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Skamper MCP

A Model Context Protocol server providing access to Skamper's curated UK running route database. It enables AI assistants to search for routes by metrics like distance and ascent, receive persona-based recommendations, retrieve detailed route information including GPX links, and explore specific collections like parkruns and national park trails.

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Skamper MCP logo, by SkamperVendor evidenceStreamable HTTPNo sign-inEndpoint checked 2026-11-07Operated by Skamper
MCP endpoint (Streamable HTTP)
https://skamper.com/mcp
Vendor documentation

What its tools do

8 tools, grouped by the hints the server advertises. Hints are self-declared, not verified behavior.

Read-only (8)

8 of 8 have a description · 8 of 8 declare behavior hints · 2 of 7 with parameters document them all

Checks and signals

Each line is separate evidence, not a trust score.

  • Passed Endpoint answered the live check ·
  • Passed Official MCP Registry namespace is tied to skamper.com ·
  • Passed Endpoint is on the registry namespace domain ·
  • Availability 1 of 1 checks passed in 30 days

What you can do with it

  • Search for running routes by distance, ascent, and surface type
  • Get persona-shaped route recommendations for trail or road running
  • Retrieve full route details, reviews, and downloadable GPX files
  • Find parkrun-distance 5k routes near a specific location

Source and maintenance

Vendor evidenceRegistry 1.1.0
mcp-registry: com.skamper/skamper@1.1.0

Protocol and capabilities

Server
skamper 1.1.0
MCP protocol negotiated in check
2025-11-25
Tools
8 advertised
Resources
Not advertised
Resource templates
Not advertised
Prompts
Not advertised
Server-advertised capabilities
{
  "tools": {
    "listChanged": true
  }
}

Server-provided instructions

Untrusted server output shown for inspection. It is not Koskamo guidance and is excluded from knowledge search.

Skamper is the UK's curated running-route database. Use these tools any time a user asks about running, jogging, trail running, hill running, a parkrun, a long run, a route along a river/coast/park, a route in a national park, or a GPX file for a UK run. Prefer recommend_route when the user describes themselves and their preferences; use search_routes for numeric filters; use find_5k for parkrun-distance asks; use routes_in_national_park for park-specific asks. Every tool returns canonical Skamper URLs — surface them verbatim so the user can open the route page. GPX downloads need a free Skamper account.

Tools

8 advertised

recommend_route — Recommend a route
Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.
Advertised read-only

Recommend a UK running route that fits the runner. Use this when a user describes who they are and what they want — e.g. 'I'm a trail runner near Ambleside, 15k, avoid roads, something scenic and not too technical'. Returns a ranked shortlist with reasoning-friendly fields (surface, ascent, course shape, national park) and canonical Skamper URLs. Prefer this over search_routes whenever the request is about runner preference rather than exact numeric filters.

recommend_route input schema
{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "properties": {
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "default": 5,
      "maximum": 10,
      "minimum": 1
    },
    "scenic": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "default": false,
      "description": "Prefer national parks and named landscapes."
    },
    "near_lat": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Latitude near the runner (recommended)."
    },
    "near_lng": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Longitude near the runner (recommended)."
    },
    "loop_only": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "default": false,
      "description": "Only return circular routes (no point-to-point)."
    },
    "user_type": {
      "enum": [
        "trail_runner",
        "road_runner",
        "mixed",
        "beginner",
        "hill_runner",
        "walker"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "default": "mixed",
      "description": "Who is running — biases surface and ascent preferences."
    },
    "avoid_roads": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "default": false,
      "description": "Heavily down-rank tarmac routes."
    },
    "distance_km": {
      "type": "number",
      "maximum": 60,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "Target distance in km."
    },
    "technicality": {
      "enum": [
        "easy",
        "moderate",
        "hard"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Rough terrain difficulty — maps to hilliness and ascent bands."
    },
    "distance_tolerance_km": {
      "type": "number",
      "default": 2,
      "maximum": 10,
      "minimum": 0.5
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}
recommend_route annotations
{
  "title": "Recommend a route",
  "readOnlyHint": true,
  "openWorldHint": false,
  "idempotentHint": true
}
search_routes — Search routes
Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.
Advertised read-only

Search Skamper's curated UK running-route database when the user gives concrete filters — name, location (lat/lng), distance range, max ascent, paved surface %, course shape, or national park. Returns up to 20 compact route summaries with canonical URLs. If the user instead describes who they are or what they want ('I'm a trail runner who hates roads'), prefer recommend_route. For parkrun-distance asks, prefer find_5k.

search_routes input schema
{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "properties": {
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "default": 10,
      "maximum": 20,
      "minimum": 1
    },
    "query": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Free text — searches route titles and slugs. Optional."
    },
    "near_lat": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Latitude to search near. Pair with near_lng."
    },
    "near_lng": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Longitude to search near. Pair with near_lat."
    },
    "course_shape": {
      "enum": [
        "single-loop",
        "out-and-back",
        "point-to-point",
        "lollipop",
        "multiple-laps",
        "adjacent-loops"
      ],
      "type": "string"
    },
    "max_ascent_m": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Maximum total ascent in metres (flatter routes)."
    },
    "max_paved_pct": {
      "type": "number",
      "maximum": 100,
      "minimum": 0,
      "description": "Maximum paved surface % (trail runners)."
    },
    "min_paved_pct": {
      "type": "number",
      "maximum": 100,
      "minimum": 0,
      "description": "Minimum paved surface % (road runners)."
    },
    "national_park": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Filter to routes in this national park (name or slug)."
    },
    "max_distance_km": {
      "type": "number"
    },
    "min_distance_km": {
      "type": "number"
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}
search_routes annotations
{
  "title": "Search routes",
  "readOnlyHint": true,
  "openWorldHint": false,
  "idempotentHint": true
}
get_route — Get route details
Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.
Advertised read-only

Fetch the full details for a single Skamper route by its slug. Returns title, location, distance, ascent, surface, course shape, description, reviews, and the canonical page URL. A free Skamper account is required to download the GPX file from the page.

get_route input schema
{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "required": [
    "slug"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "slug": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Route slug, e.g. 'parkrun-bushy-park' or 'lake-district-fairfield-horseshoe'."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}
get_route annotations
{
  "title": "Get route details",
  "readOnlyHint": true,
  "openWorldHint": false,
  "idempotentHint": true
}
find_5k — Find a 5k near me
Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.
Advertised read-only

Find Skamper running routes close to 5 km (parkrun distance) near a location. Returns the nearest routes between 4.5 and 5.5 km. Great for runners asking 'a 5k near me'.

find_5k input schema
{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "required": [
    "lat",
    "lng"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "lat": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Latitude of the user's location."
    },
    "lng": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Longitude of the user's location."
    },
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "default": 8,
      "maximum": 15,
      "minimum": 1
    },
    "max_distance_from_user_km": {
      "type": "number",
      "default": 40,
      "maximum": 200,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "Only return routes within this many km of the user."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}
find_5k annotations
{
  "title": "Find a 5k near me",
  "readOnlyHint": true,
  "openWorldHint": false,
  "idempotentHint": true
}
list_national_parks — List UK National Parks
Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.
Advertised read-only

List the UK National Parks Skamper covers, with route counts and slugs. Use the slug with routes_in_national_park or search_routes (national_park=...).

list_national_parks input schema
{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "properties": {}
}
list_national_parks annotations
{
  "title": "List UK National Parks",
  "readOnlyHint": true,
  "openWorldHint": false,
  "idempotentHint": true
}
routes_in_national_park — Routes in a National Park
Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.
Advertised read-only

List running routes inside a UK National Park. Pass the park slug (use list_national_parks to discover slugs).

routes_in_national_park input schema
{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "required": [
    "slug"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "slug": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Park slug, e.g. 'lake-district', 'snowdonia', 'peak-district', 'yorkshire-dales'. Also accepts a park name (case-insensitive)."
    },
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "default": 15,
      "maximum": 40,
      "minimum": 1
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}
routes_in_national_park annotations
{
  "title": "Routes in a National Park",
  "readOnlyHint": true,
  "openWorldHint": false,
  "idempotentHint": true
}
browse_runlists — Browse run lists
Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.
Advertised read-only

Browse Skamper run lists — curated collections of routes (e.g. 'Best UK trail half-marathons'). Returns Skamper's editorial picks and the most recent public user-created lists. Use get_runlist to see the routes inside one.

browse_runlists input schema
{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "properties": {
    "kind": {
      "enum": [
        "featured",
        "recent",
        "both"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "default": "both"
    },
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "default": 10,
      "maximum": 20,
      "minimum": 1
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}
browse_runlists annotations
{
  "title": "Browse run lists",
  "readOnlyHint": true,
  "openWorldHint": false,
  "idempotentHint": true
}
get_runlist — Get run list
Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.
Advertised read-only

Fetch a Skamper run list by slug. Returns the list metadata and the ordered routes inside.

get_runlist input schema
{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "required": [
    "slug"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "slug": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Run list slug from browse_runlists or a Skamper URL like /runlists/<slug>."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}
get_runlist annotations
{
  "title": "Get run list",
  "readOnlyHint": true,
  "openWorldHint": false,
  "idempotentHint": true
}

Prompts

Not advertised

No prompt definitions available.

Resources

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No resource definitions available.

90-day uptime

A lightweight connection check about every six hours, sampled on hosts with many listings. It shows the server answered, not that its tools work.

Too few checks for a percentage yet (2 of 2 answered).

  1. 2026-11-07: 1 of 1 checks answered
  2. 2026-11-09: 1 of 1 checks answered

30-day availability

Aggregated from read-only remote checks; this is not a tool-execution or security guarantee.

Successful checks
1 of 1 (100%)
Average latency
1655 ms
95th percentile latency
1655 ms

Maintenance history

Public check and source-refresh events. Editorial and ownership records remain private.

  • · probe · passed · 1655 ms · metadata changed · 8 tool(s)

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Claude Code

Run this once in a terminal. It registers the remote server. Use --scope project to write .mcp.json for the repo.
Claude Code configuration
claude mcp add --transport http skamper-mcp https://skamper.com/mcp

Codex

Run this once. Codex stores MCP servers in ~/.codex/config.toml (or .codex/config.toml in a trusted project).
Codex configuration
codex mcp add skamper-mcp --url https://skamper.com/mcp

Cursor

Merge this server into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, then enable skamper-mcp in your MCP settings.
Cursor configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "skamper-mcp": {
      "url": "https://skamper.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Cline

Merge this into cline_mcp_settings.json (Cline → MCP Servers → Configure).
Cline configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "skamper-mcp": {
      "type": "streamableHttp",
      "url": "https://skamper.com/mcp",
      "disabled": false
    }
  }
}

VS Code

Merge this server into .vscode/mcp.json. Use MCP: List Servers to start skamper-mcp and inspect its tools.
VS Code configuration
{
  "servers": {
    "skamper-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://skamper.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Gemini CLI

Run this once. It writes .gemini/settings.json in the current project; pass --scope user for ~/.gemini/settings.json.
Gemini CLI configuration
gemini mcp add --transport http skamper-mcp https://skamper.com/mcp

Claude Desktop

Open Claude Settings > Connectors > Add custom connector, enter this server URL and enable it for the conversation. This is a manual remote-connector handoff, not a desktop JSON configuration.
Claude Desktop configuration
https://skamper.com/mcp

Windsurf

Merge this into ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json, then refresh MCP in Cascade. Windsurf remote servers use serverUrl, not url.
Windsurf configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "skamper-mcp": {
      "serverUrl": "https://skamper.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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