RoamTime Japan Foliage Forecast
Forecast peak autumn-foliage dates for viewing spots across Japan.
What it can do
What data it sees
Do you need an account
No: the server works without sign-in
Forecast peak autumn-foliage dates for viewing spots across Japan. Free tier, no key.
How to connect
How to connect RoamTime Japan Foliage Forecast to Claude
The server address to paste into Claude settings:
https://api.roamtime.ai/mcp
- Open Claude (claude.ai or the desktop app).
- Go to Settings → Connectors.
- Click Add custom connector.
- Paste the server address copied below into Remote MCP server URL and click Add.
- 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 RoamTime Japan Foliage Forecast to ChatGPT
The server address to paste into ChatGPT settings:
https://api.roamtime.ai/mcp
- Open ChatGPT in a browser (chatgpt.com). A Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise or Edu plan is required.
- Turn on developer mode once: Settings → Apps → Advanced settings → Developer mode.
- Open Settings → Connectors and click Create.
- Fill in the form: Name (anything), Description (one line about what the service does), MCP server URL (copy it below).
- Under Authentication choose OAuth if the service requires sign-in, otherwise None. Click Create.
- 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 RoamTime Japan Foliage Forecast to Cursor
The server address to paste into Cursor settings:
https://api.roamtime.ai/mcp
Fastest: click Open in Cursor below and confirm the prompt.
Manually:
- In Cursor open Settings → Cursor Settings → MCP and click Add new global MCP server.
- Paste the JSON copied below into
~/.cursor/mcp.json(per project:.cursor/mcp.jsonin the repo root). - 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 (4)
Raw names from tools/list. Only developers need these.
| get_coverage | Describe what the RoamTime Japan autumn-foliage (koyo) forecast covers: forecast year and issue date, season span, regions and prefectures, spot count, and the access tier (free tier or full dataset). Call this first to orient yourself, to check whether a place or date is in scope, and to learn the as_of date to cite. Takes no arguments. Example prompts: 'What does the RoamTime foliage forecast cover?', 'Is Hokkaido included?' |
| find_peak_spots | Find Japan autumn-foliage viewing spots whose forecast best-viewing window covers a date or date range, optionally near a place. Use it for 'where should I go on <date>?', 'when does <place> peak?', and 'is <spot> still at peak on <date>?' questions. Give a date (or date_from/date_to) plus optionally a location: near (city or prefecture name, e.g. 'Kyoto') or lat/lon, with radius_km; or restrict by region or prefecture. Returns each spot's forecast peak window (start–end), confidence in days, nearest rail station, leaf type, and a page URL, sorted by prominence then proximity. Example prompts: 'Which foliage spots near Kyoto peak on 20 November?', 'Best koyo in Tohoku the first week of November', 'Is Nikko past peak by 1 December?'. Example call: {date: '2026-11-20', near: 'Kyoto', radius_km: 60}. |
| search | Search Japan autumn-foliage viewing spots by free text: a spot name (English or Japanese), a prefecture, a region, or a month such as 'November'. Returns matching spot ids, titles, and page URLs; pass an id to fetch for the full forecast. Example queries: 'Kyoto', 'Nikko', '奥入瀬', 'Tohoku November'. |
| fetch | Fetch the full forecast document for one foliage spot by id (the slug returned by search or find_peak_spots, e.g. 'tenryuji-temple'): peak window, confidence, status, nearest rail station, leaf type, and page URL. |