# alltrails-mcp

> A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for accessing AllTrails hiking trail data

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## Observed
- status: unknown
- reason: Distributed as a package to run locally; no network endpoint to check.
- 30-day reliability: no checks yet

## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/srinath-srinivasan-alltrails-mcp/claim

## Declared
- publisher: Srinath Srinivasan
- homepage: https://github.com/dbrown540/alltrails-mcp-client
- repository: https://github.com/dbrown540/alltrails-mcp-client
- version: 0.1.6
- protocols: mcp
- tags: alltrails, hiking, trails, mcp, model-context-protocol, scraper
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:alltrails-mcp

### Description (declared)

# AllTrails MCP Client

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server and Python package for searching hiking trails from AllTrails.com. Includes smart caching to avoid rate limiting.

## ⚠️ Important: Rate Limiting

**AllTrails.com implements CAPTCHA and rate limiting.** This package includes a caching system to minimize requests:

- ✅ **Cache-first**: Stores up to 15 trails per park for 7 days
- 🔄 **Automatic refresh**: Updates cache after expiration
- 💾 **SQLite storage**: Local database (`trails_cache.db`)
- 🚫 **Use sparingly**: Best for personal, low-volume usage

## Features

- 🥾 Search trails by US National Park (all 63 parks supported)
- 📍 Get detailed trail information
- 💾 Smart caching system (7-day cache)
- 🤖 MCP server for Claude Desktop integration
- 🛠️ CLI tools for quick searches
- 🐍 Python API for programmatic access

## Installation

### From PyPI (when published)
```bash
pip install alltrails-mcp
```

### Development Install
```bash
git clone https://github.com/dbrown540/alltrails-mcp-client.git
cd alltrails-mcp-client
pip install -e .
```

## Quick Start

### Python API
```python
from alltrails_mcp import NationalPark, search_trails_with_cache

# Search with automatic caching
trails = search_trails_with_cache(NationalPark.YOSEMITE.value)

for trail in trails[:5]:
    print(f"{trail['name']} - {trail['difficulty']} - {trail['length']}")
```

### CLI
```bash
# Search trails
alltrails-search search us/california/yosemite-national-park --limit 5

# Get trail details
alltrails-search details us/california/half-dome-trail

# Show cache info and location
alltrails-search cache

# Clear the cache
alltrails-search cache --clear

# View current configuration
alltrails-search config

# Set cache expiration to 14 days
alltrails-search config --set-cache-days 14
```

### MCP Server (Claude Desktop)

Add to `~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json`:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "alltrails": {
      "command": "/path/to/.venv/bin/py…

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- data.web-scraping (1, declared)
- data.database (0.802, derived)
- dev.package-management (0.768, derived)
- dev.version-control (0.745, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/alltrails-mcp/ (first seen 2026-09-09T09:22:31.131Z)

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