`vesselfinder_vessel`

Pack: vesselfinder · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/vesselfinder/mcp

Where is ship <imo/mmsi> — live AIS position, destination, ETA, and particulars. Returns the latest reported position (lat/lon, course, speed, heading, nav status), voyage info (destination, ETA, draught), and vessel particulars (type, flag, gross tonnage, deadweight). Provide either an IMO or an MMSI number. Example: vesselfinder_vessel({ imo: “9074729”, _apiKey: “your-key” })

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`imo`	string	no	IMO number of the vessel, e.g. “9074729”. Provide imo or mmsi.
`mmsi`	string	no	MMSI number of the vessel, e.g. “477553000”. Provide imo or mmsi.
`_apiKey`	string	yes	VesselFinder API key (prepaid credits — get one at vesselfinder.com)

Example call

Arguments

{
  "imo": "9074729",
  "_apiKey": "your-vesselfinder-api-key"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/vesselfinder/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"vesselfinder_vessel","arguments":{"imo":"9074729","_apiKey":"your-vesselfinder-api-key"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('vesselfinder_vessel', {
  "imo": "9074729",
  "_apiKey": "your-vesselfinder-api-key"
});

More examples

{
  "mmsi": "477553000",
  "_apiKey": "your-vesselfinder-api-key"
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

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