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TripWays

Find, price, and book tours, day trips, and activities worldwide, with live dates and prices.

Checks passed
12 / 22

2 failed · 8 not measured

Median response
100 ms

Median of successful probes over 7 days

30-day uptime
Not measured

Share of countable probes over 30 days, including daily rollups. Auth challenges are excluded.

Discovered tools
12

Tool definitions returned by this server

Independent monitoring

Health & checks

Status history

Responded

The server completed its last measured handshake. This is an observation, not a guarantee.

Last checked
Check summary by test group
Test areaPassedFailedUnmeasured
ConnectionCan a client connect and discover tools?
500
Reliability & speedDoes it respond consistently and quickly?
004
Access & authenticationWhat is required to use this server?
102
Tool qualityAre the tool definitions usable by an agent?
310
Publisher identityCan the publisher be traced to its source?
312

Unmeasured means there is not enough evidence to decide. How these checks work

Inspect individual checks 22 recorded

Core

  • Pass
    Reachable

    Latest probe returned HTTP 200 in 100 ms.

  • Pass
    Valid handshake

    protocolVersion 2025-11-25, serverInfo.name tripways.

  • Pass
    Lists tools

    tools/list returned 12 tools.

  • Pass
    Current protocol

    Negotiated 2025-11-25. The bar is 2025-06-18 or newer.

  • Pass
    HTTPS

    The endpoint URL is https.

Performance

  • Not measured
    Fast (p50)

    Median latency 100 ms over 1 samples in 7 days. The bar is 1000 ms. Need at least 5 samples.

  • Not measured
    Consistent (p95)

    95th percentile 100 ms over 1 samples in 7 days. The bar is 3000 ms. Need at least 20 samples.

  • Not measured
    Reliable (uptime)

    1 of 1 attempts returned a tool list in 30 days (100%). The bar is 99%. Need at least 30 samples.

  • Not measured
    Stable tool list

    Fewer than two successful probes in 30 days, so tool-list stability is not measured.

Access

  • Pass
    Open access

    tools/list succeeded with no credential, and the record declares none.

  • Not measured
    Standard auth

    Auth is not required, so the OAuth metadata check does not apply.

  • Not measured
    Free tier cited

    No publisher quote has been checked.

Tools

  • Pass
    Tools described

    Every tool description is at least 20 characters.

  • Pass
    Valid input schemas

    Every inputSchema is a JSON Schema object.

  • Fail
    Parameters documented

    19 of 64 parameters have a description (30%). The bar is 80%.

  • Pass
    Safety hints

    Every tool sets readOnlyHint or destructiveHint.

Publisher

  • Pass
    Verified namespace

    Listed in the Official MCP Registry.

  • Pass
    Website matches publisher

    The website host matches the reverse-domain namespace.

  • Fail
    Source repo linked

    No repository URL is on file.

  • Not measured
    Repo owner matches

    This namespace is not an io.github login, so the owner comparison does not apply.

  • Pass
    Recently updated

    Updated 2026-10-29T16:00:10.218632Z, within 180 days.

  • Not measured
    Open-source licence

    No GitHub repository to ask about a licence.

Start using TripWays

Connect to this server

Choose your client, copy the configuration, then enable the server in your client’s MCP settings.

Run this command in your terminal, then restart Claude Code.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http tripways https://mcp.tripways.com/mcp

Capabilities

Tools 12

check_availability

Check live start times and remaining seats for a TripWays tour on one date or a range of up to 31 days. Pass party_size (seats needed) or a travelers object; slots that cannot fit the group are left out, and party_size wins if both are given. The status field is ok, no_schedule, no_fit, or calendar_gone. Use get_price_quote with the same date, start time, and travelers for the total; its rate_options name and price the options in rate_ids.

Discovered
compare_tours

Compare 2 to 4 TripWays tours side by side by bokun_id: from-price, duration, rating, cancellation type, hotel pickup, languages, inclusions, and exclusions. The result also names the tour with the lowest from-price, the shortest duration, the best rating (10+ reviews), and which have free cancellation. Ids that are not bookable tours come back in not_found. For group totals on a date, use check_availability and get_price_quote.

Discovered
find_alternatives

Find tours similar to one TripWays tour that have open start times on a date, or a date range of up to 31 days, for a group. Pass the tour the traveler wanted (bokun_id), the date, and party_size or travelers. Returns up to limit similar tours (1 to 5, default 3), each with its card and up to three open start times with seats left, plus the original tour's own status for those dates. It reads several live calendars, so it can take a few seconds.

Discovered
get_booking_link

Get the TripWays checkout link for a tour, optionally preset to a date, start time, rate, and traveler mix. The traveler pays on tripways.com; this tool does not hold seats or take payment. bookable_natively and reason say whether the link opens TripWays checkout or the operator's calendar, and whether a hotel pickup must be chosen at checkout.

Discovered
get_cancellation_policy

Get the cancellation terms stored for one TripWays tour by bokun_id: the type (free, flexible, partial, or non_refundable), the refund percent and cutoff when the tour has them, and the operator's policy text. These are the tour's terms, not a quote for a specific booking.

Discovered
get_destination_info

Resolve a place name (a city, region, country, or well-known area such as Khao Sok) to a TripWays destination with bookable tours. Useful before search_tours when a name could mean more than one place. An ambiguous name returns destination_ambiguous with a did_you_mean list; pass country_code (ISO 3166-1 alpha-2, e.g. FR) to choose one. Area names resolve to their parent destination and include resolved_via=area_alias.

Discovered
get_itinerary_ideas

Suggest a day-by-day plan of bookable TripWays tours for a destination. Pass destination, days (1 to 7, default 3), and optional interests such as food, history, or boat trips. Each day holds one full-day tour or a morning and afternoon pair, with from-prices and links; multi-day tours are listed apart. These are suggestions only: dates, seats, and group totals are not checked.

Discovered
get_meeting_point

Get where one TripWays tour starts, by bokun_id: the operator's meeting point text, whether hotel pickup is available, and the operator's know-before-you-go notes and what to bring. Fields the operator has not filled in are left out, with a note when nothing is stored.

Discovered
get_price_quote

Get the live total for a TripWays tour on one date and start time for a traveler mix, priced from the operator's booking calendar. Without rate_id it prices the option the tour page advertises (else the operator's default, then the cheapest option that fits the group). rate_options lists every option at that start time with its total for the same travelers; pass one's rate_id to price that option. The start time can be left out when the date has only one. A quote does not hold seats or charge anything. Optional extras and promo codes are not included. When no option can price the mix, the result is unpriced and the message gives the group size the options take. from_price is what one adult pays (the price Google shows); group_price, when present, is the per-person price for a group as the tour page shows it.

Discovered
get_tour_details

Get the full details of one TripWays tour by bokun_id (the number in tripways.com/t/{id}): summary, itinerary stops, inclusions and exclusions, languages, cancellation policy, meeting point or pickup, from-price, rating, hero_image, url, and checkout_url. Live dates and group totals come from check_availability and get_price_quote.

Discovered
get_tour_reviews

Get the rating summary and written reviews for one TripWays tour by bokun_id. Written reviews come from travelers who booked on TripWays and carry first name, country, date, star rating, and text; the overall rating can also include ratings from other platforms. limit sets how many written reviews to return (1 to 10, default 5, newest first).

Discovered
search_tours

Search the TripWays catalog of bookable tours, day trips, and activities worldwide. Pass a natural-language query plus any filters you already know: destination, price range in USD, duration in hours, activity, theme, or cancellation policy. Returns ranked tours with bokun_id, title, from-price, duration, destinations, rating, cancellation policy, hero_image, the TripWays page (url), and checkout_url. For live dates, remaining seats, or a group total, use check_availability and get_price_quote.

Discovered

Recent measurements

Probe history

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Latest stored probes. Raw probe rows are kept for 14 days.
CheckedResultResponseTools
Connected100 ms12