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Dimension12306 MCP ServerMCP server for real-time 12306 train ticket queriesBioMCPOne binary. One grammar. Evidence from the biomedical sources you already trust.
FMRS66 / 100 · C75 / 100 · B
Reliability11 / 2010 / 20
Security and permissions13 / 2016 / 20
Maintenance13 / 2018 / 20
Documentation15 / 2017 / 20
Setup experience14 / 2014 / 20
Best for
  • Individuals planning train travel within China
  • Developers who want 12306 query capabilities inside MCP clients such as Claude Desktop or Cursor
  • Teams that need a self-hosted remote HTTP MCP service or Docker deployment
  • Developers studying MCP server implementations
  • Biomedical researchers
  • Clinicians
  • AI agents that need efficient access to biomedical literature and data analysis
Not for
  • Scenarios needing official booking, rebooking, refunds or payment (this project is query-only)
  • Commercial use or production systems with availability/SLA requirements
  • Mission-critical workloads that cannot tolerate upstream API changes or volatility
  • Users expecting official 12306 support or endorsement
  • Users needing to write to upstream databases (read-only)
  • Users requiring direct access to closed datasets (e.g., COSMIC is not directly integrated)
  • Users expecting all advanced features without API keys
Required permissions
  • Network access: must be able to reach the official 12306 endpoints
  • Local file reads: loads bundled static resources such as station data
  • HTTP mode port binding: listens on 0.0.0.0:8000 by default
  • Reads a .env file in the project root when used
  • Requires internet access to query public biomedical APIs
  • Optional API keys (NCBI, Semantic Scholar, OpenFDA, etc.) to improve rate limits or unlock features
  • Local read/write access for skills, cache, and local study data (e.g., `~/.local/share/biomcp`)
Risks and side effects
  • Unofficial third-party project that only aggregates and relays 12306 public endpoints; upstream changes or rate limits can break queries
  • The README explicitly states it is for learning and research only and prohibits commercial use; users bear the consequences of use
  • Binding HTTP to 0.0.0.0 may expose the port to other hosts on the network, and no authentication mechanism is described
  • Frequent upstream calls may trigger rate limiting or affect the user's account
  • Results depend on upstream data and may be delayed or inaccurate, so they should not be the sole basis for decisions
  • Upstream API rate limits may affect performance
  • Some data sources (e.g., KEGG) have licensing terms that restrict non-academic use
  • Features requiring API keys (e.g., OncoKB) may be incomplete without them
  • Local binary installations need regular updates for compatibility
Supported clientsClaude Desktop, CursorClaude Desktop, Claude Code, Codex, Other MCP stdio clients
Tools711