Cycle Tracker

Live UK bike-share availability: nearby bikes and stations, popular stations, 90-day history.

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What it can do

    What data it sees

    Do you need an account

    No: the server works without sign-in

    Live UK bike-share availability: nearby bikes and stations, popular stations, 90-day history.

    How to connect

    How to connect Cycle Tracker to Claude

    The server address to paste into Claude settings:

    https://cycle.arrakis.house/mcp

    1. Open Claude (claude.ai or the desktop app).
    2. Go to Settings → Connectors.
    3. Click Add custom connector.
    4. Paste the server address copied below into Remote MCP server URL and click Add.
    5. In a chat, click + → Connectors and switch the new connector on.

    Custom connectors are available on Free, Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise plans (Free is limited to one). On Team and Enterprise an organization Owner adds the connector first under Organization settings → Connectors.

    Authorization

    After you click Add, a sign-in window for the service opens. Sign in with your own account and approve access. Claude never sees your password.

    How to connect Cycle Tracker to ChatGPT

    The server address to paste into ChatGPT settings:

    https://cycle.arrakis.house/mcp

    1. Open ChatGPT in a browser (chatgpt.com). A Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise or Edu plan is required.
    2. Turn on developer mode once: Settings → Apps → Advanced settings → Developer mode.
    3. Open Settings → Connectors and click Create.
    4. Fill in the form: Name (anything), Description (one line about what the service does), MCP server URL (copy it below).
    5. Under Authentication choose OAuth if the service requires sign-in, otherwise None. Click Create.
    6. In a new chat open + → Apps/Connectors and enable the connector.

    OpenAI has renamed this section before (Connectors → Apps/Plugins). If the label differs, search settings for "developer mode". On Business/Enterprise workspaces an admin must allow custom connectors first.

    Authorization

    On first use ChatGPT opens the service's sign-in window. Sign in and approve access.

    How to connect Cycle Tracker to Cursor

    The server address to paste into Cursor settings:

    https://cycle.arrakis.house/mcp

    Fastest: click Open in Cursor below and confirm the prompt.

    Manually:

    1. In Cursor open Settings → Cursor Settings → MCP and click Add new global MCP server.
    2. Paste the JSON copied below into ~/.cursor/mcp.json (per project: .cursor/mcp.json in the repo root).
    3. Save the file. The server appears in the MCP list; authorize it there if asked.

    Authorization

    If the service needs sign-in, an authorize button appears next to the server in the MCP list.

    Server tool list (5)

    Raw names from tools/list. Only developers need these.

    list_citiesList the bike-share cities Cycle Tracker covers, with their ids (used by every other tool) and map coordinates.
    get_network_statusLive network totals for a city: bikes available, e-bikes, active stations, bikes docked at stations. Data refreshes every 10 minutes.
    find_stationsFind bike stations in a city with live availability. Filter by a name search and/or sort by distance from a coordinate (results then include distance_km). Without lat/lon, results are sorted by most bikes available.
    get_popular_stationsBusiest stations in a city ranked by average bikes available over the last 24 hours.
    get_availability_trendTime series of bikes available and active stations for a city, one point per 10-minute snapshot, newest first. Up to 90 days of history.