What you can ask
- “What does VesselFinder have for the area or asset I'm working on?”
- “Pull the most recent VesselFinder records and put them in a table.”
- “What does VesselFinder cover, and how fresh is the data?”
Connect to your AI assistant
Paste this URL into Claude, ChatGPT, or any MCP client, then sign in when prompted. After you sign in, add your VesselFinder key in PatchOps.
https://patchops.ai/api/mcpClaude: use Add to Claude, or Settings > Connectors > Add custom connector and paste the URL.
Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport http patchops https://patchops.ai/api/mcpStep by step
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Open connectors
In Claude, open Settings > Connectors and click "Add custom connector".
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Paste the URL
Name it PatchOps and paste
https://patchops.ai/api/mcpas the server URL, then click Add. - 3
Sign in
Click Connect and sign in to PatchOps when Claude asks.
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Start using
Ask Claude a question. It uses VesselFinder through PatchOps when it needs to.
› Technical details
AIS vessel tracking: positions, port calls, ETAs, and fleet management.
Setup
A few steps to connect your AI agents to VesselFinder.
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Get Credentials
Generate a key from VesselFinder.
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Add Credentials in /mcp
Open the connector card and submit your credential.
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Connect Your AI Agent
Copy the MCP URL from /mcp into Claude, ChatGPT, or another MCP client.
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Start Querying
Ask your AI agent for the data you need — it discovers this connector's methods automatically.
