Skyscanner MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that gives AI assistants — Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT, n8n, and custom agents — Skyscanner place tools as callable functions. Ask your assistant to resolve airports/cities or browse travel inspiration and it queries Skyscanner's own backend in real time.

Who it's for

• AI-assistant users who want to resolve places and browse destinations in chat.
• Agent/automation builders (n8n, LangChain, custom) needing Skyscanner place tools.
• Travel apps embedding conversational place lookup.
• Analysts doing ad-hoc entity lookups without writing scraper code.

Tools exposed

Tool	What it does
resolve_entity	Resolve a Skyscanner PlaceId / IATA code to its canonical travel entity (numeric id, type, country, names).
explore_destinations	The Skyscanner "Explore" inspiration feed (featured destinations, promos).

Both tools work out of the box with zero configuration — anonymous token only, no proxy, no anti-bot handling. They run fast and consistently from any IP.

Connect

Run the Actor in Standby mode and point your MCP client at:

https://<your-actor-standby-url>/mcp

(Streamable HTTP transport.) Example Claude Desktop / Cursor config:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "skyscanner": {
            "url": "https://<your-actor-standby-url>/mcp"
        }
    }
}

Then ask: "Resolve the Skyscanner entity for LHR" or "Show me the Skyscanner Explore destinations for the US market."

Example tool call

{
    "tool": "resolve_entity",
    "arguments": {
        "place_id": "LHR",
        "locale": "en-US"
    }
}

Returns the entity id, type (City / Airport / Country), countryCode and localized names.

Also runs as a classic run

Provide placeIds (IATA codes / Skyscanner PlaceIds) in the input and run normally to push resolved entity rows to a dataset — handy for building a place reference table on a schedule.

Reliability

This server uses Skyscanner's entity and Explore services with an anonymous token — no proxy or anti-bot handling required, so tool calls are fast and consistent from any IP.

FAQ

Does it return live flight prices? No — this server exposes reliable place and Explore tools. Live fares sit behind Skyscanner's anti-bot and need a dedicated unblocker-backed scraper.

How fresh is the data? Live at call time from Skyscanner's backend.

Do I need a proxy? No — the exposed tools are token-only and work from any IP.

Is it legal? You are responsible for complying with Skyscanner's terms and applicable law. Only publicly available place data is accessed.