The Yachtsy MCP server acts as a specialized bridge between AI assistants and the world of sailing, making it easy to search, compare, and track sailboats in real-time. In its simplest form, this tool allows users to ask an AI for help finding a boat from a massive database of over 25,000 active listings. Instead of manually browsing various marketplace websites, a user can simply describe their ideal vessel to an AI assistant, which then provides specific options based on live market data and expert sailing knowledge. Beneath the surface, this server leverages the Yachtsy Agent API to provide sophisticated marketplace intelligence through intelligent routing. It automatically directs queries to specialized sub-agents, such as a Listings Agent for database searches or a Deep Research Agent for comprehensive market analysis. This multi-agent architecture allows the AI to handle complex technical requests, such as comparing the structural specifications of different hull designs or evaluating the price history of specific yacht models across various global regions and currencies. For developers and researchers, the Yachtsy MCP offers a seamless way to integrate maritime data into LLM-powered workflows. By connecting to clients like Claude Desktop, Cursor, or Windsurf via a simple API key configuration, it grants AI models direct access to structured data including broker details, vessel dimensions, and maintenance best practices. This turns a standard chat interface into a domain-specific expert capable of performing deep market research, generating price trends, and providing data-driven recommendations for the maritime industry.
Category: CRM, ERP & E-commerce
Tags: e-commerce, maritime, marketplace, sailing, yacht
brew install node - Windows: Download the installer from nodejs.org Manual Installation: bash npm install -g yachtsy-mcp Running via npx: bash env YACHTSY_API_KEY=your_yachtsy_api_key npx -y yachtsy-mcp ---claude_desktop_config.json: json { "mcpServers": { "yachtsy-mcp-server": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "yachtsy-mcp@latest"], "env": { "YACHTSY_API_KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE" } } } }env YACHTSY_API_KEY=your-yachtsy-api-key npx -y yachtsy-mcp - Command (Windows): cmd /c "set YACHTSY_API_KEY=your-yachtsy-api-key && npx -y yachtsy-mcp"./codeium/windsurf/model_config.json: json { "mcpServers": { "yachtsy-mcp-server": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "yachtsy-mcp@latest"], "env": { "YACHTSY_API_KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE" } } } } ---yachtsy-agent: The primary tool for yacht marketplace intelligence. It automatically routes queries to specialized sub-agents: * Listings Agent: Searches 25,000+ boat listings with filters (make, model, price, location, year, etc.). * General Boat Expert: Handles general sailing, techniques, and maintenance questions. * Deep Research Agent: Provides market analysis and vessel comparisons. ---Part of MCP Servers
You can run the server directly using npx without a separate install, or install it globally with npm install -g yachtsy-mcp. In clients like Claude Desktop or Windsurf, configure your configuration JSON to execute npx with the arguments -y yachtsy-mcp@latest. Ensure that your environment provides a valid Yachtsy API key set in the YACHTSY_API_KEY variable so the server can communicate with the backend API.
Yachtsy MCP Server provides access to more than 25,000 boat listings and maritime intelligence. Through its primary tool, yachtsy-agent, it routes queries to specialized sub-agents that handle database searches by price, length, and region, answer technical sailing questions, analyze yacht specifications, and research historical market valuations. It allows users to compare different boat models and review maintenance recommendations inside conversational AI interfaces.
The server works with any Model Context Protocol compliant client that supports command-based STDIO execution. Officially documented environments include Claude Desktop, Cursor starting from version 0.45.6, and Windsurf. Setup requires adding the npx command string and supplying your Yachtsy API key in the client configuration settings, after which the client agent can invoke yachtsy-agent whenever maritime queries arise.
Yes, Yachtsy MCP Server is open source and distributed under the MIT license. You can inspect the source code, review update logs, and submit pull requests or issue reports by visiting the official GitHub repository at https://github.com/YachtsyAI/yachtsy-mcp-server. Using the server also requires obtaining an API key from the Yachtsy platform to query the listings backend.