live_ships_in_area
Pack: vessel-tracking · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/vessel-tracking/mcp
Live ship positions right now in a geographic area, from AIS radio broadcasts — what vessels are
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
latitude | number | no | Centre latitude, e.g. 43.3 for Marseille |
longitude | number | no | Centre longitude, e.g. 5.4 for Marseille |
radius_km | number | no | Radius around the centre point in km (default 50, max 500) |
south | number | no | Bounding box southern latitude (alternative to centre+radius) |
west | number | no | Bounding box western longitude |
north | number | no | Bounding box northern latitude |
east | number | no | Bounding box eastern longitude |
ship_type | string | no | Optional filter on decoded type, e.g. “tanker”, “cargo”, “passenger”, “fishing”, “tug” |
window_seconds | number | no | How long to listen, 3-25 seconds (default 12). Longer windows hear more vessels, especially |
limit | number | no | Maximum vessels to return (default 50, max 300) |
_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_ships_in_area","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.