MCP server

TravelerLocal — China travel facts for foreign visitors

io.github.xiaopeng215-sys/travelerlocal

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

Field-verified China travel facts for foreign visitors: booking walls, hotel registration, transit.

Website

At a glance

Type

MCP server

Publisher

Not verified

Status

Working at last check

Tools

5

Token cost

About 857 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 travelerlocal https://www.travelerlocal.ai/api/mcp

Claude Desktop

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

Codex (config.toml)

[mcp_servers.travelerlocal]
url = "https://www.travelerlocal.ai/api/mcp"

Gemini CLI

{"mcpServers":{"travelerlocal":{"httpUrl":"https://www.travelerlocal.ai/api/mcp"}}}

Cursor

{"mcpServers":{"travelerlocal":{"url":"https://www.travelerlocal.ai/api/mcp"}}}

VS Code

{"servers":{"travelerlocal":{"type":"http","url":"https://www.travelerlocal.ai/api/mcp"}}}

Antigravity

agy mcp add travelerlocal https://www.travelerlocal.ai/api/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":"travelerlocal","server_url":"https://www.travelerlocal.ai/api/mcp","require_approval":"always"}

Grok (xAI API tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"travelerlocal","server_url":"https://www.travelerlocal.ai/api/mcp"}

Tools

• check_attraction_booking ~147 tokens
  How a foreigner books a specific Chinese attraction: real-name/passport requirement, ticket release time, whether it sells out, the OFFICIAL channel, and whether authorized resellers exist. Use for 'can foreigners book the Forbidden City / Terracotta Army / Mogao Caves and when do tickets release'.
• check_transit_eligibility ~212 tokens
  Whether a traveler qualifies for China's 240-hour visa-free TRANSIT (not the 30-day visa-free entry). Needs nationality, the entry port/city, and whether they have an onward ticket to a THIRD country/region. Returns eligibility, regional limits, and the defining conditions.
• get_city_facts ~177 tokens
  Facts a foreign traveler needs for a Chinese city, checked against official sources and dated: which attractions need real-name/passport booking and when tickets release, official ticket channels (no resellers), whether hotels register foreign guests, whether foreign cards work via Alipay/WeChat, an
• get_travel_playbook ~226 tokens
  TravelerLocal's stance, checked against official sources and dated, on the system-level things foreigners get wrong in China (not a specific place): paying when a foreign card fails, eSIM vs VPN and the firewall, the Chinese-phone-number wall, the first hour after landing, hotel foreigner-registrati
• search_cities ~95 tokens
  Search the cities TravelerLocal has guide pages for. Returns matching city names and page URLs. Use to discover coverage or resolve a place to a city.

Browse

• GitHub tools
• Booking and scheduling
• GitHub and code hosting
• Travel and flights

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