Open Waters AIS

Working Working · checked 2 d ago · 5 tools

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io.openwaters/ais · version 0.1.0 · streamable-http · AI models and inference

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Live AIS vessel positions by MMSI, name, area, or radius, plus coverage. No sign-in, no key.

Endpoint: https://ais.openwaters.io/mcp

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Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http ais https://ais.openwaters.io/mcp

Cursor (mcp.json)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ais": {
      "url": "https://ais.openwaters.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Generic JSON config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ais": {
      "type": "streamable-http",
      "url": "https://ais.openwaters.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Tools (5)

find_vessels_in_area
Vessels currently inside a latitude/longitude bounding box, newest report first, with optional kind and ship-type filters. Use for what is in a port, a strait, or a stretch of coast. Anonymous calls …
find_vessels_near
Vessels within a radius (default 10 NM, maximum 50) of a point or of another vessel, nearest first, each with distance and bearing from the centre. Use for what is near this position or what is aroun…
get_coverage
Where Open Waters AIS is hearing AIS right now: sources, stations, freshness, and vessel counts. Pass a bounding box to learn which stations cover it and how many vessels are in it, or a station id f…
get_vessels
Current position and details of specific vessels by MMSI (Maritime Mobile Service Identity): the last report heard for each, and which MMSIs have not been heard in the last 30 minutes. Use search_ves…
search_vessels_by_name
Vessels whose name contains the text, case-insensitive, among vessels heard in the last 30 minutes. Use to turn a name into an MMSI, then get_vessels or find_vessels_near for detail. An optional boun…

History

5 tools added: find_vessels_in_area, find_vessels_near, get_coverage, get_vessels, search_vessels_by_name
2026-09-19T10:16Z
Became working (was unverified)
2026-09-19T10:16Z
First seen in the registry (0.1.0)
2026-09-19T04:05Z

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Open Waters AIS

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