search_agencies
Pack: transit-land · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/transit-land/mcp
Search transit agencies/operators by name or geo. Operators are the entities running services.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
query | string | no | Free-text search by agency/operator name (e.g. “BART”, “MTA”) |
agency_id | string | no | GTFS agency_id |
lat | number | no | Latitude (with radius_m + lon) |
lon | number | no | Longitude |
radius_m | number | no | Search radius in meters (default 1000) |
limit | number | no | 1-100 (default 20) |
Example call
Arguments
{
"name": "Bay Area Rapid Transit"
}curl
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/transit-land/mcp \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"search_agencies","arguments":{"name":"Bay Area Rapid Transit"}}}'TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)
import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();
const result = await pipeworx.call('search_agencies', {
"name": "Bay Area Rapid Transit"
});More examples
{
"lat": 37.7749,
"lon": -122.4194,
"radius_m": 5000,
"limit": 10
}Response shape
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
agencies | array | List of matching agencies |
meta | object |
Full JSON Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"agencies": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"agency_email": {
"type": "null"
},
"agency_fare_url": {
"type": "null"
},
"agency_id": {
"type": "string",
"description": "GTFS agency_id"
},
"agency_lang": {
"type": "string"
},
"agency_name": {
"type": "string"
},
"agency_phone": {
"type": "string"
},
"agency_timezone": {
"type": "string"
},
"agency_url": {
"type": "string"
},
"feed_version": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"feed": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "number"
},
"onestop_id": {
"type": "string"
}
}
},
"fetched_at": {
"type": "string"
},
"id": {
"type": "number"
},
"sha1": {
"type": "string"
}
}
},
"geometry": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"coordinates": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "number"
}
}
}
},
"type": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"description": "GeoJSON geometry"
},
"id": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Transitland onestop_id"
},
"onestop_id": {
"type": "string"
},
"operator": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"feeds": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "number"
},
"name": {
"type": "null"
},
"onestop_id": {
"type": "string"
},
"spec": {
"type": "string"
}
}
}
},
"name": {
"type": "string"
},
"onestop_id": {
"type": "string"
},
"short_name": {
"type": [
"null",
"string"
]
},
"tags": {
"type": "null"
}
}
},
"places": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"adm0_name": {
"type": "string"
},
"adm1_name": {
"type": "string"
},
"city_name": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
}
}
}
}
}
},
"description": "List of matching agencies"
},
"meta": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"after": {
"type": "number"
},
"next": {
"type": "string"
}
}
}
},
"description": "Search results for transit agencies/operators"
}Connect
Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:
{
"mcpServers": {
"transit-land": {
"url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/transit-land/mcp"
}
}
}See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.