`mbta_alerts`

Pack: mbta · Connect: https://pipeworx.io/mcp (see Connect below for a single-pack URL)

No MCP client? Call it directly: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/mbta_alerts for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

Active MBTA service alerts — Boston subway T delays, commuter rail disruptions, shuttle replacements, track changes, detours, elevator outages. Filter by route to check one line, e.g. is the Red Line delayed right now. Example: mbta_alerts({ route: “Red” })

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`route`	string	no	Optional route id to filter, e.g. “Red”, “CR-Kingston”, “66”
`limit`	number	no	Max alerts to return, 1-50 (default 15)
`_apiKey`	string	no	Optional: free MBTA v3 API key from api-v3.mbta.com for higher rate limits

Example call

Arguments

{
  "route": "Red"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/mbta/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"mbta_alerts","arguments":{"route":"Red"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('mbta_alerts', {
  "route": "Red"
});

More examples

{
  "limit": 20
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config — every tool in the catalog, including this one — or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx": {
      "url": "https://pipeworx.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Connect to just the mbta pack

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mbta": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/mbta/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

mbta_alerts