The AIS Trail MCP server,
connected in one click.
Live AIS ship positions, vessel history, port calls and events, plus sanctions flags. Read-only. Connect the official AIS Trail MCP server to Claude, ChatGPT, or Cursor through gate — one gateway URL, no config files, security-checked.
Free to start · No credit card · No hosting needed
Add AIS Trail to your AI in one minute
Pick your client. Copy, paste, done — or let gate handle sign-ins and policies for you.
claude mcp add --transport http ais-trail https://api.aistrail.com/mcpRun in your terminal, then restart Claude Code.
AIS Trail · https://api.aistrail.com/mcp
What your AI can do with AIS Trail
Real prompts you can type the moment it's connected — no setup, no docs to read.
“Use “search_vessels”: Find ships by name (or part of it), MMSI (9 digits) or IMO number (7 digits). Returns live ships first, then ships out of range with their l.”
“Use “get_vessel”: Everything known about one ship now: identity (name, IMO, call sign, flag, type, size), last position, speed, course, heading, navigational.”
“Use “vessels_in_area”: Ships heard in the last hour inside a box (at most 5° on each side), largest first. List results are compact rows (mmsi, name, category, fla.”
“Use “vessels_near”: Ships heard in the last hour within a radius (at most 50 nautical miles) of a point or of another ship, nearest first. List results are comp.”
How secure is the AIS Trail MCP server?
Every server in the gate directory has to pass the same four checks before your AI can touch it. Here's how AIS Trail holds up.
Security grade F
gate scanned 11 tools on Oct 21, 2026. A few things are worth a look before you connect.
- mediumget_vessel: References secrets or data exfiltration
- mediumvessel_track: References secrets or data exfiltration
- mediumfind_port: References secrets or data exfiltration
- +5 more in the full report
Official endpoint
Operated by AIS Trail (aistrail.com) at its documented MCP endpoint — not a third-party mirror or community re-host.
No sign-in needed
This server only exposes public data — no account and no credentials are involved when you connect.
Scanned before it goes live
gate checks every tool for prompt injection, hidden instructions, data-exfiltration hints, and over-broad permissions before the server is available through your gateway.
Watched for drift
If AIS Trail adds or changes tools later, gate re-scans and alerts you — before your AI acts on the change.
Connected in three steps
Connect your gate
Add one gateway URL to Claude, ChatGPT, or any MCP client. One-time setup, about two minutes.
Pick AIS Trail
Choose AIS Trail in the gate directory. No sign-in needed.
Use it anywhere
AIS Trail's tools are live in every AI client you've connected — with rules and logging built in.
Free to start · No credit card · No hosting needed
The actual tools AIS Trail exposes
Fetched live from the official endpoint and re-checked daily by gate — not marketing copy.
search_vessels — Find ships by name (or part of it), MMSI (9 digits) or IMO number (7 digits). Returns live ships first, then ships out of range with their l
get_vessel — Everything known about one ship now: identity (name, IMO, call sign, flag, type, size), last position, speed, course, heading, navigational
vessels_in_area — Ships heard in the last hour inside a box (at most 5° on each side), largest first. List results are compact rows (mmsi, name, category, fla
vessels_near — Ships heard in the last hour within a radius (at most 50 nautical miles) of a point or of another ship, nearest first. List results are comp
vessel_track — Where a ship has been between two times (UTC, ISO 8601), from the AIS Trail archive. Needs an AIS Trail API key sent by the MCP client as th
data_status — How many ships are live now (live_ships_private: how many of them are private vessels, counted only), how many are known from the last 7 day
find_port — Find ports by name (or part of it), UN/LOCODE (e.g. NLRTM) or two-letter country code (e.g. NL) in the port reference (World Port Index and
vessel_port_calls — Port calls of a ship between two times (UTC, ISO 8601), from the AIS Trail archive: port, arrival, departure, draught on arrival and departu
+ 3 more tools once connected
Who runs the AIS Trail MCP server?
The AIS Trail MCP server at a glance
https://api.aistrail.com/mcpQuestions, answered
Is there an official AIS Trail MCP server?
Yes — AIS Trail operates its own remote MCP server at api.aistrail.com. gate connects you to that official endpoint and adds security scanning, per-tool access rules, and an activity log on top.
How do I connect AIS Trail to Claude or ChatGPT?
Add gate's gateway URL to your AI client once, then pick AIS Trail in the directory. No account or sign-in is needed. From then on, AIS Trail's tools are available in every client you've connected to gate.
Do I need to host anything?
No. AIS Trail runs the server, and gate is fully managed. You just connect one URL — there's nothing to install, deploy, or maintain.
Is the AIS Trail MCP server safe to connect?
It's the vendor's official endpoint, and gate scans its tools for prompt injection and hidden instructions before it goes live, re-checks it whenever it changes, and lets you allow, block, or require approval for every single tool.
Is it free?
Yes — you can get started with gate for free and connect AIS Trail in minutes. No credit card required.
Connect more than just AIS Trail
Every server below works through the same gateway URL — connect once, add tools anytime.
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