# world.byway/mcp (remote · www.byway.world)

AI scenic routing engine: byways, lookouts, itineraries, real drive planning. Zero hallucinations.

- Trust score: 62/100 (medium)
- Change this week: +6
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-08-03

## Components

- remote · `www.byway.world`: 62/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/world-byway-mcp/api-mcp.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/world-byway-mcp/api-mcp)

## Channel facts

- Endpoint: `https://www.byway.world/api/mcp`
- Transports: `streamable-http`
- Auth: `none`
- Version: `1.0.0`

## Trust breakdown

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. Scores are 0–100 per category. Scoring method: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring (what has changed: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring/changelog)

Scored 2026-08-03.

- **Endpoint Security**: 63/100
  - The endpoint's TLS certificate is valid, in date, and uses a strong key.
  - Authorisation not fully verified: no authorisation is required to call this server, and 4 tool(s) never declared a destructiveHint. The MCP spec treats an absent hint as destructive by default, so we cannot call this surface safe.
  - HTTPS is enforced; there's no plaintext access path.
  - The HSTS (Strict-Transport-Security) header is present.
  - DNSSEC check failed: this domain isn't protected by DNSSEC.
- **Transport & Reachability**: 100/100
  - Verified streamable-http transport via a live MCP handshake.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 45/100
  - 0% of prompts and resources have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the item's name).
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (good).
  - Tool/resource definitions use about 447 tokens (~74/item across 6 items; 5 tools + 1 resources), lean.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 23/100
  - Stability observed for 7 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.
- **Tool Coverage**: 95/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 86% of tool parameters carry a description.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.
  - Supports UI / widget rendering.

## Install

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http world-byway-mcp https://www.byway.world/api/mcp
```

### Codex

```toml
[mcp_servers.world-byway-mcp]
url = "https://www.byway.world/api/mcp"
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "world-byway-mcp": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://www.byway.world/api/mcp",
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add world-byway-mcp --url https://www.byway.world/api/mcp --transport streamable-http
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  world-byway-mcp:
    url: "https://www.byway.world/api/mcp"
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "world-byway-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://www.byway.world/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

The mcpServers block is a cross-client convention. Remote transports vary, so check your client's docs.

## Changelog

Every change recorded for this component, newest first. Days that predate change tracking, or that we cannot explain, say so: "we were watching and nothing happened" and "we were not watching" are different claims.

### 2026-08-02 (score 62, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 17 to 20. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 5 days of observed history at the previous scan, 6 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-07-31 (score 61, +3)

- [functional] We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server

### 2026-07-30 (score 58, 0)

- [functional] We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server

### 2026-07-29 (score 58, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 3 to 7. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 1 days of observed history at the previous scan, 2 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-07-28 (score 57, +1)

- [functional improvement] Stability: unverified → 0.03

### 2026-07-27 (score 56)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (5)

### `search_byways` (~130 tokens)

Search scenic byways

Search scenic byways and signed routes — the US federal roster plus regional routes (Québec, France, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Iceland, Norway, New Zealand today; growing). Filter by name, US state, or ISO-2 country. US byways carry byway.world links.

Input parameters:

- `country` (string): ISO-2 country (US, CA, FR, GB, IE, IS, NO, NZ); non-US searches regional routes
- `limit` (integer)
- `query` (string): Name text to match
- `state` (string): Two-letter US state code

### `get_byway` (~58 tokens)

Get byway details

Full detail for one scenic byway or regional route: designation, states or country, length, scenic lookouts on the route, and itineraries that ride it.

Input parameters:

- `slug` (string, required): Byway or route slug from search_byways

### `search_lookouts` (~72 tokens)

Search scenic lookouts

Scenic lookouts (viewpoints) along a specific byway, or across a US state. Every lookout is a real, verified place — coverage is growing.

Input parameters:

- `byway` (string): Byway slug
- `limit` (integer)
- `state` (string): Two-letter US state code

### `get_itinerary` (~39 tokens)

Get road-trip itinerary

A classic road-trip itinerary: waypoints, states, and the scenic byways along the route.

Input parameters:

- `slug` (string, required): Itinerary slug

### `plan_drive` (~137 tokens)

Plan a drive

Plan a scenic drive with the Byway engine: real verified stops, honest timing, official scenic byways. Origin and destination are place names — the tool resolves each to the closest matching real place. Requires a connected Byway account (OAuth sign-in). Set save=true to save the trip to your account.

Input parameters:

- `destination` (string, required): Where the drive ends (city or place name)
- `interests` (array): Taste categories to weight stops
- `origin` (string, required): Starting point (city or place name)
- `pace` (string): leisurely | balanced | efficient
- `save` (boolean): Save the trip to the account

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: TLS, DNSSEC, Authorisation, Transports. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/world-byway-mcp/api-mcp#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-08-03: 62
- 2026-08-02: 62
- 2026-08-01: 61
- 2026-07-31: 61
- 2026-07-30: 58
- 2026-07-29: 58
- 2026-07-28: 57
- 2026-07-27: 56

## Links

- Remote endpoint: https://www.byway.world/api/mcp
- Website: https://www.byway.world/
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/world-byway-mcp/api-mcp/changelog.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/world-byway-mcp/api-mcp/changelog.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/world-byway-mcp/api-mcp