`search_routes`

Pack: transit-land · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/transit-land/mcp

Search routes by name, type, agency, or location. route_type: ${ROUTE_TYPES}.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`query`	string	no	Free-text search by route name/long name
`route_type`	number	no	GTFS route_type code
`agency_id`	string	no
`operator_id`	string	no	Transitland operator onestop_id
`lat`	number	no
`lon`	number	no
`radius_m`	number	no
`limit`	number	no

Example call

Arguments

{
  "name": "Express",
  "route_type": 3
}

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_routes","arguments":{"name":"Express","route_type":3}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('search_routes', {
  "name": "Express",
  "route_type": 3
});

More examples

{
  "operator_id": "o-9q8yvz-bart",
  "lat": 37.7749,
  "lon": -122.4194,
  "radius_m": 2000
}

Response shape

Field	Type	Description
`meta`	object
`routes`	array	List of matching routes

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "meta": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "after": {
          "type": "number"
        },
        "next": {
          "type": "string"
        }
      }
    },
    "routes": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "agency": {
            "type": "object",
            "properties": {
              "agency_id": {
                "type": "string"
              },
              "agency_name": {
                "type": "string"
              },
              "id": {
                "type": "number"
              },
              "onestop_id": {
                "type": "string"
              }
            },
            "description": "Operator/agency details"
          },
          "continuous_drop_off": {
            "type": "null"
          },
          "continuous_pickup": {
            "type": "null"
          },
          "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"
              }
            }
          },
          "id": {
            "type": "number",
            "description": "Transitland onestop_id"
          },
          "onestop_id": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "route_color": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "route_desc": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "route_id": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "GTFS route_id"
          },
          "route_long_name": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "route_short_name": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "route_sort_order": {
            "type": "number"
          },
          "route_text_color": {
            "type": "null"
          },
          "route_type": {
            "type": "number",
            "description": "GTFS route_type code"
          },
          "route_url": {
            "type": "string"
          }
        }
      },
      "description": "List of matching routes"
    }
  },
  "description": "Search results for transit routes"
}

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.

search_routes