Imf Portwatch

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IMF PortWatch MCP — global maritime trade & chokepoint signals (free, no auth)

4 tools

0ms auth

free tier 50 calls/day

Tools

chokepoints_list

List the 8 major maritime chokepoints PortWatch tracks (Suez, Panama, Bosphorus, Gibraltar, Dover, Malacca, Hormuz, Bab-el-Mandeb) with annual vessel counts, traffic mix by cargo type (container / dry

No parameters required.

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Response

chokepoint_daily_traffic

Daily vessel counts and aggregate capacity (deadweight tonnage) transiting a specific chokepoint. Returns time series ordered most-recent-first, with per-cargo-type breakdown (container / dry bulk / g

No parameters required.

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Response

port_search

Search the PortWatch port database (1,500+ ports globally) by name, country, or ISO3. Returns matching ports with country, continent, latitude/longitude, annual vessel counts by cargo type, top indust

No parameters required.

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Response

recent_disruptions

Port-affecting disruption events tracked by PortWatch — tropical cyclones, floods, earthquakes, conflict events — with start/end dates, alert level (GREEN/ORANGE/RED), severity, affected port count, a

No parameters required.

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Response

Test with curl

The gateway speaks JSON-RPC 2.0 over HTTP POST. You can test any pack directly from the terminal.

List available tools

bash

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/imf-portwatch/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/list"}'

Call a tool

bash

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/imf-portwatch/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"chokepoints_list","arguments":{}}}'

Use with the SDK

Install @pipeworx/sdk to call tools from any TypeScript/Node project.

TypeScript

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const px = new Pipeworx();
const result = await px.call("chokepoints_list", {});

ask_pipeworx

// Or ask in plain English:
const answer = await px.ask("imf portwatch mcp — global maritime trade & chokepoint signals (free, no auth)");

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MCP Config

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx-imf-portwatch": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/imf-portwatch/mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}