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DimensionTrvlReal travel search for your AI assistant — flights, hotels, trains, cars, ferries, no API keys, single Go binary.BioMCPOne binary. One grammar. Evidence from the biomedical sources you already trust.
FMRS55 / 100 · C75 / 100 · B
Reliability8 / 2010 / 20
Security and permissions10 / 2016 / 20
Maintenance10 / 2018 / 20
Documentation14 / 2017 / 20
Setup experience13 / 2014 / 20
Best for
  • Personal users who already plan trips with AI assistants and want real data.
  • Developers who need travel search in their apps without expensive APIs.
  • Users who value no-API-key, local-first, privacy-conscious tools.
  • Biomedical researchers
  • Clinicians
  • AI agents that need efficient access to biomedical literature and data analysis
Not for
  • Users who just want to book on a website (e.g., Google Flights).
  • Teams needing a hosted product with accounts and dashboards.
  • Commercial or internal use without a separate license due to PolyForm Noncommercial license.
  • 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
  • Reads browser cookies (automatic, to access bot-protected APIs)
  • Accesses local filesystem (reads/writes state files under ~/.trvl)
  • Sends anonymous telemetry (can be disabled)
  • Optionally reads credential managers (only for AFKLM, explicitly requested)
  • Optionally writes to Google Calendar (via calendar helper)
  • 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
  • Automated access to some providers may violate their Terms of Service; user responsible for compliance.
  • Browser cookie reading may raise privacy concerns; it's enabled by default but can be disabled via environment variable.
  • Telemetry sends anonymous usage data, but can be turned off.
  • Prices and availability may be inaccurate or change; always verify before booking.
  • 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
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