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Vessel Tracking

io.github.pipeworx-io/vessel-tracking

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

Vessel Tracking — live worldwide ship positions from AIS.

Working at last checkOfficial: pipeworx.io's GitHub account (pipeworx-io)About 27,732 tokens per request once connected45 tools

https://gateway.pipeworx.io/vessel-tracking/mcp

At a glance

Type: MCP server
Publisher: pipeworx.io (verified by the MCP Registry)
Status: Working at last check
Tools: 45
Token cost: About 27,732 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

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 vessel-tracking https://gateway.pipeworx.io/vessel-tracking/mcp

Claude Desktop

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

Codex (config.toml)

[mcp_servers.vessel-tracking]
url = "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/vessel-tracking/mcp"

Gemini CLI

{"mcpServers":{"vessel-tracking":{"httpUrl":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/vessel-tracking/mcp"}}}

Cursor

{"mcpServers":{"vessel-tracking":{"url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/vessel-tracking/mcp"}}}

VS Code

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

Antigravity

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

Grok (xAI API tools)

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

ais_coverage_check ~293 tokens
Does live AIS tracking actually work at this location? Listens at a point and reports whether any community receiver covers it, so you can tell the difference between "no ships here" and "no receivers here" before trusting a zero. Use this whenever a vessel search comes back empty, and always before
live_ship_position ~510 tokens
Where is a specific ship right now — live AIS position for one or more vessels by MMSI number. Returns position, speed, course, navigational status and destination as currently broadcast. BEST EFFORT BY NATURE: this listens for a live broadcast rather than reading a stored position, and many vessels
live_ships_in_area ~626 tokens
Live ship positions right now in a geographic area, from AIS radio broadcasts — what vessels are sailing near a port, coastline, strait or set of coordinates at this moment. Returns each vessel heard with its position, speed, course, navigational status, type, destination and IMO where broadcast, pl

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