Meridian Dispatch

1. Tool surface changed

   2026-10-07 02:25 UTC · 4 d ago

   Added "get_best_time", "list_best_places", "list_nearby" and 1 more; removed "best_of", "nearby", "search" and 1 more; changed the definition of "create_itinerary_link", "get_destination", "get_dispatch" and 2 more

   create_itinerary_linkchanged

   description

    ⟨12 unchanged words⟩ shareable "Add Itinerary to Meridian Dispatch" link. Use it when the traveller has a day-by-day plan and wants it in the Meridian Dispatch app, or asks for a link to their trip. It is the only tool that creates anything; the others only read. To draft the plan itself, use get_destination, get_dispatch and get_place first and link places with their meridiandispatch.com URLs. Opening the link on an iPhone with the  ⟨56 unchanged words⟩ page URL arrives with that page's field record. LinksEach arecall publiccreates anda new, public, permanent link (not idempotent): booking references, emails and phone numbers are removed. Returns the link, ready-made markdown, counts of days and items, and the places matched and not matched to the guides. An invalid itinerary returns an error listing every problem; too many links in an hour returns a rate-limit error.

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   inputSchema

    ⟨9 unchanged words⟩  main country, e.g. \"ME\".","pattern":"^[A-Za-z]{2}$","type":"string"},"days":{"description":"The days in order, each with what to do. Number every day or date every day, not a mix.","items":{"properties":{"city":{"description":"Where the traveller is that day.day, e.g. \"Kotor\".","type":"string"},"country_code":{" ⟨4 unchanged words⟩ this day is in a different country.","pattern":"^[A-Za-z]{2}$","type":"string"},"date":{"description":"YYYY-MM-DD. Use this or day on every day.","pattern":"^\\d{4}-\\d{2}-\\d{2}$","type":"string"},"day":{"description" ⟨15 unchanged words⟩ ,"type":"integer"},"items":{"description":"The day's places and activities, in order.","items":{"properties":{"category":{"description":"The kind of place, e.g. \"Museum\" or \"Beach\".","type":"string"},"kind":{"default":"activity","description":"activity (a place or thing to do), restaurant (somewhere to eat) or note (a reminder with no place).","enum":["activity","restaurant","note"],"type":"string"},"lat":{"description":"Latitude, when there is no meridian_url.","maximum":90,"minimum":-90,"type":"number"},"lng":{"description":"Longitude, when there is no meridian_url.","maximum":180,"minimum":-180,"type":"number"},"meridian_url":{"description":"The meridiandispatch.com page for this place, when there is one.one (from search_guides or get_destination). The place then arrives with its location and record.

   outputSchema

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   {"properties":{"dated":{},"days":{},"items":{},"link_text":{"type":"string"},"markdown":{"type":"string"},"opens":{"type":"string"},"places_matched_to_guides":{},"title":{"type":"string"},"unmatched_places":{"description":"Places that matched nothing in the guides; resend with the proper name to attach a location.","type":"array"},"url":{"description":"The link to give the traveller.","type":"string"}},"type":"object"}

   get_destinationchanged

   description

   TheRead the Meridian Dispatch guide to aone country or aone town, for planning a stay there. Returns: why go, how long to stay, whenthe tobest gomonths, getting there and around, practical FAQ answers ⟨4 unchanged words⟩ where one exists (nights, months, travel times in minutes, areas to stay, ranked top things, day trips, watch-outs), theup to 15 ranked places worth your time (with their own guide links), therecommended hotels

   get_dispatchchanged

   title

   Get a dispatch or itinerary

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   description

   ARead one Meridian Dispatch long-form dispatch (or multi-day itinerary. A dispatch is a reported piece on one place: returns its headline, standfirst, opening excerpt, themes, publish date, photo and links to theits town and country guides (the full text stays on the page). orAn itinerary (is a country route over Nseveral days: returns 

   get_placechanged

   description

   TheRead the Meridian Dispatch field record for one place: a sight, museum, beach or park, a trail or scenic drive, an event, or a ski resort. Returns the best time to go, how long it ⟨4 unchanged words⟩ , how to get there and what goes wrong.wrong, Worksplus forthe sightsbest months, trailspractical answers, scenica drivesphoto, eventsthe andtown skiguide

   list_eventschanged

   description

   FestivalsList the festivals and events worth planning a trip around, from the Meridian Dispatch events guide:guide. datesReturns ofeach event's name, kind, where it is, the current editionedition's dates (a label plus ISO start and end), the best day to go, when to book, the next edition where toannounced, staya citable URL and practicala tips.citation Filterline,

   get_best_timeadded

   Get the best time to go — Get the best time to visit from the Meridian Dispatch guides, in one of two modes. Give destination (a country, town, trail or ski resort) for its best months, good and avoid months, closures and crowds where known, the guide's own best-time line, and the events held there. Or give month for "where to go in March": up to 40 countries, towns, trails, ski resorts and festivals the guides recommend that month, each with its reason, events first. If both are given, destination wins. For festival dates alone use list_events; for a full planning guide use get_destination. Read-only. An unknown dest…

   list_best_placesadded

   List the World's Best places — List Meridian Dispatch's ranked World's Best places: the 20 best in the world or the 10 best in one country, overall or within one category. Use it for "top things to do in X" or "best beaches in X". For one town's highlights use get_destination; for places near a point use list_nearby; for any other search use search_guides. Returns the list's title, the places in rank order (rank, name, where, a one-line summary, the place's own guide URL where one exists, and a coordinate), the other categories available for that scope, and a citation. Read-only. A country or category with no list returns …

   list_nearbyadded

   List places nearby — List the places Meridian Dispatch covers near a place or a coordinate, nearest first, for day trips from a base or what else to see near a sight. Without type it answers a day-trip question: up to 15 towns, each once at its nearest point, with its distance, summary, guide link, best few places and dispatches; a town's own sights are left out (get_destination has them). With type it returns a flat list of up to 20 places of that kind with distances. Distances are straight-line kilometres, not by road. Give place, or lat and lng together. For the sights inside one town use get_destination; to s…

   search_guidesadded

   Search the travel guides — Search every Meridian Dispatch travel guide by keyword: long-form dispatches, multi-day itineraries, country and town guides, venues (sights, museums, beaches, parks), trails and scenic drives, events and ski resorts. Use it first when you do not know the exact page. Once you know the place, read it in full with get_destination (a country or town), get_place (one sight, trail, event or ski resort) or get_dispatch (a dispatch or itinerary); for ranked top-ten lists use list_best_places, for a month use get_best_time. Returns up to `limit` pages ranked by relevance, each with its type, title, c…

   best_ofremoved

   The World's Best lists — Meridian Dispatch's ranked lists of the best places to visit, for the world or one country, overall or by category (landmarks, museums, towns, beaches, parks, wilderness, hiking trails, scenic drives, viewpoints, wildlife and more). Use for 'top things to do in X' and 'best beaches in X'.

   nearbyremoved

   What is nearby — Places covered by Meridian Dispatch near a place or a coordinate, nearest first, with straight-line distance: day trips from a base, what else to see near a sight.

   searchremoved

   Search Meridian Dispatch — Search Meridian Dispatch travel guides: long-form dispatches, country guides, town guides, venues (sights, museums, beaches, parks), trails, events and ski resorts. Returns ranked pages with a summary and a citable URL.

   when_to_goremoved

   When to go — Best time to visit, from the Meridian Dispatch guides. Give a destination for its best months in the guide's own words plus events there, or a month for the countries, towns, trails, ski resorts and festivals the guides recommend then ('where to go in March').

2. TLS

   2026-10-04 08:28 UTC · 7 d ago

   Certificate recorded, valid to 2026-11-19

3. Authorization

   2026-10-04 08:28 UTC · 7 d ago

   Authorization not required

4. Status

   2026-10-03 13:32 UTC · 8 d ago

   Unknown → Live

5. Tool surface

   2026-10-03 13:31 UTC · 8 d ago

   First tool surface recorded: 9 tools (server version 1.3.1)

6. Endpoint

   2026-10-03 13:22 UTC · 8 d ago

   https://www.meridiandispatch.com/api/mcp (mcp_streamable_http) — from mcp_registry, with the record

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