MCP Server

Connect SkyLink to any Model Context Protocol (MCP) client — Claude Desktop, Cursor, Cline, Windsurf, and others — and expose the full SkyLink v3 dataset as tools your model can invoke. There is no binary to deploy.

Once connected, natural-language prompts like "What's the METAR at KJFK?" or "Estimate block time from SFO to JFK on a 737" route to the correct SkyLink endpoints automatically.

The MCP setup differs between the two channels, so pick yours:

Configuration

SkyLink's MCP server is a streamable HTTP endpoint — POST https://data.skylinkapi.com/mcp, stateless, authenticated with the same x-api-key header as the REST API. Most clients take a URL and a headers object:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "skylink": {
      "url": "https://data.skylinkapi.com/mcp",
      "headers": { "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY" }
    }
  }
}

Replace YOUR_API_KEY with your licence key — see Getting Started.

Available Tools

Tools are filtered by your plan — tools/list returns exactly the set your key unlocks. Names come from the underlying operation, for example search_airport_airports_search_get.

Client types

"""MCP client configuration models."""from __future__ import annotationsfrom dataclasses import dataclass@dataclassclass McpHttpServerEntry:    """Direct API: a streamable HTTP endpoint authenticated by header."""    url: str    headers: dict[str, str]@dataclassclass McpBridgeServerEntry:    """RapidAPI marketplace: the `mcp-remote` stdio bridge."""    command: str    args: list[str]McpServerEntry = McpHttpServerEntry | McpBridgeServerEntry@dataclassclass McpClientConfig:    mcp_servers: dict[str, McpServerEntry]

Integration

import osMCP_URL = "https://data.skylinkapi.com/mcp"def build_mcp_config(api_key: str | None = None) -> dict:    """Build the MCP client config block for the SkyLink direct API."""    key = api_key or os.getenv("SKYLINK_API_KEY", "YOUR_API_KEY")    return {        "mcpServers": {            "skylink": {                "url": MCP_URL,                "headers": {"x-api-key": key},            }        }    }if __name__ == "__main__":    import json    print(json.dumps(build_mcp_config(), indent=2))

Implementation notes

Key handling. Store your key in your OS keychain or .env.

Important: Every MCP request counts against your plan the same as a direct REST request.

Troubleshooting. If tools do not appear, verify the x-api-key header is present and the URL ends in /mcp, then restart the client after editing config.

Related: Getting Started · API v3 Overview · Rate Limits