Side-by-Side Model Context Protocol Comparison
Airtreks MCP vs Japan Seasons MCP
In-depth architectural comparison of the Airtreks MCP and Japan Seasons MCP MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.
At a Glance & Executive Verdict
Airtreks MCP
Travel & Transportation · Local stdio
Quality: 64/100 (Good) | Auth: API Key required
Japan Seasons MCP
Travel & Transportation · Local stdio
Quality: 55/100 (Good) | Auth: No auth required
Verdict Summary: Choose Airtreks MCP if you need specialized Travel & Transportation tools running via a local process. Choose Japan Seasons MCP if your workspace requires Travel & Transportation integration with local subprocess execution. Both servers can be configured concurrently in your client's
mcpServers manifest.Which MCP Server Should You Choose?
Choose Airtreks MCP when:
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Travel & Transportation domain.
- You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
- Your security boundary fits: API Key required (Free / Open Source).
- Primary tools included: plan_route, trip_idea_create, route_estimate.
Choose Japan Seasons MCP when:
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Travel & Transportation domain.
- You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
- Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
- Primary tools included: Live Japan Meteorological Corporation seasonal data, Cherry blossom forecasts and bloom observations, Autumn leaves, flowers, fruit picking, and festival data.
Feature & Specification Comparison
Tools & Capabilities Breakdown
Airtreks MCP Tools (11)
plan_route
The primary entry point for any multi-city trip. Give it your cities — it automatically evaluates Star Alliance RTW, oneworld RTW, AND custom mixed-carrier builds, then recommends the best approach. Handles direction detection, backtracking analysis, alliance feasibility, surface sectors, and carrier selection. The customer doesn't need to know if their trip is alliance or custom — this tool figures it out.
trip_idea_create
Submit the customer's trip to AirTreks — a human travel consultant takes over from there. Automatically runs plan_route to attach the full routing analysis and carrier recommendations to the trip request, so the consultant starts informed, not cold. Use this when the customer is ready to get a real quote. Requires the customer's name, email, at least 2 cities (3-letter IATA codes), a departure date for every leg, and answers to AirTreks' planning questions — call once without questionsAnswers to receive the current questions to ask.
route_estimate
Get a price range for a multi-city or round-the-world trip, drawn from what AirTreks customers have actually paid on those routes. Give it the cities and it returns a per-person range in USD with how much history sits behind it. Use it when someone asks what a trip will cost and you don't have exact dates yet — it needs no dates and no passenger details. It is a range from past bookings, not a live quote, so it will not reflect today's availability or seasonality; it tells you the right ballpark before anyone commits to dates.
Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations
Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).
Airtreks MCP Configuration
Japan Seasons MCP Configuration
Frequently Asked Questions
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