`ais_coverage_check`

Pack: vessel-tracking · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/vessel-tracking/mcp

Does live AIS tracking actually work at this location? Listens at a point and reports whether any

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`latitude`	number	yes	Latitude to test
`longitude`	number	yes	Longitude to test
`radius_km`	number	no	Radius to test around the point in km (default 150)
`window_seconds`	number	no	How long to listen, 3-25 seconds (default 15)
`_apiKey`	string	no	aisstream.io API key (free at aisstream.io)

Example call

Arguments

{
  "latitude": 43.3,
  "longitude": 5.4,
  "_apiKey": "your-vessel-tracking-api-key"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/vessel-tracking/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"ais_coverage_check","arguments":{"latitude":43.3,"longitude":5.4,"_apiKey":"your-vessel-tracking-api-key"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('ais_coverage_check', {
  "latitude": 43.3,
  "longitude": 5.4,
  "_apiKey": "your-vessel-tracking-api-key"
});

More examples

{
  "latitude": 51.45,
  "longitude": 0,
  "radius_km": 200,
  "window_seconds": 20,
  "_apiKey": "your-vessel-tracking-api-key"
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "vessel-tracking": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/vessel-tracking/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

ais_coverage_check