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MCP server for UK Bus Open Data with timetable parsing, journey planning and live tracking.
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MCP server for UK Bus Open Data with timetable parsing, journey planning and live tracking.
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What You'll Need
Set these up before or after installing:
Environment variable: OPENBUS_API_KEY
How to Install
Add this to your MCP configuration file:
{
"mcpServers": {
"io-github-andrewaubury-openbusdata": {
"env": {
"OPENBUS_API_KEY": "your-openbus-api-key-here"
},
"args": [
"openbusdata-mcp"
],
"command": "uvx"
}
}
}Documentation
View on GitHubFrom the project's GitHub README.
OpenBusData MCP Server
mcp-name: io.github.AndrewAubury/openbusdata
MCP server for the UK Bus Open Data Service with rich timetable parsing, stop search, route discovery, journey planning and real-time bus tracking.
Features
- Live API tools — query timetables, fares, disruptions, cancellations and real-time bus locations
- Stop search — fuzzy text search across every bus stop in the UK
- Route finder — discover all routes serving a pair of stops
- Journey planner — "get to X by Y o'clock" with support for direct and chained multi-leg journeys
- Live tracking — see exactly where buses are right now
Installation
Option 1: via uvx (recommended — no install needed)
uvx openbusdata-mcp
Option 2: via pip
pip install openbusdata-mcp
Configuration
Set your Bus Open Data Service API key as an environment variable:
export OPENBUS_API_KEY="your-api-key-here"
Get a free key at data.bus-data.dft.gov.uk.
Usage
With uvx (recommended)
Add to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, etc.):
{
"mcpServers": {
"openbusdata": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["openbusdata-mcp"],
"env": {
"OPENBUS_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
}
}
}
}
With pip install
{
"mcpServers": {
"openbusdata": {
"command": "openbusdata-mcp",
"env": {
"OPENBUS_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
}
}
}
}
Development
# Create virtual environment
python -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate # or .venv\Scripts\activate on Windows
# Install dependencies
pip install -e ".[dev]"
# Run server
python -m openbusdata_mcp.server
License
MIT
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