# AIS Trail

Hosted maritime MCP server for tracking vessels via AIS. Delivers live ship positions, voyage history, port calls, and sanctions checks to your assistant.

- MCP server · `type=mcp` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf (Devin Desktop), Cline, Zed, Gemini CLI
- Author: aistrail
- License: not stated · policy=link-only · description only; the file stays with the author
- Source: https://github.com/aistrail/mcp
- Updated: 2026-10-22
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/mcp/ais-trail

## What it does

The server runs remotely over HTTP at `https://api.aistrail.com/mcp`, removing the need for any local scripts. It functions strictly in read-only mode. Live vessel lookups by IMO or MMSI, nearby ship queries, and port searches by UN/LOCODE work immediately without an account.

Historical route tracks, port activity logs, and sanctions checks against OFAC, UK, or EU lists require an API token sent in the authorization header. These archive tools consume credits from your AIS Trail account. You cannot use this data for vessel navigation.

## Requirements
- Remote server: `https://api.aistrail.com/mcp`

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

**Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
claude mcp add --transport http ais https://api.aistrail.com/mcp
```

### Codex

**Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
codex mcp add ais-trail --url https://api.aistrail.com/mcp
```

### Cursor

**Config file**
File `.cursor/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "ais-trail": {
            "url": "https://api.aistrail.com/mcp"
        }
    }
}
```

### GitHub Copilot

**Config file**
File `.vscode/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "servers": {
        "ais-trail": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://api.aistrail.com/mcp"
        }
    }
}
```

### Gemini CLI

**Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
gemini mcp add -t http ais-trail https://api.aistrail.com/mcp
```

## When to use it
- locate vessels by IMO or MMSI numbers
- screen ship lists against OFAC, UK, and EU sanctions
- find ships reported within a specific bounding box in the last hour
- inspect past port calls of a ship along with draught details

## Example prompts
- Check the current position and destination of the vessel with IMO 9123456.
- List all ships reported near the Port of Rotterdam in the past hour.
- Run a sanctions check on this list of vessel names.

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