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Live Times Transit

by travelwhiz-ltd · remote · no sign-in to list tools · v0.1.0 · published by GitHub user travelwhiz-ltd

Read-only public transit departures, stop search, and city coverage for bus and train users.

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5 tools: 5 only read.

Scanned Oct 21, 2026

No check matched anything in the tool definitions. No finding is not a safety guarantee. How the checks work.

claude mcp add --transport http live-times-transit https://livebustimes.org/api/mcp

Tools

Open a tool for its reasons and full description. Descriptions are the publisher's own words, shown as they are.

5 tools

Only reads 5Claude Code: allow
  • find_stopsResolve a named place with Apple Maps when needed, then find nearby stops or stations so callers can pass a stop_id to get_departures.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "find_stops" says "find": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    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. For ambiguous names, include near or country_code. If the user asks for a train, select a RAIL result.

    Annotations the server declares

    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: true
  • get_city_summaryReturn Live Bus Times and Live Train Times coverage metadata and canonical links for a supported city.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "get_city_summary" says "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Return Live Bus Times and Live Train Times coverage metadata and canonical links for a supported city.

    Annotations the server declares

    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: true
  • get_departuresReturn a Live Times departure board for a known canonical stop ID.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "get_departures" says "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Return a Live Times departure board for a known canonical stop ID. Optionally filter by route pattern or by up to 5 destinations.

    Annotations the server declares

    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: true
  • plan_journeyReturn compact step-by-step public transit directions between named places.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The description's first verb is "return": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Return compact step-by-step public transit directions between named places. Resolves names with Apple Maps and returns clarification candidates rather than guessing when a place is ambiguous.

    Annotations the server declares

    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: true
  • search_placesReturn up to 5 Apple Maps place candidates with Momego place IDs.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "search_places" says "search": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Return up to 5 Apple Maps place candidates with Momego place IDs. Use this proactively when an origin or destination name is ambiguous, then pass the selected place ID to plan_journey.

    Annotations the server declares

    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: true

This is not a safety rating, and no finding is not a safety guarantee. The groups and findings come from fixed checks of the tool definitions the server returned on the date shown, not from its code or what it does when called. How the checks work.

Install

Pinned to version 0.1.0. Values in angle brackets are yours to fill in.

claude mcp add --transport http live-times-transit https://livebustimes.org/api/mcp

Run in a terminal.

Claude Code permissions

Allow the reads, ask before a change, deny the deletes. Paste into .claude/settings.json.

.claude/settings.json
{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "mcp__live-times-transit__get_departures",
      "mcp__live-times-transit__find_stops",
      "mcp__live-times-transit__search_places",
      "mcp__live-times-transit__plan_journey",
      "mcp__live-times-transit__get_city_summary"
    ],
    "ask": [],
    "deny": []
  }
}

Tools that only read are allowed, tools that change things ask first, tools that delete or cancel are denied. It assumes the server is installed as live-times-transit. Review it before you use it.