world.byway/mcp

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Byway MCP: call Byway Engine and Byway Atlas, the discovery engine for the real world.

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  • https://www.byway.world/api/mcp10 tools · 321ms
search_bywaysSearch scenic byways and signed routes — the US federal roster plus regional routes (Québec, France, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Iceland, Norway, New Zealand today; growing). Filter by name, US state, or ISO-2 country. US byways carry byway.world links.

Search scenic byways and signed routes — the US federal roster plus regional routes (Québec, France, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Iceland, Norway, New Zealand today; growing). Filter by name, US state, or ISO-2 country. US byways carry byway.world links.

ParameterTypeDescription
querystringName text to match
statestringTwo-letter US state code
countrystringISO-2 country (US, CA, FR, GB, IE, IS, NO, NZ); non-US searches regional routes
limitinteger—
get_bywayFull detail for one scenic byway or regional route: designation, states or country, length, scenic lookouts on the route, and itineraries that ride it.

Full detail for one scenic byway or regional route: designation, states or country, length, scenic lookouts on the route, and itineraries that ride it.

ParameterTypeDescription
slug*stringByway slug from search_byways
search_lookoutsScenic lookouts (viewpoints) along a specific byway, or across a US state. Every lookout is a real, verified place — coverage is growing.

Scenic lookouts (viewpoints) along a specific byway, or across a US state. Every lookout is a real, verified place — coverage is growing.

ParameterTypeDescription
bywaystringByway slug
statestringTwo-letter US state code
limitinteger—
get_itineraryA classic road-trip itinerary: waypoints, states, and the scenic byways along the route.

A classic road-trip itinerary: waypoints, states, and the scenic byways along the route.

ParameterTypeDescription
slug*stringItinerary slug
search_placesSearch the Byway atlas of typed places — waterfalls, hot springs, lighthouses, covered bridges, historic sites, beaches, peaks, rest areas, ghost towns, museums and attractions. Locate by US state (which also needs a kind), by a point and radius, or by name; a name given alongside a locator narrows…

Search the Byway atlas of typed places — waterfalls, hot springs, lighthouses, covered bridges, historic sites, beaches, peaks, rest areas, ghost towns, museums and attractions. Locate by US state (which also needs a kind), by a point and radius, or by name; a name given alongside a locator narrows…

ParameterTypeDescription
kindstringPlace type to filter on
statestringTwo-letter US state code; requires kind
namestringPlace name text
latnumberLatitude to search near
lonnumberLongitude to search near
radiusMinumberMiles around lat/lon (default 30)
limitinteger—
get_placeEverything the Byway atlas holds on one place: its own description, the records it traces to (OpenStreetMap, Wikipedia, Wikidata), reconciled public records (GNIS, National Register), the scenic byways that pass near it, and the nearest verified lookouts. Takes the byway.world URL search_places ret…

Everything the Byway atlas holds on one place: its own description, the records it traces to (OpenStreetMap, Wikipedia, Wikidata), reconciled public records (GNIS, National Register), the scenic byways that pass near it, and the nearest verified lookouts. Takes the byway.world URL search_places ret…

ParameterTypeDescription
urlstringThe place's byway.world /places URL
kindstringPlace type
slugstringPlace slug, ending in the row's 8-hex id
places_on_bywayAtlas places along one scenic byway: every place of a kind within a band of the drawn route, nearest to the road first, each marked whether it sits on the byway itself or is a detour off it. Only routes with drawn geometry can answer. This is the atlas inventory beside a road, not an itinerary. One…

Atlas places along one scenic byway: every place of a kind within a band of the drawn route, nearest to the road first, each marked whether it sits on the byway itself or is a detour off it. Only routes with drawn geometry can answer. This is the atlas inventory beside a road, not an itinerary. One…

ParameterTypeDescription
byway*stringByway slug from search_byways
kindstringPlace type to filter on
bandMinumberMiles either side of the route (default 30)
limitinteger—
search_destinationsFind US destination cities by name or state, with the day trip around each one: the scenic byways, national parks, public land units and campgrounds Byway's registries place within 30 miles. Only cities with a proven weave are listed — every result links to its own byway.world destination page.

Find US destination cities by name or state, with the day trip around each one: the scenic byways, national parks, public land units and campgrounds Byway's registries place within 30 miles. Only cities with a proven weave are listed — every result links to its own byway.world destination page.

ParameterTypeDescription
qstringCity name text to match
statestringTwo-letter US state code
limitintegerRows to return (default 10)
plan_drivePlan a scenic drive with the Byway engine: real verified stops, honest timing, official scenic byways. Origin and destination are place names — the tool resolves each to the closest matching real place. budget_min is the whole time window (driving plus stops, default 240): a long drive needs a budg…

Plan a scenic drive with the Byway engine: real verified stops, honest timing, official scenic byways. Origin and destination are place names — the tool resolves each to the closest matching real place. budget_min is the whole time window (driving plus stops, default 240): a long drive needs a budg…

ParameterTypeDescription
origin*stringStarting point (city or place name)
destination*stringWhere the drive ends (city or place name)
budget_minintegerTotal minutes for the whole trip, driving plus stops (30-960, default 240). Set well above the direct drive time to make room for stops.
depart_atstringDeparture time, ISO 8601 with offset (e.g. 2026-08-20T09:00:00-04:00). Defaults to now; must be within 14 days — hours and weather verdicts are real only insid…
interestsarrayTaste categories to weight stops
pacestringleisurely | balanced | efficient
savebooleanSave the trip to the account
places_along_routeAtlas inventory along a routed drive: every place of a kind within a band of the corridor between two points. This returns the raw record, not a plan — to plan a drive with stops chosen for the traveler, use plan_drive. One limit, stated: ghost-town rows live in a separate Wikidata corpus the corri…

Atlas inventory along a routed drive: every place of a kind within a band of the corridor between two points. This returns the raw record, not a plan — to plan a drive with stops chosen for the traveler, use plan_drive. One limit, stated: ghost-town rows live in a separate Wikidata corpus the corri…

ParameterTypeDescription
origin*stringWhere the drive starts (city or place)
destination*stringWhere it ends (city or place)
kindstringPlace type to filter on
bandMinumberMiles either side of the route (default 30)
limitinteger—

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Byway MCP: call Byway Engine and Byway Atlas, the discovery engine for the real world.

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