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Plan canal routes on Great Britain's waterways: lock-aware timing, live closures, boat-fit checks.
Remote server: your requests and data go to mcp.canalnav.com. Claude Code: claude mcp add --transport http canal-nav https://mcp.canalnav.com/mcp · Claude app: Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector.
The tools this server listed when we connected to it, in its own words.
plan_route — Plan a boat journey between two points on the inland waterways of Great Britain (canals and navigable rivers). The route follows the water iplan_round_trip — Plan return-to-start cruises from a point on the inland waterways of Great Britain, sized to fit a number of days. Returns several options: get_closures — Live closure, stoppage and restriction notices for the inland waterways of Great Britain, covering every GB navigation authority: Canal & Riwill_my_boat_fit — Check boat dimensions against the published maximum craft dimensions for a named British waterway (length, beam, draught and air draught, frfind_place — Look up a place name on the British inland waterway network and return matching locations with coordinates (marinas, moorings, water points search_directory — Search Canal Nav's directory of waterside businesses on the British inland waterways: marinas, chandleries, boat hire, boatyards, pump-out aNot tested by KitScout yet. When our harness runs it, pros, cons and the tasks we tried appear here, with the date and evidence.