Transitland MCP Server runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 128 installs a week from npm. Last commit 18 Oct 2026.
Global transit via Transitland v2 — operators, GTFS/GTFS-RT/GBFS feeds, routes, stops, departures.
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This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.
claude mcp add transitland-mcp-server -e 'TRANSITLAND_API_KEY=<TRANSITLAND_API_KEY>' -- npx -y @cyanheads/transitland-mcp-server{
"mcpServers": {
"transitland-mcp-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@cyanheads/transitland-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"TRANSITLAND_API_KEY": "<TRANSITLAND_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.transitland-mcp-server]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@cyanheads/transitland-mcp-server"]
env = { TRANSITLAND_API_KEY = "<TRANSITLAND_API_KEY>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"transitland-mcp-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@cyanheads/transitland-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"TRANSITLAND_API_KEY": "<TRANSITLAND_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"transitland-mcp-server": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@cyanheads/transitland-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"TRANSITLAND_API_KEY": "<TRANSITLAND_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Put your own value in place of
<TRANSITLAND_API_KEY> (Transitland v2 API key, sent as the `apikey` query parameter. Get one at the Transitland developer portal).
The author’s registry entry marks it as required.
Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
MCP_TRANSPORT_TYPE (Selects the HTTP transport), TRANSITLAND_BASE_URL (Override the Transitland REST API base URL (default https://transit.land/api/v2/rest)), MCP_HTTP_HOST (The hostname for the HTTP server), MCP_HTTP_PORT (The port to run the HTTP server on), MCP_HTTP_ENDPOINT_PATH (The endpoint path for the MCP server), MCP_AUTH_MODE (Authentication mode to use: 'none', 'jwt', or 'oauth'), MCP_LOG_LEVEL (Sets the minimum log level for output (e.g., 'debug', 'info', 'warn')).
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