Berlin Transport MCP server

This MCP server provides access to Berlin's public transport data through the VBB (Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg) API, allowing you to search for stops, check departures, and plan journeys across Berlin's transit network.

Installing the Berlin Transport MCP Server

You can quickly deploy the server using Cloudflare Workers through one of the following methods:

One-Click Deployment

The easiest way to deploy is using the Cloudflare Workers deployment button:

1. Click the "Deploy to Workers" button on the GitHub repository
2. Follow the prompts to complete deployment
3. Your server will be deployed to a URL like: remote-mcp-server-authless.<your-account>.workers.dev/sse

Command Line Installation

Alternatively, you can deploy using npm:

npm create cloudflare@latest -- my-mcp-server --template=cloudflare/ai/demos/remote-mcp-authless

Follow the prompts to complete the installation and deployment process.

Using the Berlin Transport MCP Server

The server provides three main tools for accessing Berlin's public transport data:

Available Tools

search_stops

Search for public transport stops in Berlin-Brandenburg.

Parameters:

• query (string): Search query for stops

get_departures

Get upcoming departures for a specific stop.

Parameters:

• stop_id (string): Stop ID to get departures for
• results (number, optional): Number of results to return

get_journeys

Get journey options from one stop to another.

Parameters:

• from (string): Origin stop ID
• to (string): Destination stop ID
• departure (string, optional): Departure time (e.g. "tomorrow 2pm")
• results (number, optional): Number of results to return

Connecting to the Server

From Claude Desktop

1. Install the MCP remote proxy:

   npm install mcp-remote
   

2. Follow Anthropic's Quickstart and within Claude Desktop go to Settings > Developer > Edit Config.

3. 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
         ]
       }
     }
   }
   

4. Restart Claude and the tools will become available.

From Cloudflare AI Playground

1. Go to https://playground.ai.cloudflare.com/
2. Enter your deployed MCP server URL (remote-mcp-server-authless.<your-account>.workers.dev/sse)
3. You can now use your MCP tools directly from the playground

Additional Resources

For more details about the underlying VBB API, visit v6.vbb.transport.rest/getting-started.html.

How to install this MCP server

For Claude Code

To add this MCP server to Claude Code, run this command in your terminal:

claude mcp add-json "berlin-transport" '{"command":"npx","args":["mcp-remote","https://berlin-transport.mcp-tools.app/sse"]}'

See the official Claude Code MCP documentation for more details.

For Cursor

There are two ways to add an MCP server to Cursor. The most common way is to add the server globally in the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file so that it is available in all of your projects.

If you only need the server in a single project, you can add it to the project instead by creating or adding it to the .cursor/mcp.json file.

Adding an MCP server to Cursor globally

To add a global MCP server go to Cursor Settings > Tools & Integrations and click "New MCP Server".

When you click that button the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file will be opened and you can add your server like this:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "berlin-transport": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://berlin-transport.mcp-tools.app/sse"
            ]
        }
    }
}

Adding an MCP server to a project

To add an MCP server to a project you can create a new .cursor/mcp.json file or add it to the existing one. This will look exactly the same as the global MCP server example above.

How to use the MCP server

Once the server is installed, you might need to head back to Settings > MCP and click the refresh button.

The Cursor agent will then be able to see the available tools the added MCP server has available and will call them when it needs to.

You can also explicitly ask the agent to use the tool by mentioning the tool name and describing what the function does.

For Claude Desktop

To add this MCP server to Claude Desktop:

1. Find your configuration file:

• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
• Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
• Linux: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

2. Add this to your configuration file:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "berlin-transport": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://berlin-transport.mcp-tools.app/sse"
            ]
        }
    }
}

3. Restart Claude Desktop for the changes to take effect