MCP server

Imf Portwatch

io.github.pipeworx-io/imf-portwatch

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

IMF PortWatch MCP — global maritime trade & chokepoint signals (free, no auth)

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At a glance

Type

MCP server

Publisher

pipeworx.io (verified by the MCP Registry)

Status

Working at last check

Tools

48

Token cost

About 28,394 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

Connect it to your agent

Add to CursorAdd to VS CodeVS 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 imf-portwatch https://gateway.pipeworx.io/imf-portwatch/mcp

Claude Desktop

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

Codex (config.toml)

[mcp_servers.imf-portwatch]
url = "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/imf-portwatch/mcp"

Gemini CLI

{"mcpServers":{"imf-portwatch":{"httpUrl":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/imf-portwatch/mcp"}}}

Cursor

{"mcpServers":{"imf-portwatch":{"url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/imf-portwatch/mcp"}}}

VS Code

{"servers":{"imf-portwatch":{"type":"http","url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/imf-portwatch/mcp"}}}

Antigravity

agy mcp add imf-portwatch https://gateway.pipeworx.io/imf-portwatch/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":"imf-portwatch","server_url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/imf-portwatch/mcp","require_approval":"always"}

Grok (xAI API tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"imf-portwatch","server_url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/imf-portwatch/mcp"}

Tools

• chokepoint_compare ~561 tokens
  Compare chokepoint traffic status across 2 to 6 maritime chokepoints side by side and rank them by how far each one has deviated from its own trailing baseline, so an agent can spot which strait or canal is the anomalous one. Answers "which maritime chokepoint is disrupted right now", "Suez Canal tr
• chokepoint_daily_traffic ~267 tokens
  Daily vessel counts and aggregate capacity (deadweight tonnage) transiting a specific chokepoint. Returns time series ordered most-recent-first, with per-cargo-type breakdown (container / dry bulk / general cargo / RoRo / tanker). Use for "is Suez traffic back to normal after the Houthi attacks", "H
• chokepoint_status ~594 tokens
  Chokepoint traffic status for one maritime chokepoint: the most recent settled day of vessel transits scored against a trailing baseline, so an agent can tell at a glance whether shipping through that strait or canal is above, below, or at its normal run rate. Answers "is shipping through the Strait
• chokepoints_list ~138 tokens
  List the 8 major maritime chokepoints PortWatch tracks (Suez, Panama, Bosphorus, Gibraltar, Dover, Malacca, Hormuz, Bab-el-Mandeb) with annual vessel counts, traffic mix by cargo type (container / dry bulk / tanker / RoRo / general), and top industries by volume. Use to discover what a chokepoint no
• port_search ~251 tokens
  Search the PortWatch port database (1,500+ ports globally) by name, country, or ISO3. Returns matching ports with country, continent, latitude/longitude, annual vessel counts by cargo type, top industries, and the port's share of the country's maritime imports/exports. Useful for identifying which p
• recent_disruptions ~280 tokens
  Port-affecting disruption events tracked by PortWatch — tropical cyclones, floods, earthquakes, conflict events — with start/end dates, alert level (GREEN/ORANGE/RED), severity, affected port count, and impacted population. Filter by country, alert level, or year. Use for "what disrupted shipping in

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