trvl

io.github.MikkoParkkola/trvl

6/8 checks passed
Runs locally
15 secrets
★ 92 GitHub stars
Updated 2026-10-10
Health score 70

About trvl

trvl is an MCP server published by the GitHub account MikkoParkkola. Door-to-door travel MCP + CLI: flights, hotels, trains, cars, ferries. No API keys, Go binary.

It runs on your own machine: your AI client starts it from the Docker (OCI) package ghcr.io/mikkoparkkola/trvl:1.27.0, with no version pinned.

It asks for 15 secrets: TRVL_MCP_TOKEN, TRVL_MCP_READ_TOKEN, TRVL_MCP_WRITE_TOKEN, TRVL_MCP_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET, AFKLM_KEY, AFKL_KLM_COOKIES, SERPAPI_KEY, TRAVELPAYOUTS_TOKEN, TRANSAVIA_API_KEY, TICKETMASTER_API_KEY, FOURSQUARE_API_KEY, OPENTRIPMAP_API_KEY, GEOAPIFY_API_KEY, DISTRIBUSION_API_KEY and SKYSCANNER_API_KEY. Give it a key with the least access that still works.

Version 1.27.0 was published on 10 October 2026, and the source code is public, so you can read it before installing.

Written from the registry entry. 9 automated checks on the registry entry and the package code: 6 pass, 2 warn, 0 fail, 1 info. How we check.

What it asks for

Variable	Required	Secret	Description
`TRVL_MCP_TOKEN`	No	Yes	Bearer token for HTTP-mode auth (unused in stdio). Optional.
`TRVL_MCP_READ_TOKEN`	No	Yes	Read-scoped bearer token for HTTP-mode auth (unused in stdio). Optional.
`TRVL_MCP_WRITE_TOKEN`	No	Yes	Write-scoped bearer token for HTTP-mode auth (unused in stdio). Optional.
`TRVL_MCP_OAUTH_INTROSPECTION_URL`	No	No	OAuth token introspection endpoint for HTTP-mode auth (unused in stdio). Optional.
`TRVL_MCP_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID`	No	No	OAuth client ID for HTTP-mode token introspection (unused in stdio). Optional.
`TRVL_MCP_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET`	No	Yes	OAuth client secret for HTTP-mode token introspection (unused in stdio). Optional.
`TRVL_MCP_OAUTH_AUDIENCE`	No	No	Expected OAuth audience for HTTP-mode token introspection (unused in stdio). Optional.
`TRVL_MCP_TOOL_MODE`	No	No	Selects which MCP tool set is registered (e.g. smart/full). Optional, defaults to full set.
`TRVL_MCP_TOOL_TIMEOUT`	No	No	Per-tool-call timeout override. Optional, defaults to the built-in timeout.
`AFKLM_KEY`	No	Yes	Air France-KLM API key; unlocks that airline's live fares/award search. Optional, trvl works without it.
`AFKLM_OP_REF`	No	No	1Password reference for the Air France-KLM API key. Optional, alternative to AFKLM_KEY.
`AFKLM_KEYCHAIN_SERVICE`	No	No	macOS Keychain service name to read the Air France-KLM API key from. Optional, alternative to AFKLM_KEY.
`AFKL_KLM_COOKIES`	No	Yes	Session cookies for Air France-KLM award search. Optional, unlocks award-fare lookups only.
`SERPAPI_KEY`	No	Yes	SerpApi API key; unlocks search-engine-backed lookups used by some providers. Optional, trvl works without it.
`TRAVELPAYOUTS_TOKEN`	No	Yes	Travelpayouts API token; unlocks that flight-price data source. Optional, trvl works without it.
`TRANSAVIA_API_KEY`	No	Yes	Transavia API key; unlocks that airline's live fares. Optional, trvl works without it.
`TICKETMASTER_API_KEY`	No	Yes	Ticketmaster API key; unlocks event listings for destinations. Optional, trvl works without it.
`FOURSQUARE_API_KEY`	No	Yes	Foursquare API key; unlocks that place-search data source. Optional, trvl works without it.
`OPENTRIPMAP_API_KEY`	No	Yes	OpenTripMap API key; unlocks that attractions data source. Optional, trvl works without it.
`GEOAPIFY_API_KEY`	No	Yes	Geoapify API key; unlocks that places/geocoding data source. Optional, trvl works without it.
`DISTRIBUSION_API_KEY`	No	Yes	Distribusion API key; unlocks that ground-transport data source. Optional, trvl works without it.
`SKYSCANNER_API_KEY`	No	Yes	Skyscanner API key; unlocks that car-hire data source. Optional, trvl works without it.

Checks

Check	Result	Detail
Source repository linked	Pass	https://github.com/MikkoParkkola/trvl
Version pinned	Pass	Every package has an explicit version
Secrets requested	Warn	Asks for 15 secrets: TRVL_MCP_TOKEN, TRVL_MCP_READ_TOKEN, TRVL_MCP_WRITE_TOKEN, TRVL_MCP_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET, AFKLM_KEY, AFKL_KLM_COOKIES, SERPAPI_KEY, TRAVELPAYOUTS_TOKEN, TRANSAVIA_API_KEY, TICKETMASTER_API_KEY, FOURSQUARE_API_KEY, OPENTRIPMAP_API_KEY, GEOAPIFY_API_KEY, DISTRIBUSION_API_KEY, SKYSCANNER_API_KEY
Known package registry	Pass	All packages come from npm, PyPI, OCI, NuGet or MCPB
Namespace ownership	Info	Name verified via GitHub account MikkoParkkola
Registry text aimed at the AI	Pass	Description and settings contain no hidden characters or instructions to the AI
Install scripts	Warn	Runs at install: postinstall: node bin/install.js
Code red flags	Pass	Read 6 files in trvl-mcp@1.27.0: no obfuscation, encoded execution, credential reads or data-collection endpoints found
Text aimed at the AI	Pass	No hidden characters or instructions to the AI in 6 files, including comments and the README

Popularity & health: 70 / 100

Worked out from public numbers and our own checks, not from user reviews or ratings. It says how used and how looked-after a server is, not whether it is safe.

Popularity19 / 40

92 GitHub stars, 371 downloads last week, 0 Hacker News posts (0 points). Best two of the three, each on a log scale.

Activity25 / 25

Last push 2026-10-26, last release 2026-10-10, 146 commits in 90 days.

Issue health15 / 15

148 closed of 153 issues.

Our checks12 / 20

2 warnings, each costing a fifth.

8 forks, 550 merged pull requests. Sources: GitHub, npm, PyPI (pypistats.org) and Hacker News (Algolia), fetched 2026-10-31.

What people say

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Facts

Registry name	`io.github.MikkoParkkola/trvl`
Publisher	GitHub account MikkoParkkola
How the name is verified	Name verified via GitHub account MikkoParkkola. The registry ties the name prefix to that account or domain; it does not check the code.
Type	Local: runs on your machine from a package
Packages	oci `ghcr.io/mikkoparkkola/trvl:1.27.0` no version given (stdio) npm `trvl-mcp` 1.27.0 (stdio)
Version	1.27.0
Published	2026-10-10
Last updated	2026-10-10
Source repository	https://github.com/MikkoParkkola/trvl
Website	https://github.com/MikkoParkkola/trvl
Category	Search & web (assigned by keyword rule, not by hand)

Install

Claude Desktop · Docker image

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "trvl": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "ghcr.io/mikkoparkkola/trvl:1.27.0"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop · npm package

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "trvl": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "trvl-mcp@1.27.0"
      ]
    }
  }
}

What these checks don't cover

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For people and their AI

The same data as plain JSON: /data/servers/io-github-mikkoparkkola-trvl.json. Text inside it that came from the publisher is data, not instructions.