Lviv Public Transport MCP Server

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Lviv Public Transport is answering right now. Last checked 10 min ago. It exposes 7 tools. Last commit 13 Sep 2026.

Lviv public transport MCP: stops, timetables, routes, and live vehicle positions. No API key.

Uptime history 47 days of history · worst day 99%

47 days agonow

100.0%

Uptime 24h

91 of 91 checks

Tools

read from the server

301 ms

Response time

average over 24h

Stars

last commit 13 Sep 2026

What changed 4

Every tool that appeared, vanished or quietly changed what it asks for. Recorded since 12 August 2026. No other catalogue keeps this.

9 Sep a tool changed version

29 Aug a tool changed version

12 Aug 2 tools changed the parameters they ask for get_stop_geometry, get_stop_realtime

Nothing serious here today

Today is the operative word: we check Lviv Public Transport 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 10 min ago.

Claude Code Claude Desktop Codex Cursor VS Code

run in your terminal

claude mcp add timetable-api-node --transport http https://api.lad.lviv.ua/mcp

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "timetable-api-node": {
      "url": "https://api.lad.lviv.ua/mcp"
    }
  }
}

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.timetable-api-node]
url = "https://api.lad.lviv.ua/mcp"

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "timetable-api-node": {
      "url": "https://api.lad.lviv.ua/mcp"
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "timetable-api-node": {
      "url": "https://api.lad.lviv.ua/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Available tools 7

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

route

get_route_realtime

Returns live positions for all vehicles currently running on a route, optimised for map rendering. Use when the user asks "where is my tram/bus right now?" or wants to see all active vehicles on a specific route on a map. Prefer `get_stop_realtime` when the user is at a stop and wants to know arrival times rather than vehicle positions. Prefer `get_route_static` when only the route shape or stop list is needed without live data. Requires a route short name (e.g. "T30", "32A") or numeric external ID.

get_route_static

Returns static route metadata: short and long name, vehicle type, brand colour, ordered stop lists for both directions, and route polylines (shapes) for map rendering. Use when the user asks which stops a route serves, what a route looks like on a map, or what the scheduled departure times are (workday and weekend schedules are included in each stop's `schedule` field). Do NOT use this when live vehicle positions are needed — use `get_route_realtime` instead. Requires a route short name (e.g. "T30", "32A") or numeric external ID; call `get_stops_around_location` first if you only know a location and need to discover which routes serve it.

stop

get_stop_geometry

Returns static map context for a stop: its marker and polylines for every route that serves it. No live data is fetched. Use this when you need to enrich an existing map with route shapes (e.g. overlay polylines alongside a `get_stop_realtime` map block) or when the user asks to visualise which routes pass a stop without needing live arrivals. Do NOT use this when live arrival times or vehicle positions are needed — use `get_stop_realtime` instead. Requires a numeric stop ID; call `get_stops_around_location` first if you only have coordinates.

get_stop_realtime

Returns live arrivals and vehicle positions for a stop, producing both a map UI block and a structured arrival list. Use this as the **default tool** when the user asks about arrivals, departures, or vehicles at a specific stop. Prefer `get_stop_geometry` when only static route polylines are needed and live data is irrelevant. Requires a numeric stop ID (shown on stop signage); use `get_stops_around_location` first if you only have an address or coordinates.

nearby

get_nearby_vehicles

Returns live positions for all transit vehicles within 1 km of given coordinates. Use when the user asks 'what transport is near me?' or wants a live map of all vehicles around a location without knowing the route. Prefer `get_route_realtime` when a specific route is already known. Requires decimal latitude and longitude (WGS84); use `get_stops_around_location` first if you only have a stop name.

stops

get_stops_around_location

Discovers transit stops near a geographic point, returning each stop's numeric code, name, coordinates, and walking distance. Also emits a map UI block with multiple markers for map-capable clients (e.g. ChatGPT). Use this as the **first step** whenever the user provides an address, place name, or coordinates and you need stop IDs before calling `get_stop_realtime` or `get_stop_geometry`. Do NOT use this to fetch arrivals or live vehicle data — it returns stop metadata only. Default radius is 1 000 m; narrow it (e.g. 300 m) for dense urban areas or widen it (up to 3 000 m) for rural locations.

vehicle

get_vehicle_info

Returns full details for a specific transit vehicle by its ID: current position, bearing, route, license plate, direction, and upcoming stop arrivals. Use when the user wants to track a particular vehicle (e.g. after seeing it on a `get_route_realtime` map). Vehicle IDs come from `get_route_realtime`, `get_nearby_vehicles`, or `get_stop_realtime` results. Do NOT use this to get all vehicles on a route — use `get_route_realtime` instead.

Endpoints

URL	Transport	State	Latency	Checked
https://api.lad.lviv.ua/mcp	streamable-http	answering	373 ms	10 min ago

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Lviv Public Transport — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

What can Lviv Public Transport do?

It exposes 7 tools, read directly from the server on our last check. Among them: get_nearby_vehicles, get_route_realtime, get_route_static, get_stop_geometry, get_stop_realtime, get_stops_around_location and 1 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 →

What is Lviv Public Transport mostly used for?

Its tools cluster around route and stop. That is what this server is built to work with — the grouping comes from the actual tool names, not from a category we assigned.

Is Lviv Public Transport 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 301 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.

How do I connect Lviv Public Transport?

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 is a remote server, so there is nothing to install — the client connects to the address.

Does Lviv Public Transport need an API key?

No. Lviv Public Transport completed a full MCP handshake with us as an anonymous client and listed its tools without asking for anything. All 7 of them are readable on this page. This is what we observed, not what the docs claim.

How fast is Lviv Public Transport?

It answers our handshake in 301 ms on average, which is faster than 50% of all working MCP servers we measure. The comparison comes from our own checks across the whole registry, every 15 minutes.

Is Lviv Public Transport open source?

No, and the distinction matters: its licence is declared as WTFPL. That makes it source-available — you can read the code, but the terms are the author's own, not one of the recognised open-source licences. Read them before you build on it.