Berlin Transport MCP Server
An MCP server that provides access to Berlin's public transport data through the VBB (Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg) API. This server wraps the v6.vbb.transport.rest API.
Available Tools
1. search_stops
Search for public transport stops in Berlin-Brandenburg.
Parameters:
query(string): Search query for stops
2. get_departures
Get upcoming departures for a specific stop.
Parameters:
stop_id(string): Stop ID to get departures forresults(number, optional): Number of results to return
3. get_journeys
Get journey options from one stop to another.
Parameters:
from(string): Origin stop IDto(string): Destination stop IDdeparture(string, optional): Departure time (e.g. "tomorrow 2pm")results(number, optional): Number of results to return
Connect Claude Desktop to your MCP server
You can also connect to your remote MCP server from local MCP clients, by using the mcp-remote proxy.
To connect to your MCP server from Claude Desktop, follow Anthropic's Quickstart and within Claude Desktop go to Settings > Developer > Edit Config.
Update with this configuration:
{
"mcpServers": {
"calculator": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"mcp-remote",
"https://berlin-transport.mcp-tools.app/sse" // or if local http://localhost:8787/sse
]
}
}
}
Restart Claude and you should see the tools become available.
API Documentation
For more details about the underlying API, visit v6.vbb.transport.rest/getting-started.html.
Get started:
This will deploy your MCP server to a URL like: remote-mcp-server-authless.<your-account>.workers.dev/sse
Alternatively, you can use the command line below to get the remote MCP Server created on your local machine:
npm create cloudflare@latest -- my-mcp-server --template=cloudflare/ai/demos/remote-mcp-authless
Customizing your MCP Server
To add your own tools to the MCP server, define each tool inside the init() method of src/index.ts using this.server.tool(...).
Connect to Cloudflare AI Playground
You can connect to your MCP server from the Cloudflare AI Playground, which is a remote MCP client:
- Go to https://playground.ai.cloudflare.com/
- Enter your deployed MCP server URL (
remote-mcp-server-authless.<your-account>.workers.dev/sse) - You can now use your MCP tools directly from the playground!