MCP server

Openvan Travel

io.github.openvancamp/openvan-travel

Checked 26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC · Connected to it and listed its tools

Vanlife & RV data: roadbooks, fuel, tolls, visas, holidays, hazards, weather, currency. openvan.camp

Working at last checkAbout 10,286 tokens per request once connected30 tools

Source

https://mcp.openvan.camp/mcp

At a glance

Type: MCP server
Publisher: Not verified
Status: Working at last check
Tools: 30
Token cost: About 10,286 tokens per request
Sets up in: Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, VS Code, Antigravity, ChatGPT, OpenAI API, Grok
Last checked: 26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC

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Add to Cursor Add to VS Code VS Code Insiders

Opens the app, which shows the server and asks you to confirm. For other apps, copy the setup below.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http openvan-travel https://mcp.openvan.camp/mcp

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, and paste the URL.

Codex (config.toml)

[mcp_servers.openvan-travel]
url = "https://mcp.openvan.camp/mcp"

Gemini CLI

{"mcpServers":{"openvan-travel":{"httpUrl":"https://mcp.openvan.camp/mcp"}}}

Cursor

{"mcpServers":{"openvan-travel":{"url":"https://mcp.openvan.camp/mcp"}}}

VS Code

{"servers":{"openvan-travel":{"type":"http","url":"https://mcp.openvan.camp/mcp"}}}

Antigravity

agy mcp add openvan-travel https://mcp.openvan.camp/mcp

ChatGPT

Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced settings: turn on Developer mode, then Create a connector and paste the URL. Which plans can do this varies.

OpenAI API (Responses tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"openvan-travel","server_url":"https://mcp.openvan.camp/mcp","require_approval":"always"}

Grok (xAI API tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"openvan-travel","server_url":"https://mcp.openvan.camp/mcp"}

Tools

check_license_plate ~378 tokens
Validate a plate number against the country's format (look-alike letters are normalized) and say which region its code belongs to. Pass type to check against a specific plate type's format. Never identifies the owner or the vehicle's location. Use it to check a specific plate number.
check_visa_rules ~365 tokens
Entry rules for one passport and destination: entry mode, allowed length of stay, how the days are counted (per entry or in a rolling window), whether a visa run resets the counter, and temporary vehicle import. Answers carry a confidence level and source — pass those on instead of stating a rule as
compare_food_prices ~246 tokens
Compare food price index between two countries (world average = 100). Higher number = more expensive food. Use it when someone asks where food is cheaper between two countries.
compare_fuel_prices ~329 tokens
Compare current prices for one fuel type across 2-10 countries. Returns sorted table cheapest-first. Use it when someone asks which of two or more named countries has cheaper or more expensive fuel.
estimate_route_tolls ~338 tokens
Estimate toll cost for a road trip from 2-10 place names: per-km tolls, vignettes, bridges and tunnels, as a EUR range with a per-country breakdown. Flags partial results when a country on the route has no data. Use it only for the toll cost between named places when no other trip details are asked;
find_cheapest_fuel ~434 tokens
Rank countries by the price of a fuel type in a region (or worldwide): the cheapest first, or with order=most_expensive the most expensive first. Useful for route planning. Use it for «where is fuel cheapest» and, with order=most_expensive, «where is fuel the most expensive», in a region or worldwid
get_active_fires ~278 tokens
NASA FIRMS VIIRS satellite fire detections of the last 48 hours in a bounding box up to 10°×10°, strongest first, with fire radiative power in MW. Use it for wildfires right now near a place or in a country: bbox is west,south,east,north in degrees — longitude first (Portugal ≈ -9.6,36.9,-6.1,42.2).
get_city_climate ~540 tokens
What the weather is usually like in a city or at any point on a given day of the year, from the ERA5 climate archive 2021–2025 (median of 35 archive days: the date ±3 days over five years): day and night temperature, on how many of the 35 days there was precipitation, the usual sky, sea or large-lak
get_city_travel_weather ~397 tokens
How suitable the weather in one city or town is for travelling and sleeping in a campervan, as a 0-100 score for today and for the coming 7 days, with the city's place among the cities of its country this week, comfortable days, the best stretch and the worst day, a 7-day forecast with day and night
get_country_food_prices ~226 tokens
Food price index for one country (world average = 100): how expensive groceries are there, with its yearly history. Use it when someone asks how expensive food, groceries or living is in a country.
get_country_travel_brief ~379 tokens
Everything to know before driving into one country by campervan or car, in one call: entry rule and how long the person and the vehicle may stay (with passport), travel weather now and this week, fuel prices, tolls and vignettes, public holidays in the next 30 days, safety advice, power plugs, custo
get_country_travel_weather ~340 tokens
How suitable the weather in a whole country is for travelling and sleeping in a campervan, as a 0-100 score: overall travel score, sleep score, solar panel yield, driving conditions, awning safety, condensation risk, a 7-day forecast, and the 3 best and 3 toughest cities for the coming week. Country
get_currency_rate ~275 tokens
Convert an amount between two currencies using live rates (150+ currencies, daily updates). Use it for exchange rates and converting an amount between currencies.
get_customs_rules ~345 tokens
Customs rules when driving into a country, optionally from a given country: food bans, cash declaration, alcohol and tobacco limits, goods value, fuel in a canister. Each rule carries a verbatim official quote and source link. A country without data returns an error saying so — never present that as
get_event ~178 tokens
Get full details for a single vanlife event by its slug.
get_fuel_prices ~266 tokens
Current retail fuel prices for all API-supported countries. Covers gasoline, diesel, LPG, CNG, E85, kerosene and grade variants. Pass country_code to get one country in detail; omit it for a summary list. Use it for the price of petrol, diesel, LPG/autogas/propane or CNG in one country; without a co
get_holidays ~430 tokens
Public holidays, school holidays (often regional, with ISO 3166-2 region codes) and official peak traffic days (France, Bison Futé) in one country for a period of up to 400 days. A country without data returns an error saying so — never present that as "no holidays". Use it for public holidays, days
get_license_plate_country ~268 tokens
How a country's license plate looks and reads (standard, size, format), its plate types (standard, diplomatic, police, taxi…) with example numbers, and every region code on its plates, grouped by region — e.g. which region is 77 or 199 on Russian plates. Use it for what a plate region code means (77
get_license_plate_image ~306 tokens
Draw an illustrative image of a country's standard civilian license plate (PNG shown inline, plus SVG/PNG links). The number must match the country's standard format. Official, police, military and diplomatic plates are not drawn. Use it to draw or show a picture of a plate.
get_power_plugs ~224 tokens
Plug types (IEC A–N), mains voltage and frequency for one country, with the source of the value, plus the campsite hook-up connector in Europe (CEE17). Use it for socket and plug types, adapters, mains voltage and campsite hook-ups.
get_route_visa_rules ~275 tokens
Visa rules for every country of a route in one call, for up to 10 passports at once, plus the tightest leg of the route.
get_toll_rates ~255 tokens
Toll reference for one country: payment system, per-km rates by vehicle class (car, campervan up to 3.5 t, over 3.5 t), vignette prices for every duration, concession sections and toll bridges/tunnels, each with verification date and source. Use it for toll roads, motorway fees, whether a vignette i
get_travel_hazards ~251 tokens
Situation now in one country: UK FCDO travel advice level and current GDACS natural disasters (flood, earthquake, tropical cyclone, wildfire, drought, volcano) with alert level green/orange/red. Not a forecast. Use it when someone asks whether it is safe to go to a country now, about travel warnings
get_vehicle_import_rules ~233 tokens
Temporary admission rules for a foreign-plated vehicle in one country: allowed days, per entry or per window, carnet requirement, green card. A country without a rule we can stand behind returns nothing rather than a guess.
list_best_weather_countries ~588 tokens
List the N countries where the weather is best for travelling by campervan, highest 0-100 travel score first: today's score by default, or with period=week the score of the coming 7 days (the ranking used on OpenVan.camp). Use it when no country is named and someone asks where to go for warm or good
list_events ~306 tokens
List vanlife events: expos (Caravan Salon), festivals, meetups, forums, road trips. Filter by status, type, country, or free-text search.
list_license_plate_countries ~162 tokens
Countries whose license plates are available: international code, number of regions and an example plate.
plan_road_trip ~980 tokens
Plan a road trip by campervan or car between 2-10 places with the OpenVan.camp roadbook: distance, driving time and a day-by-day plan with overnights, budget (fuel, tolls, vignettes, ferries), and for every country on the way the entry rule for the given passports, residence permit and plates, how l
rank_food_prices ~322 tokens
Rank countries by food price index (world average = 100) in a region or worldwide: the cheapest first, or with order=most_expensive the most expensive first. Use it when someone asks where food or groceries are cheapest or most expensive.
search_stories ~372 tokens
Search recent news about campervans, motorhomes and road travel collected by OpenVan.camp from public news sources. Returns for each story only a headline, a short summary of up to 300 characters, date, category, countries and a link to the story page on openvan.camp, which credits the original publ

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