gondola-ai/gondola-mcp

**The travel MCP that shows cash and award rates side by side.** Search hotels, flights, and rental
cars across **every major hotel chain and loyalty program**, with cents-per-point valuations, price
prediction, your own loyalty balances and free-night certificates, rate alerts, and a checkout link
for the rate you pick, right from your AI client.
Built for **points and miles**: unlike award-flight-only tools, Gondola covers hotels, flights,
*and* cars, and puts the cash price and the award (points) price in one view so you can see exactly
when a redemption beats cash.
**Works with Claude, Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Windsurf, VS Code, ChatGPT, Gemini CLI, and any
MCP-compatible client.** Learn more at gondola.ai/mcp.
- **Endpoint:** https://mcp.gondola.ai/mcp/auth (Streamable HTTP)
- **Auth:** every tool uses your Gondola account. Your client signs you in with standard MCP
**OAuth 2.1 and Dynamic Client Registration** when you connect. A Gondola account is free, and
there is no API key to copy.
- **Tools:** 36 across hotels, flights, rental cars, events, loyalty, and analytics.
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Quick Install
Claude (directory)
In Claude, open **Settings > Connectors**, find **Gondola**, and choose **Connect**. Sign in to
Gondola when prompted. Guide: Using Gondola in Claude.
Claude Code plugin
Inside Claude Code:
This adds the Gondola MCP server plus slash commands (/hotel-points, /award-flights,
/worth-it, /optimize-points). Your client opens gondola.ai to sign you in via OAuth the first
time it connects.
Or add the MCP server directly (any client)
Every client below supports remote Streamable HTTP natively, so no mcp-remote bridge is needed.
Each one prompts for the Gondola sign-in when it connects.
**Claude Code**
**Codex CLI**
Or in ~/.codex/config.toml:
**Cursor** — ~/.cursor/mcp.json (or .cursor/mcp.json in a project):
**Windsurf** — ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json (note: serverUrl, not url):
**VS Code (Copilot / Agent mode)**
Or .vscode/mcp.json (note: top-level key is servers):
**Gemini CLI** — install as an extension (bundles the server plus usage context):
Or wire it up by hand in ~/.gemini/settings.json (note: httpUrl, not url):
**Claude Desktop (custom connector)** — Settings → Connectors → **Add custom connector** → name
gondola, URL https://mcp.gondola.ai/mcp/auth. Leave the OAuth client fields and headers blank
(DCR handles it).
**ChatGPT** — Settings → Connectors → Advanced → **Developer mode**, then **Add custom connector** →
URL https://mcp.gondola.ai/mcp/auth, auth = OAuth.
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What you can do
Ask naturally, or use the slash commands the plugin installs.
Compare cash vs. points for hotels
Search award + cash flights together
Make your points work harder
Watch a price
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MCP tools (36)
Every tool runs against your Gondola account after the one-time OAuth sign-in.
Booking is handled through Gondola's checkout: get_booking_link and get_vehicle_booking_link
hand your client a link to the exact rate, and you finish the reservation on the web. Flight search
is discovery-only; flights cannot be booked through Gondola yet.
Search
| Tool | What it does |
|------|--------------|
| search_hotels | Find hotels by location and dates, with cash and points rates and deal scores. |
| get_hotel_details | Stored property facts for one hotel: address, brand, ratings, amenities, room types, policies, and fees. |
| get_similar_hotels | Find hotels similar to a given hotel. |
| search_flights | Search for flights by route and date. |
| search_events | Search for live events by artist, team, show, or event name. |
| search_vehicles | Search for rental vehicles at an airport or city. |
| get_vehicle_details | Get detailed information about a specific rental vehicle option. |