Shiptrail
REMOTE · SHIPTRAIL.IO
Free live AIS ship tracking: find any ship by name, MMSI or IMO, and see who is arriving at a port.
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Last scanned (14 hours ago)
Scores higher than 60% of remote servers
Reachable. Last reached 5 Nov 2026.
Category Maps and Location
How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically against the live server, and we only credit what we can confirm. How we score → Why this is hard to score →
Endpoint Security80
- The endpoint's TLS certificate is valid, in date, and uses a strong key. View diagnostics → Pass
- No authorisation is required to call this server. Every tool declares its destructiveHint and none is destructive, so open access doesn't expose one. See how to fix → View diagnostics → Partial
- HTTPS is enforced; there's no plaintext access path. View diagnostics → Pass
- The HSTS (Strict-Transport-Security) header is present. View diagnostics → Pass
- DNSSEC check failed: this domain isn't protected by DNSSEC. See how to fix → View diagnostics → Fail
Transport & Reachability100
- Verified streamable-http transport via a live MCP handshake. View diagnostics → Pass
Schema Quality & AI Usability72
- AI-judged instruction clarity (good).Pass
- Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 608 tokens (~152/item across 4 items; 4 tools + 0 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params. See how to fix → Fail
- Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples. See how to fix → Fail
Stability & Change Management3
- Stability observed for 1 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.Partial
Tool Coverage100
- 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).Pass
- 100% of tool parameters carry a description.Pass
- Structured output schemas are declared (100% of tools); any adoption earns full credit.Pass
Tool Safety100
- No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.Pass
- We read all 4 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.Pass
- An AI judge read all 5 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.Pass
Capabilities100
- Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.Pass
Every change we have recorded for this component, newest first. Security-relevant changes are always shown. ▲ marks a change for the better, ▼ a change for the worse; unmarked changes are neutral.
- 5 Nov 26 0
- Tool “get_ship” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
- Stability: unverified → 0.03 ▲ functional
- “get_ship” added an optional parameter “includeNearby” cosmetic
- 4 Nov 26 73
First indexed and scored.
Diagnostic detail from the automated scan of this channel: what the scanner observed at each step, so you can see exactly where a check passed or failed. It is informational only and never changes the trust score.
Captured 5 Nov 2026 · Probed https://shiptrail.io/mcp
TLS valid
Negotiated TLS 1.3 with TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 .
| Subject | Issuer | Valid from | Valid until | Key | Signature | Serial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN=shiptrail.io | CN=WE1,O=Google Trust Services,C=US | 29 Oct 2026 | 27 Jan 2027 | ECDSA 256 | ECDSA-SHA256 | 7fdac5f35b5faf531360508cce156da3 |
| SANs: shiptrail.io, notify.shiptrail.io, *.notify.shiptrail.io | ||||||
| CN=WE1,O=Google Trust Services,C=US (CA) | CN=GTS Root R4,O=Google Trust Services LLC,C=US | 13 Dec 2023 | 20 Feb 2029 | ECDSA 256 | ECDSA-SHA384 | 7ff31977972c224a76155d13b6d685e3 |
| CN=GTS Root R4,O=Google Trust Services LLC,C=US (CA) | CN=GlobalSign Root CA,OU=Root CA,O=GlobalSign nv-sa,C=BE | 15 Nov 2023 | 28 Jan 2028 | ECDSA 384 | SHA256-RSA | 7fe530bf331343bedd821610493d8a1b |
Background: What to check on a remote MCP endpoint →
DNSSEC insecure
Validation of shiptrail.io. — Not signed
| Zone | DS | Keys | Algorithms | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | trust_anchor | 20326, 38696 | 8, 8 | Verified |
| io. | present | 38690 | 8 | Verified |
| shiptrail.io. | absent | Unsigned (proven) parent-signed NSEC/NSEC3 proves an unsigned delegation |
Authentication No authorisation required
The endpoint answered without asking for a token. Anyone who knows the URL can reach it.
| Result | No authorisation required |
|---|---|
| HTTP status | 200 |
| Header | Value |
|---|---|
| strict-transport-security | max-age=15552000; includeSubDomains |
| content-security-policy | default-src 'self'; script-src 'self' 'sha256-DtU0GOsixN25OjpmoW1qjJNVupzeEHy5SQwxi4G7dYg=' https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/maplibre-gl/4.7.1/; style-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline' https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/maplibre-gl/4.7.1/; img-src 'self' data: blob: https: https://thumb.wikimedia.org; connect-src 'self' https://basemaps.cartocdn.com https://*.basemaps.cartocdn.com https://tiles.openfreemap.org https://tile.openstreetmap.org https://tiles.openseamap.org https://gis.charttools.noaa.gov https://api.rainviewer.com https://tilecache.rainviewer.com https://api.open-meteo.com https://marine-api.open-meteo.com https://commons.wikimedia.org; worker-src blob:; child-src blob:; object-src 'none'; base-uri 'self'; form-action 'self'; frame-ancestors 'none' |
| x-content-type-options | nosniff |
| x-frame-options | DENY |
| referrer-policy | strict-origin-when-cross-origin |
Background: How OAuth 2.1 works in the 2026 MCP spec →
Transports 2 probes
| Transport | URL | Outcome | Status | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| streamable-http | https://shiptrail.io/mcp | Verified | 200 | |
| http (plaintext) | http://shiptrail.io/mcp | HTTPS enforced | 301 | https://shiptrail.io/mcp |
The tools this component advertises to a client, with an estimated token cost for each. Expand a tool to see its parameters and schema. The per-tool counts are indicative and are not scored directly; the schema's total context footprint is one signal in Schema Quality & AI Usability. A tool's description is untrusted text the model reads on every call, which is what makes this list a security surface and not just an inventory: how tool poisoning works →
get_port Get a port ~110
A port's Arrivals board (ships in port now, then ships en route by ETA) and Departures board (ships that left in the last 48 hours), as its Shiptrail page shows them, by UN/LOCODE. Each row carries the ship's MMSI for get_ship.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| limit | integer | – | At most this many rows on each list; the counts are always whole. |
| locode | string | yes | The port's UN/LOCODE, such as USHNL. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| arrivals | object | yes | – |
| counts | object | yes | – |
| departures | array | yes | – |
| port | object | yes | – |
| truncated | boolean | – | True when a list was cut to the limit. |
| url | string | yes | Her page, or the port's, on shiptrail.io. |
No examples provided.
get_ship Get a ship ~122
Everything Shiptrail's page shows about one ship, by MMSI: identity, size, position, speed, course and status, destination and ETA, where she came from, recent port calls, particulars and registry facts, photo and its credit, a Wikipedia summary, and, with includeNearby, the ships near her. No history over time.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| includeNearby | boolean | – | Also list the ships near her. Off by default; leave it off unless the question is about her surroundings. |
| mmsi | integer | yes | Her MMSI, 9 digits. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| aisClass | string | – | – |
| beamM | number | – | – |
| callSign | string | – | – |
| dossier | string | – | pending: her particulars and photo are still being looked up; ask again in a minute. |
| draughtM | number | – | – |
| flag | string | – | – |
| imo | integer | – | – |
| kind | string | – | The map's class for her AIS type. |
| lastHeard | string | – | Her last position report. |
| lengthM | number | – | – |
| mmsi | integer | yes | – |
| name | string | yes | – |
| nearby | array | – | – |
| onMap | boolean | yes | – |
| particulars | object | – | From Wikidata and the US Coast Guard, where they know her. |
| photo | object | – | – |
| position | object | – | Where she is, as she last broadcast it. For a ship off the map, where she was last heard. |
| recentCalls | array | – | – |
| sharesImoWith | array | – | Other MMSIs heard with her IMO number. |
| type | string | – | – |
| url | string | yes | Her page, or the port's, on shiptrail.io. |
| voyage | object | – | – |
| wikipedia | object | – | – |
No examples provided.
search_ports Search ports ~84
Find ports by name or UN/LOCODE. Busy ports come first, with how many ships are in port, en route and lately departed. Use get_port with a UN/LOCODE for its boards.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| limit | integer | – | At most this many ports. |
| query | string | yes | A port's name or part of it, or its UN/LOCODE. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| ports | array | yes | – |
| query | string | yes | – |
No examples provided.
search_ships Search ships ~104
Find ships by name, MMSI (9 digits) or IMO number (7 digits): every ship with a Shiptrail page, any class, on the map now or heard in the last year. Ships on the map now come first. Use get_ship with an MMSI for the whole record.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| limit | integer | – | At most this many ships. |
| query | string | yes | A ship's name or part of it, an MMSI or an IMO number. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| note | string | – | Why the list may be short. |
| query | string | yes | – |
| ships | array | yes | – |
No examples provided.
How do I install the Shiptrail MCP server?
Shiptrail is a hosted endpoint at https://shiptrail.io/mcp, so there is nothing to install locally. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.
remote · shiptrail.io
claude mcp add --transport http io-shiptrail-shiptrail 'https://shiptrail.io/mcp'
What is the Shiptrail MCP server?
Shiptrail is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as io.shiptrail/shiptrail. Free live AIS ship tracking: find any ship by name, MMSI or IMO, and see who is arriving at a port. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://shiptrail.io/mcp).
Is the Shiptrail MCP server safe to use?
Shiptrail scores 73 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. That is a record of what we were able to check automatically, not an endorsement. The category breakdown on this page shows every signal behind the number, including the ones we could not confirm.
What tools does the Shiptrail MCP server expose?
Shiptrail exposes 4 tools: search_ships, get_ship, search_ports, get_port. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 420 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.
Does the Shiptrail MCP server require authentication?
No. We connected to Shiptrail without credentials and it answered, so anything it exposes is reachable by anyone who knows the address.
Is the Shiptrail MCP server still maintained?
Shiptrail is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 5 November 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.