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trvl runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 450 installs a week from npm. Last commit 14 Sep 2026.

Door-to-door travel MCP + CLI: flights, hotels, trains, cars, ferries. No API keys, Go binary.

Installs per day peak 241 · avg 56 · +22% w/w
a month agotoday
450
Installs / week
npm · trvl-mcp
76
Stars
1 open issues
14 Sep 2026
Last commit
0 releases in 90 days
License
Go

What the code does

We read the source, 22 h ago · rules 3dff92dd89df

Capabilities

What this server is able to do. For an MCP server this is often the job itself — a terminal server runs commands because that is what it is for. Listed so you know what you are plugging in, not as an accusation.

Runs a command on install [пакет] package.json:1
postinstall: node bin/install.js
File ships in the package but is absent from the source [пакет] bin/install.js:1, [пакет] bin/trvl-mcp.js:1
этот файл ставится пользователю, но в репозитории его нет
    return filepath.Join(dir, prefix+hex.EncodeToString(b)), nil
Builds a database query by concatenation internal/hacks/hacks.go:668
        select {
        case r, ok := <-ch:
            if !ok {
                return extra
            }
            *received++
            if r.cutShort {
      execSync(`tar -xzf "${tmpFile}" -C "${binDir}" trvl.exe`, { stdio: "pipe" });

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This code can reach further than it looks

We found places where it runs commands, builds paths or queries from values it is given. None of that is a flaw by itself — it becomes one when the code changes, and code changes quietly between releases. We re-read it on every one.

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Connect this server

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.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add trvl -- npx -y trvl-mcp
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "trvl": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "trvl-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.trvl]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "trvl-mcp"]
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "trvl": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "trvl-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "trvl": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "trvl-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

This one needs environment variables set before it will start: TRVL_MCP_TOKEN (Bearer token for HTTP-mode auth (unused in stdio). Optional.), TRVL_MCP_READ_TOKEN (Read-scoped bearer token for HTTP-mode auth (unused in stdio). Optional.), TRVL_MCP_WRITE_TOKEN (Write-scoped bearer token for HTTP-mode auth (unused in stdio). Optional.), TRVL_MCP_OAUTH_INTROSPECTION_URL (OAuth token introspection endpoint for HTTP-mode auth (unused in stdio). Optional.), TRVL_MCP_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID (OAuth client ID for HTTP-mode token introspection (unused in stdio). Optional.), TRVL_MCP_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET (OAuth client secret for HTTP-mode token introspection (unused in stdio). Optional.), TRVL_MCP_OAUTH_AUDIENCE (Expected OAuth audience for HTTP-mode token introspection (unused in stdio). Optional.), TRVL_MCP_TOOL_MODE (Selects which MCP tool set is registered (e.g. smart/full). Optional, defaults to full set.), TRVL_MCP_TOOL_TIMEOUT (Per-tool-call timeout override. Optional, defaults to the built-in timeout.), AFKLM_KEY (Air France-KLM API key; unlocks that airline's live fares/award search. Optional, trvl works without it.), AFKLM_OP_REF (1Password reference for the Air France-KLM API key. Optional, alternative to AFKLM_KEY.), AFKLM_KEYCHAIN_SERVICE (macOS Keychain service name to read the Air France-KLM API key from. Optional, alternative to AFKLM_KEY.), AFKL_KLM_COOKIES (Session cookies for Air France-KLM award search. Optional, unlocks award-fare lookups only.), SERPAPI_KEY (SerpApi API key; unlocks search-engine-backed lookups used by some providers. Optional, trvl works without it.), TRAVELPAYOUTS_TOKEN (Travelpayouts API token; unlocks that flight-price data source. Optional, trvl works without it.), TRANSAVIA_API_KEY (Transavia API key; unlocks that airline's live fares. Optional, trvl works without it.), TICKETMASTER_API_KEY (Ticketmaster API key; unlocks event listings for destinations. Optional, trvl works without it.), FOURSQUARE_API_KEY (Foursquare API key; unlocks that place-search data source. Optional, trvl works without it.), OPENTRIPMAP_API_KEY (OpenTripMap API key; unlocks that attractions data source. Optional, trvl works without it.), GEOAPIFY_API_KEY (Geoapify API key; unlocks that places/geocoding data source. Optional, trvl works without it.), DISTRIBUSION_API_KEY (Distribusion API key; unlocks that ground-transport data source. Optional, trvl works without it.), SKYSCANNER_API_KEY (Skyscanner API key; unlocks that car-hire data source. Optional, trvl works without it.). The author declared them in the registry entry; get the values from the project itself.

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trvl — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for trvl?
trvl runs on your own machine over stdio — there is no network address to reach, so uptime cannot be measured for it by anyone. What can be measured is adoption: the npm package trvl-mcp was installed 450 times last week.
How do I connect trvl?
Copy the ready config from this page — we generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each with the file path that client actually reads. It runs locally, so the command pulls trvl-mcp straight from npm; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use trvl?
The npm package trvl-mcp was installed 450 times in the last week. Week over week that is +22%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is trvl open source?
We cannot say either way: written in Go, 76 stars on GitHub and 1 open issue, but we could not determine the licence, and without one the code is not open source by default.