Travel Assistant MCP Server

A production-ready Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for intelligent travel planning.
It combines 16 powerful tools, live API integrations, database persistence, and a gamification system—perfect for the Vibe Summer Challenge 2025.

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🌐 Live Deployment

Endpoint	URL
MCP Server	https://travel-assistant-mcp.virtuosoofcoding633.workers.dev/mcp
Health Check	https://travel-assistant-mcp.virtuosoofcoding633.workers.dev/health

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✨ Feature Highlights

1. 16 MCP tools (weather, events, expenses, itinerary, gamification)
2. Real APIs: FreeCurrencyAPI, Google Places, Open-Meteo, REST Countries
3. Gamification: Points, levels, unlockable rewards
4. Cloudflare Workers + D1 (SQLite) for serverless scale
5. TypeScript + Hono.js + Drizzle ORM for type-safe development
6. <7 ms average cold-start; sub-second responses

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📁 Project Structure

travel-assistant-mcp/
├── src/
│   ├── index.ts               # Worker entry
│   ├── tools/                 # 16 MCP tool handlers
│   ├── db/                    # Drizzle schema & migrations
│   └── lib/                   # API helpers & gamification logic
├── drizzle.config.ts
├── wrangler.toml
├── package.json
├── .dev.vars.example
└── README.md

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🚀 Quick Start

1. Clone & Install

git clone https://github.com/Virtuoso633/travel-assistant-mcp.git
cd travel-assistant-mcp
npm install

2. Environment Variables

cp .dev.vars.example .dev.vars
# Edit .dev.vars and add any API keys (optional – fallbacks provided)

3. Local Database & Dev Server

npm run db:generate     # create drizzle client
npm run db:migrate      # apply migrations locally
npm run dev             # wrangler dev --local (http://localhost:8787)

4. Test Locally

curl -X POST http://localhost:8787/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/list"}'

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🏗️ Deploy to Cloudflare

Login & Deploy

npx wrangler login                # OAuth or API token
npm run deploy                    # wrangler deploy

Remote Migration

npm run db:migrate:prod           # applies migrations to D1 prod DB

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🔧 MCP Usage Examples

List Tools

curl -X POST https://travel-assistant-mcp.virtuosoofcoding633.workers.dev/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/list"}'

Create Itinerary

curl -X POST https://travel-assistant-mcp.virtuosoofcoding633.workers.dev/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
        "jsonrpc":"2.0",
        "id":1,
        "method":"tools/call",
        "params":{
          "name":"create_itinerary",
          "arguments":{
            "destination":"Kyoto, Japan",
            "duration":3,
            "startDate":"2025-09-15",
            "interests":["culture","food"],
            "budget":"mid-range",
            "travelStyle":"solo",
            "userId":"demo_user"
          }
        }
      }'

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🖥️ Claude Desktop Integration

1. Create or edit:

   ~/.config/claude-desktop/claude_desktop_config.json
   

2. Add:

   {
     "mcpServers": {
       "travel-assistant": {
         "command": "npx",
         "args": ["@modelcontextprotocol/server-http", "https://travel-assistant-mcp.virtuosoofcoding633.workers.dev/mcp"]
       }
     }
   }
   

3. Restart Claude Desktop and use prompts like:

   Plan a 5-day trip to Tokyo with a mid-range budget.
   

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📜 API Reference (MCP)

tools/list

POST /mcp
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/list"
}

tools/call

POST /mcp
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "tool_name",
    "arguments": { /* tool-specific */ }
  }
}

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🛠️ Scripts

npm run dev                # local Cloudflare Worker
npm run deploy             # deploy to Cloudflare
npm run db:generate        # generate drizzle client
npm run db:migrate         # migrate local DB
npm run db:migrate:prod    # migrate prod D1
npm run test               # MCP inspector
npm run lint               # eslint
npm run type-check         # TypeScript strict check

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🌤️ 16 MCP Tools (Quick List)

Category	Tool	Description
Weather	get_weather	5-day forecast
	compare_weather	Compare two locations
Events	find_events	Google Places search
	save_event	Save place to plan
	get_saved_places	List saved places
	get_place_details	Detailed place info
Expenses	add_expense	Track expense with FX
	convert_currency_live	Live conversion
	get_live_exchange_rates	Multi-currency rates
	get_expense_summary	Totals & breakdown
Itinerary	create_itinerary	AI travel plan
	optimize_itinerary	Route/time optimizer
	get_user_itineraries	List itineraries
	get_itinerary_details	Itinerary detail
Gamification	get_user_progress	Points/levels
	unlock_reward	Redeem reward

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⚙️ Environment Variables (.dev.vars.example)

# ---------------- Required ----------------
DB_URL="file:./local.db"

# -------------- Optional Keys --------------
GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY=""
FREE_CURRENCY_API_KEY=""
BETTER_AUTH_SECRET=""

# -------------- Development ---------------
NODE_ENV="development"
DEBUG="true"

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📖 Contributing

git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature
npm run lint && npm run type-check
git commit -m "Add amazing feature"
git push origin feature/amazing-feature
# open PR

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📄 License

MIT — see LICENSE.

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Built with ❤️ for the Vibe Summer Challenge 2025

Demo Video URL :: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1_xjZcIVCSt5ZB9I2UmvN1YusxnDJO3pq?usp=sharing