BoatMC

🧠 Why BYO-AI?

BoatMC publishes an MCP server (Model Context Protocol — the standard for AI tool access). Your AI client — Claude Desktop, ChatGPT, Gemini — connects to it and gains 18 boat-aware tools. For this bring-your-own-AI MCP path, your AI subscription is paid by you and bounded by your own rate limits; BoatMC only serves the authenticated boat tools and does not operate that chat session. Separate BoatMC-guided install support may use BoatMC-managed diagnostics and support automation.

This page mints a bearer token scoped to your boat (…) and gives you per-provider copy-paste setup commands.

The snippets below are the real per-provider setup commands for BoatMC. They work once you sign in and paste your minted bearer token in place of <YOUR_BOATMC_BEARER_TOKEN>.

Claude DesktopCustom connector setupSupported

Claude Desktop (and Claude.ai's web connectors interface) supports remote MCP servers natively. Use the OAuth option if your Claude Desktop build supports it — otherwise drop the bearer config into your claude_desktop_config.json.

Option A — OAuth (recommended):

Open Claude Desktop → Settings → Developer → Edit Config.
Add the OAuth connector block below to claude_desktop_config.json.
Restart Claude Desktop. On reconnect, approve the BoatMC OAuth flow in your browser.

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Option B — Bearer token (if your client doesn't support OAuth):

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Claude Code CLIOne-linerSupported

If you have the Claude Code CLI installed, paste this command to register BoatMC as an MCP server:

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Claude Code stores the config globally — works across all your projects.

ChatGPTCustom GPT ActionsPlan-gated

ChatGPT's remote MCP connector support is gated by plan and the specific surface you're using. Most boaters will use the GPT Actions fallback instead:

Go to chatgpt.com/gpts/editor → Create a new GPT → Configure → Actions.
Import OpenAPI schema from this URL:

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3. Set Authentication → API Key → Bearer → paste this token:

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Token expires — come back here to mint a fresh one if your GPT stops working.

Google GeminiGemini CLITooling only

Consumer Gemini chat doesn't yet support custom remote MCP servers. The Gemini CLI and MCP-capable Google tooling do. For CLI:

Install Gemini CLI: npm i -g @google/gemini-cli
Add BoatMC as a remote MCP server with this config:

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Any MCP clientGeneric bearer configSupported

For any tool that speaks the MCP spec — add this server config:

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OAuth discovery is also supported at /.well-known/oauth-authorization-server.

18 tools your AI can call

Once connected, your AI can invoke any of these on your boat. Tools marked with ✍️ are writes — they create maintenance items, log entries, etc.

boat_status

Live telemetry snapshot.

active_alerts

Currently active alerts.

boat_info

Boat record (make, model, dimensions, tanks).

energy_hourly

Hourly rollups (ISO time range).

energy_daily

Daily rollups (ISO time range).

boat_history

Recent telemetry, normalized (engines, batteries, tanks, navigation). ISO time range required.

advisor_recommendations

Active AI-flagged recommendations.

work_list

Open maintenance items.

maintenance_log

Completed maintenance history.

maintenance_costs

Aggregate cost summary.

✍️ maintenance_add

Add a new work list item.

✍️ maintenance_log_add

Record a completed maintenance event.

anchor_active

Current anchor position + drift circle.

anchors

Saved anchorages.

logbook

Recent log entries (type filter, limit).

✍️ logbook_add

Add a logbook note / passage.

nearby_search

Anchorages, marinas, fuel docks with radius.

costs

Operating cost summary.

Verify your connection

Test the MCP endpoint right now from this page — calls /mcp with your bearer token and lists the tools. If this returns cleanly, your AI client will too.

Previewing the public MCP setup