Tools (4)

get_aircraft_states
get_flight_track
search_aircraft
report_feedback

get_aircraft_states

Get live aircraft positions from the OpenSky Network.

Returns real-time ADS-B state vectors for aircraft currently in
the air. Filter by geographic bounding box or specific ICAO24
transponder addresses. Data includes position, altitude, speed,
heading, and country of origin.

Tip: Use a bounding box to focus on a region (e.g. lamin=40,
lamax=50, lomin=-5, lomax=10 for Western Europe).

Args:
lamin: Lower latitude bound. All 4 bbox params required together.
lamax: Upper latitude bound.
lomin: Lower longitude bound.
lomax: Upper longitude bound.
icao24: ICAO24 hex addresses to filter by. Max 10.
limit: Maximum aircraft to return (1-2000, default 200).

Returns:
Live aircraft with position, altitude, speed, heading, callsign.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`lamin`	`any`	optional	Lower latitude bound (WGS-84 degrees, e.g. 45.0). All four bbox params required together.
`lamax`	`any`	optional	Upper latitude bound (e.g. 50.0).
`lomin`	`any`	optional	Lower longitude bound (e.g. -5.0).
`lomax`	`any`	optional	Upper longitude bound (e.g. 5.0).
`icao24`	`any`	optional	ICAO24 hex addresses to filter (e.g. ["3c6444", "a1b2c3"]). Max 10.
`limit`	`integer`	optional	Maximum aircraft to return (1-2000, default 200). (default: 200)

JSON-RPC Request

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "method": "tools/call",
  "id": 1,
  "params": {
    "name": "get_aircraft_states",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}

get_flight_track

Get the flight trajectory (waypoints) for an aircraft.

Returns the path an aircraft has taken, with latitude, longitude,
altitude, and heading at each waypoint. Use time_value=0 for the
current live track, or a specific Unix timestamp for a historical
flight (up to 30 days back).

Args:
icao24: ICAO24 hex address (6 hex characters, e.g. "3c6444").
time_value: Unix timestamp within the flight. 0 for live track.

Returns:
Flight path with callsign, start/end times, and waypoints
(time, lat, lon, altitude, heading, on_ground).

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`icao24`	`string`	required	ICAO24 hex address of the aircraft (e.g. "3c6444"). Use search_aircraft to find addresses.
`time_value`	`integer`	optional	Unix timestamp within the flight. Use 0 for current/live track. (default: 0)

JSON-RPC Request

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "method": "tools/call",
  "id": 1,
  "params": {
    "name": "get_flight_track",
    "arguments": {
      "icao24": "example"
    }
  }
}

search_aircraft

Search for a specific aircraft by ICAO24 address or callsign.

Two search modes:
- By ICAO24: directly queries for the aircraft (no bbox needed).
- By callsign: searches within a bounding box region and filters
by callsign match. Bounding box is required for callsign search.

Args:
icao24: ICAO24 hex address to look up directly.
callsign: Callsign to search for (requires bounding box).
lamin: Lower latitude bound (for callsign search).
lamax: Upper latitude bound.
lomin: Lower longitude bound.
lomax: Upper longitude bound.
limit: Maximum results (1-200, default 50).

Returns:
Matching aircraft with position, altitude, speed, heading.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`icao24`	`any`	optional	ICAO24 hex address to look up (e.g. "3c6444"). Directly queries the aircraft.
`callsign`	`any`	optional	Callsign to search for (e.g. "DLH9MT", "RYR1234"). Requires bounding box.
`lamin`	`any`	optional	Lower latitude bound (required for callsign search).
`lamax`	`any`	optional	Upper latitude bound.
`lomin`	`any`	optional	Lower longitude bound.
`lomax`	`any`	optional	Upper longitude bound.
`limit`	`integer`	optional	Maximum results (1-200, default 50). (default: 50)

JSON-RPC Request

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "method": "tools/call",
  "id": 1,
  "params": {
    "name": "search_aircraft",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}

report_feedback

Report a bug, feature request, or general feedback for this data source.

Use this when something doesn't work as expected, when you'd like
a new feature, or when you have suggestions for improvement.

Args:
feedback: Describe the issue or suggestion.
feedback_type: One of 'bug', 'feature_request', or 'general'.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`feedback`	`string`	required
`feedback_type`	`string`	optional	(default: "general")

JSON-RPC Request

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "method": "tools/call",
  "id": 1,
  "params": {
    "name": "report_feedback",
    "arguments": {
      "feedback": "example"
    }
  }
}

Quick Start

Shell

curl -X POST "https://context.gnist.ai/mcp/opensky/" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Accept: application/json, text/event-stream" \
  -H "Gnist-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "tools/call", "id": 1, "params": {"name": "get_flight_track", "arguments": {"icao24": "example"}}}'

Python

import httpx

resp = httpx.post(
    "https://context.gnist.ai/mcp/opensky/",
    headers={"Gnist-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY", "Content-Type": "application/json"},
    json={
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "method": "tools/call",
  "id": 1,
  "params": {
    "name": "get_flight_track",
    "arguments": {
      "icao24": "example"
    }
  }
},
)
print(resp.json())