SchoolBusTrack MCP by usefulapi MCP Server

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SchoolBusTrack MCP by usefulapi is answering right now. Last checked 9 min ago. It exposes 12 tools. Last commit 8 Nov 2026.

Read pupils, routes, bus positions, trips, boarding lists and incidents in SchoolBusTrack.

Uptime history 40 hours of history

40 hours agonow

100.0%

Uptime 24h

91 of 91 checks

Tools

read from the server

231 ms

Response time

average over 24h

Stars

last commit 8 Nov 2026

Nothing serious here today

Today is the operative word: we check SchoolBusTrack MCP by usefulapi every 15 minutes and re-read its code on every release. Watch it and you find out the day that stops being true.

Connect this server

Endpoint below is the one we actually reach during checks — not the one copied from a README. Last verified 9 min ago.

Claude Code Claude Desktop Codex Cursor VS Code

run in your terminal

claude mcp add schoolbustrack --transport http https://schoolbustrack.usefulapi.io/mcp

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, then paste this address

https://schoolbustrack.usefulapi.io/mcp

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.schoolbustrack]
url = "https://schoolbustrack.usefulapi.io/mcp"

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "schoolbustrack": {
      "url": "https://schoolbustrack.usefulapi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "schoolbustrack": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://schoolbustrack.usefulapi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Available tools 12

Read directly from the server with tools/list, grouped by what they act on. If a tool disappears, we record the date.

schoolbustrack

schoolbustrack_get_bus_location

Get the latest position of one bus by id. Needs locations:read. SchoolBusTrack API: GET /v1/buses/{id}/location.

schoolbustrack_get_route

Get one route by id, with its ordered stops. Needs routes:read. SchoolBusTrack API: GET /v1/routes/{id}.

schoolbustrack_get_student

Get one pupil by id: class, campus, route assignment and status. Guardian and emergency contact details are never returned. Needs students:read. SchoolBusTrack API: GET /v1/students/{id}.

schoolbustrack_get_trip

Get one trip by id: status, times, distance, duration, its stops and student count. Needs trips:read. SchoolBusTrack API: GET /v1/trips/{id}.

schoolbustrack_get_trip_manifest

Get the boarding list of one trip: each pupil with status and last event, grouped by stop, plus unlisted pupils and counts. Needs trips:read. SchoolBusTrack API: GET /v1/trips/{id}/manifest.

schoolbustrack_list_bus_locations

Get the latest position of every bus, with speed, heading and whether the fix is stale. Needs locations:read. SchoolBusTrack API: GET /v1/buses/locations.

schoolbustrack_list_buses

List buses with registration, seats, status, tracker state and last known location. Needs buses:read. SchoolBusTrack API: GET /v1/buses.

schoolbustrack_list_incidents

List incidents and SOS alerts, newest first, with status, severity, bus, trip and driver. Needs incidents:read. SchoolBusTrack API: GET /v1/incidents.

schoolbustrack_list_routes

List bus routes with their type, schedule, stop count, bus and driver. Needs routes:read. SchoolBusTrack API: GET /v1/routes.

schoolbustrack_list_students

List pupils with their class, campus, route assignment and active flag. Guardian and emergency contact details are never returned. Needs students:read. SchoolBusTrack API: GET /v1/students.

schoolbustrack_list_trips

List scheduled, running and completed trips. Filter by school day or time range, status, route, bus, driver or campus. Needs trips:read. SchoolBusTrack API: GET /v1/trips.

schoolbustrack_ping

Show which school this key acts for, its name, its scopes and its rate limit. Good first call. SchoolBusTrack API: GET /v1/ping.

Endpoints

URL	Transport	State	Latency	Checked
https://schoolbustrack.usefulapi.io/mcp	streamable-http	answering	295 ms	9 min ago

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SchoolBusTrack MCP by usefulapi — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

What can SchoolBusTrack MCP by usefulapi do?

It exposes 12 tools, read directly from the server on our last check. Among them: schoolbustrack_get_bus_location, schoolbustrack_get_route, schoolbustrack_get_student, schoolbustrack_get_trip, schoolbustrack_get_trip_manifest, schoolbustrack_list_buses and 6 more. The full list with descriptions is on this page — we take it from the server itself via tools/list, not from a README. How MCP servers expose tools in the first place →

Is SchoolBusTrack MCP by usefulapi working right now?

We send a real MCP handshake every 15 minutes. Over the last 24 hours 91 of 91 checks got a reply (100.0%), average response time 231 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.

How do I connect SchoolBusTrack MCP by usefulapi?

Copy the ready config from this page. We generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each in the form that client actually reads. It is a remote server, so there is nothing to install — the client connects to the address.

Does SchoolBusTrack MCP by usefulapi need an API key?

No. SchoolBusTrack MCP by usefulapi completed a full MCP handshake with us as an anonymous client and listed its tools without asking for anything. All 12 of them are readable on this page. This is what we observed, not what the docs claim.

How fast is SchoolBusTrack MCP by usefulapi?

It answers our handshake in 231 ms on average, which is faster than 59% of all working MCP servers we measure. The comparison comes from our own checks across the whole registry, every 15 minutes.

Is SchoolBusTrack MCP by usefulapi open source?

The code is open source: it is published under the MIT licence, written in JavaScript, 1 stars on GitHub and 1 open issue. The licence covers the code in the repository, not the hosted service at schoolbustrack.usefulapi.io, which runs on its operator's own terms.