TransCAPI

com.transcapiv0.1.1Updated Sep 29, 2026

Live bus and rail departures, bus positions, disruptions and journey planning for Great Britain.

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Installation

In SourceWeft

  1. Open TransCAPI in the dashboard and add it to a workspace.
  2. Enable the server for the chats that should use its tools.

Desktop only via STDIO. STDIO servers start a local process, so they need the SourceWeft desktop host.

Other MCP clients

Follow the launch instructions in the repository.

README

TransCAPI MCP server

Lets AI assistants such as Claude answer questions about public transport in Great Britain with live data: "When's the next train from Leeds to York, and is it on time?", "Where's the 52 bus?", "Is anything disrupting my route home?"

It connects an assistant to TransCAPI, which covers England, Scotland and Wales: stops and places, bus and rail departures with live running, live bus positions, disruptions and journey planning.

Setup

  1. Get a free API key at https://www.transcapi.com/signup (1,000 requests a day, every endpoint).

  2. Add the server to your MCP client. For Claude Desktop, in claude_desktop_config.json:

    json
    {  "mcpServers": {    "transcapi": {      "command": "uvx",      "args": ["transcapi-mcp"],      "env": { "TRANSCAPI_API_KEY": "your-key" }    }  }}

    For Claude Code:

    bash
    claude mcp add transcapi --env TRANSCAPI_API_KEY=your-key -- uvx transcapi-mcp

    Or install it yourself with pip install transcapi-mcp and run transcapi-mcp.

Tools

ToolWhat it answers
search_placesFind a town, village, postcode or stop by name
nearby_stopsBus, tram and rail stops near a point, with which way the buses go
nearby_stationsRail stations near a point
bus_departuresWhat's leaving (or arriving at) a bus stop, with live times for tracked buses
rail_departuresLive trains at a station: expected times, platforms, cancellations, delay reasons
train_serviceEvery station one train calls at, live for today
bus_serviceEvery stop one bus journey calls at, and where the bus is now
live_busesBuses on the road near a point, with delays where tracked
disruptionsPlanned works, incidents and line status, by area, line or a journey's route
plan_journeyPublic transport journeys between two points (South and West Yorkshire and West Sussex for now)

All tools are read-only.

Configuration

Variable
TRANSCAPI_API_KEYRequired. Your TransCAPI key.
TRANSCAPI_BASE_URLOptional. Defaults to https://api.transcapi.com.

Attribution

TransCAPI is built on official open data. If you show its data to other people, credit the sources as described at https://www.transcapi.com/docs/data-sources.

Licence

MIT.

Source: README.md at commit 9626f9b

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  1. v0.1.1LatestSep 29, 2026