@gongrzhe/server-travelplanner-mcp)

A Travel Planner Model Context Protocol (MCP) server implementation for interacting with Google Maps and travel planning services. This server enables LLMs to perform travel-related tasks such as location search, place details lookup, and travel time calculations.

Installation & Usage

Installing via Smithery

To install Travel Planner for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:

npx -y @smithery/cli install @GongRzhe/TRAVEL-PLANNER-MCP-Server --client claude

Installing Manually

# Using npx (recommended) npx @gongrzhe/server-travelplanner-mcp # With environment variable for Google Maps API GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY=your_api_key npx @gongrzhe/server-travelplanner-mcp

Or install globally:

# Install globally npm install -g @gongrzhe/server-travelplanner-mcp # Run after global installation GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY=your_api_key @gongrzhe/server-travelplanner-mcp

Components

Tools

  • searchPlaces
    • Search for places using Google Places API
    • Input:
      • query (string): Search query for places
      • location (optional): Latitude and longitude to bias results
      • radius (optional): Search radius in meters
  • getPlaceDetails
    • Get detailed information about a specific place
    • Input:
      • placeId (string): Google Place ID to retrieve details for
  • calculateRoute
    • Calculate route between two locations
    • Input:
      • origin (string): Starting location
      • destination (string): Ending location
      • mode (optional): Travel mode (driving, walking, bicycling, transit)
  • getTimeZone
    • Get timezone information for a location
    • Input:
      • location: Latitude and longitude coordinates
      • timestamp (optional): Timestamp for time zone calculation

Configuration

Usage with Claude Desktop

To use this server with the Claude Desktop app, add the following configuration to the "mcpServers" section of your claude_desktop_config.json:

{ "mcpServers": { "travel-planner": { "command": "npx", "args": ["@gongrzhe/server-travelplanner-mcp"], "env": { "GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY": "your_google_maps_api_key" } } } }

Alternatively, you can use the node command directly if you have the package installed:

{ "mcpServers": { "travel-planner": { "command": "node", "args": ["path/to/dist/index.js"], "env": { "GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY": "your_google_maps_api_key" } } } }

Development

Building from Source

  1. Clone the repository
  2. Install dependencies:
    npm install
  3. Build the project:
    npm run build

Environment Variables

  • GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY (required): Your Google Maps API key with the following APIs enabled:
    • Places API
    • Directions API
    • Geocoding API
    • Time Zone API

License

This MCP server is licensed under the MIT License. For more details, please see the LICENSE file in the project repository.

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Tools

Enables LLMs to perform travel-related tasks by interacting with Google Maps and travel planning services including location search, place details, and travel time calculations.

  1. Installation & Usage
    1. Installing via Smithery
    2. Installing Manually
  2. Components
    1. Tools
  3. Configuration
    1. Usage with Claude Desktop
  4. Development
    1. Building from Source
    2. Environment Variables
  5. License

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