Open Waters AIS MCP server
Live AIS vessel positions by MMSI, name, area, or radius, plus coverage. No sign-in, no key.
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Open Waters AIS tools (5)
write = sends, deletes, buys or postsfind_vessels_in_areaFreeVessels 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_nearFreeVessels within a radius (default 10 NM, maximum 50) of a point or of another vessel, nearest first, each with distance and bearing from the centre. Use for what is near this position or what is around vessel X.
get_coverageFreeWhere Open Waters AIS is hearing AIS right now: sources, 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. Call this before saying a region has no traffic.
get_vesselsFreeCurrent position and details of specific vessels by MMSI (Maritime Mobile Service Identity): the last report heard for each, and which MMSIs have not been heard in the last 30 minutes. Use search_vessels_by_name first when you only have a name.
search_vessels_by_nameFreeVessels whose name contains the text, case-insensitive, among vessels heard in the last 30 minutes. Use to turn a name into an MMSI, then get_vessels or find_vessels_near for detail. An optional bounding box narrows the search.
Public scan report
scanner v0.1.5 · 2026-09-19 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it
- –Code scanremote-only server, no package to scann/a
- Live reliabilityremote reachable in 1913ms20/20
- Tool poisoning5 tool descriptions checked15/15
- Auth qualityopen endpoint, read-only tools10/15
- Maintenancelast push 0 days ago15/15
- Maintainer identitynamespace and repository owner differ; website matches verified namespace6/10
Install directly
claude mcp add --transport http ais https://ais.openwaters.io/mcp
Open Waters AIS: common questions
- Is Open Waters AIS MCP server safe?
- Yes, by our scan: it is graded A (88/100). Read the Open Waters AIS safety report
- How do I install Open Waters AIS?
- It runs remotely at ais.openwaters.io. Add it to Claude Code, Claude Desktop or Cursor with the snippets above, or call it through the mcp.market gateway without installing anything.
- Does Open Waters AIS need an API key?
- Not as far as the registry entry and our scan can tell: no credentials are declared or required.
- Is Open Waters AIS maintained?
- The last commit was in the last day (2026-09-19). The latest release is v0.1.0.
- Is Open Waters AIS up?
- 100% of our last 5 checks got an answer. We check remote servers about four times a day.