TravelerLocal — China travel facts for foreign visitors
Field-verified China travel facts for foreign visitors: booking walls, hotel registration, transit.
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- LOWTool 'check_attraction_booking' description lacks action verbin check_attraction_booking
Based on automated analysis of tool definitions and protocol compliance.
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Install
One-Click Install
Add this to your `claude_desktop_config.json` file:
{
"mcpServers": {
"travelerlocal": {
"url": "https://www.travelerlocal.ai/api/mcp"
}
}
}Remote endpoints
https://www.travelerlocal.ai/api/mcpstreamable-httpWhat it can do
Tool inventory
Tools (5)
🟢get_city_facts(city)
Facts a foreign traveler needs for a Chinese city, checked against official sources and dated: which attractions need real-name/passport booking and when tickets release, official ticket channels (no resellers), whether hotels register foreign guests, whether foreign cards work via Alipay/WeChat, and honest local notes. Use for questions like 'how do I book X in <city>' or 'can foreigners stay in hotels in <city>'.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"city": {
"type": "string",
"description": "City name or slug, e.g. \"Beijing\" or \"lhasa\"."
}
},
"required": [
"city"
]
}🟢check_attraction_booking(attraction)
How a foreigner books a specific Chinese attraction: real-name/passport requirement, ticket release time, whether it sells out, the OFFICIAL channel, and whether authorized resellers exist. Use for 'can foreigners book the Forbidden City / Terracotta Army / Mogao Caves and when do tickets release'.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"attraction": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Attraction name, e.g. \"Forbidden City\"."
}
},
"required": [
"attraction"
]
}🟢check_transit_eligibility(nationality, port, onward_to_third_country)
Whether a traveler qualifies for China's 240-hour visa-free TRANSIT (not the 30-day visa-free entry). Needs nationality, the entry port/city, and whether they have an onward ticket to a THIRD country/region. Returns eligibility, regional limits, and the defining conditions.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"nationality": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Passport nationality, e.g. \"United States\"."
},
"port": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Entry port or city, e.g. \"Shanghai\" or \"Beijing Capital\"."
},
"onward_to_third_country": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "True if flying onward to a different (third) country/region, not back to origin."
}
},
"required": [
"nationality"
]
}🟢search_cities(query)
Search the cities TravelerLocal has guide pages for. Returns matching city names and page URLs. Use to discover coverage or resolve a place to a city.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"query": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Partial city name or keyword."
}
},
"required": [
"query"
]
}🟢get_travel_playbook(topic)
TravelerLocal's stance, checked against official sources and dated, on the system-level things foreigners get wrong in China (not a specific place): paying when a foreign card fails, eSIM vs VPN and the firewall, the Chinese-phone-number wall, the first hour after landing, hotel foreigner-registration, and visa-free transit. Use for 'why does my card keep getting declined in China', 'do I need a VPN or an eSIM', 'do I need a Chinese phone number', 'what do I do when I land'.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"topic": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"payments",
"connectivity",
"phone-number",
"arrival",
"hotels",
"transit"
],
"description": "One of: payments, connectivity, phone-number, arrival, hotels, transit."
}
},
"required": [
"topic"
]
}Community
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