The Stay Otter MCP server,
connected in one click.
Verified stays with receipts: live totals, the street checked on the map, and booking watches. Connect the official Stay Otter 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 Stay Otter 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 stay-otter https://stayotter.com/api/mcpRun in your terminal, then restart Claude Code.
Stay Otter · https://stayotter.com/api/mcp
What your AI can do with Stay Otter
Real prompts you can type the moment it's connected — no setup, no docs to read.
“Use “search_stays”: Live search of Booking.com, Vrbo and Expedia (hotel rooms) for the dates and party, verified against the map. Returns up to three picks (bes.”
“Use “get_stay”: The card for a search by searchId: finished picks with receipts, or its running status. Free and instant. Use it to finish a search_stays ca.”
“Use “city_picks”: Instant and free: the latest finished standard search for one of the covered cities, about six weeks out, refreshed on a rota: whole homes f.”
“Use “get_activities”: Top-rated things to do on Viator for a search's spot and dates (what the trip is for first, the city's best otherwise), with a second place.”
How secure is the Stay Otter MCP server?
Every server in the gate directory has to pass the same four checks before your AI can touch it. Here's how Stay Otter holds up.
Official endpoint
Operated by Stay Otter (stayotter.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 Stay Otter 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 Stay Otter
Choose Stay Otter in the gate directory. No sign-in needed.
Use it anywhere
Stay Otter'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 Stay Otter exposes
Fetched live from the official endpoint and re-checked daily by gate — not marketing copy.
search_stays — Live search of Booking.com, Vrbo and Expedia (hotel rooms) for the dates and party, verified against the map. Returns up to three picks (bes
get_stay — The card for a search by searchId: finished picks with receipts, or its running status. Free and instant. Use it to finish a search_stays ca
city_picks — Instant and free: the latest finished standard search for one of the covered cities, about six weeks out, refreshed on a rota: whole homes f
get_activities — Top-rated things to do on Viator for a search's spot and dates (what the trip is for first, the city's best otherwise), with a second place
set_alert — Starts the otter's daily re-run of a finished search, emailing the key's account when a verified pick drops 5% or $50 or the cheapest pick d
check_listing — Reads one place the traveller found themselves into the receipts a pick carries: where it is, whether the street is quiet or lively, bars, c
watch_booking — For a stay already booked with free cancellation: pass the confirmation email's text. The otter keeps five facts (property, dates, total pai
get_block — Ground intelligence for one stay from a finished search: every bar and pub, café, restaurant and grocery within a ten-minute walk (counts, w
+ 1 more tools once connected
Who runs the Stay Otter MCP server?
The Stay Otter MCP server at a glance
https://stayotter.com/api/mcpQuestions, answered
Is there an official Stay Otter MCP server?
Yes — Stay Otter operates its own remote MCP server at stayotter.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 Stay Otter to Claude or ChatGPT?
Add gate's gateway URL to your AI client once, then pick Stay Otter in the directory. No account or sign-in is needed. From then on, Stay Otter's tools are available in every client you've connected to gate.
Do I need to host anything?
No. Stay Otter runs the server, and gate is fully managed. You just connect one URL — there's nothing to install, deploy, or maintain.
Is the Stay Otter 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 Stay Otter in minutes. No credit card required.
Connect more than just Stay Otter
Every server below works through the same gateway URL — connect once, add tools anytime.
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