INDIVIDUAL MCP TOOL

get_city_summary

Return Live Bus Times and Live Train Times coverage metadata and canonical links for a supported city.

livebustimes.orgnone authenticationAvailability not checked

LIVE ENDPOINT

https://livebustimes.org/api/mcp

No auth detected

Connect to this endpoint to inspect the live schema for get_city_summary and invoke it with your own arguments.

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Inferred read-only · medium confidence · heuristic, not a guarantee.

No write-capable action terms were found; this is not proof that invocation has no side effects.

CONNECT WITH APPROVAL

Review this server and its permissions before adding it. Secret placeholders must be set locally.

Codex

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.live-times-transit]
url = "https://livebustimes.org/api/mcp"
enabled = true

Claude Code

.mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "live-times-transit": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://livebustimes.org/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector

Name: live-times-transit
Remote MCP URL: https://livebustimes.org/api/mcp

Add this remote URL as a custom connector in Claude Desktop. Availability depends on the user plan and workspace policy.

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "live-times-transit": {
      "url": "https://livebustimes.org/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Visual Studio Code

.vscode/mcp.json

Add to Visual Studio Code

{
  "servers": {
    "live-times-transit": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://livebustimes.org/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Generic MCP

Client-specific MCP configuration

{
  "name": "live-times-transit",
  "transport": "streamable-http",
  "url": "https://livebustimes.org/api/mcp"
}

MCP Inspector

Run the official MCP Inspector locally and enter the indexed Streamable HTTP endpoint.

get_departures — Return a Live Times departure board for a known canonical stop ID.
find_stops — Resolve a named place with Apple Maps when needed, then find nearby stops or stations so callers can pass a stop_id to get_departures.
search_places — Return up to 5 Apple Maps place candidates with Momego place IDs.
plan_journey — Return compact step-by-step public transit directions between named places.