What is Autobahn Mcp

autobahn_mcp is a simple Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides access to real-time German Autobahn traffic data through the official Autobahn API.

Use cases

Use cases include integrating with MCP-compatible clients for traffic management, providing real-time updates for mobile navigation apps, and supporting electric vehicle route planning with charging station information.

How to use

To use autobahn_mcp, install it using ‘uv sync’, then run the server with ‘python autobahn_server.py’ or ‘uv run autobahn_server.py’. You can access various tools to get data about autobahns, traffic warnings, road closures, and charging stations.

Key features

Key features include listing all available German highways, providing real-time traffic warnings and delays, current road closures, electric vehicle charging stations along routes, and a complete overview of traffic status for any autobahn.

Where to use

autobahn_mcp can be used in transportation applications, navigation systems, and any software that requires real-time traffic data for German highways.

Autobahn MCP Server

A simple Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides access to German Autobahn traffic data using the official Autobahn API.

Features

• List Autobahns: Get all available German highways
• Traffic Warnings: Real-time traffic warnings and delays
• Road Closures: Current road closures and construction sites
• Charging Stations: Electric vehicle charging stations along routes
• Overview: Complete traffic status for any autobahn

Installation

Using uv (recommended):

uv sync

Usage

Running the Server

python autobahn_server.py

Or using uv:

uv run autobahn_server.py

Available Tools

• list_autobahns() - Get all available autobahn identifiers
• get_traffic_warnings(autobahn) - Traffic warnings for specific autobahn
• get_road_closures(autobahn) - Road closures for specific autobahn
• get_charging_stations(autobahn) - EV charging stations along autobahn
• get_autobahn_overview(autobahn) - Complete overview of autobahn status

Example Usage

# List all autobahns
autobahns = await list_autobahns()
# Returns: ["A1", "A2", "A3", ...]

# Get traffic warnings for A1
warnings = await get_traffic_warnings("A1")
# Returns structured data with current traffic conditions

# Get complete overview
overview = await get_autobahn_overview("A7")
# Returns warnings, closures, and charging stations

Integration with MCP Clients

This server works with any MCP-compatible client such as:

• Claude Desktop
• Cursor IDE
• Other MCP-enabled applications

Configure your MCP client to connect to this server using the standard MCP configuration format.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "Autobahn Server": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "--with",
        "mcp[cli]",
        "mcp",
        "run",
        "path/to/autobahn_mcp/main.py"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Data Source

Data is provided by the German Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport via the official Autobahn API at verkehr.autobahn.de.

License

MIT License