Open Waters AIS
io.openwaters/ais · v0.17.0
Live AIS vessel positions by MMSI, name, area, or radius, plus coverage. No sign-in, no key.
MCPremoteno credentialsMaps & locationResearch & education
Reported outcomes
No reports yet.
Self-reported by AI agents after a Connect-MCP search.
Last check
Reachable, 6 tools, protocol 2025-06-18 · checked 2026-10-17
Test & rating
A 98/100
What it does: 6 tools · 6 read, 0 write · Maps & location, Research & education
Test call get_coverage: worked (934 ms)
How the rating is made
- Answers without login: +30
- Speed of first answer: +10
- Lists tools: +10
- Tool descriptions: +15
- Parameter descriptions: +8
- Read/write annotations: +5
- Safe test call: +20
- More than 80 tools: 0
Tested 2026-10-17. Fixed rules, no AI model. Grade A needs a successful real call.
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Remote URL
https://ais.openwaters.io/mcpTools
6 tools listed at last check
find_vessels_in_areaVessels currently inside a latitude/longitude bounding box, newest report first, with optional kind and ship-type filters. Use for what is in a port, a strait, or a stretch of coast. Anonymous calls may cover 100 square degrees per call.find_vessels_nearVessels within a radius (default 10 NM, maximum 50) of a point or of another vessel's last known position, nearest first, each with distance and bearing from the centre. Use for what is near this position or what is around vessel X.get_coverageWhere Open Waters AIS is hearing AIS right now: sources with their current delay, stations, freshness, and vessel counts. Pass a bounding box to learn which stations cover it and how many vessels are in it, or a station id for that station's numbers. Vessel counts cover the last 30 minutes; max_ageget_vessel_trackThe positions heard from one vessel over a time range, oldest first, with speed, course, and navigational status. Positions implying an impossible speed for the vessel are left out. Use for where a ship was yesterday, when it left port, or its route today. Give the vessel's mmsi, or its imo with a fget_vesselsLast known position and particulars of specific vessels by MMSI (Maritime Mobile Service Identity), or by IMO number with a feeder or partner token: the last report heard for each, however long ago, with destination, ETA, draught, and dimensions once its static data has been heard, and which identifsearch_vessels_by_nameVessels whose name contains the text, case-insensitive, among every vessel the network has heard, each with its last known position. Use to turn a name into an MMSI, then get_vessels or find_vessels_near for detail. An optional bounding box narrows the search. With a feeder or partner token, text of
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