live_ship_position
Pack: vessel-tracking · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/vessel-tracking/mcp
Where is a specific ship right now — live AIS position for one or more vessels by MMSI number.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
mmsi | array | yes | One or more 9-digit MMSI numbers, e.g. [“219034351”] |
items | string | no | |
window_seconds | number | no | How long to listen, 3-40 seconds (default 30). Hit rate scales almost linearly with this: many |
_apiKey | string | no | aisstream.io API key (free at aisstream.io) |
Example call
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/vessel-tracking/mcp \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"live_ship_position","arguments":{}}}'Connect
Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:
{
"mcpServers": {
"vessel-tracking": {
"url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/vessel-tracking/mcp"
}
}
}See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.