AI assistants

Use Spotsurfer in AI assistants

Find and book parking at ski towns and airports from Claude, ChatGPT and other AI assistants.

This page is for people and for AI assistants. It describes the Spotsurfer connector: where it lives, what its tools do and how to add it.

Connector URL

Add this address as a custom connector (also called a remote MCP server) in your AI assistant. No sign-in is needed.

https://dev.spotsurfer.com/mcp

Add it to Claude

Custom connectors work on every Claude plan. Free plans can add one custom connector.

  1. Go to Customize › Connectors.
  2. Select + Add, then Add custom connector.
  3. Enter the name Spotsurfer and the connector URL above, then select Continue.
  4. Under Authentication, choose No sign in, then select Add.
  5. In a chat, use the + button, open Connectors and turn on Spotsurfer.

Full steps: Get started with custom connectors using remote MCP (Claude Help Center).

Add it to ChatGPT

Custom MCP servers are available on ChatGPT Business and Enterprise/Edu on the web, and are added by workspace admins and owners.

  1. Go to Plugins.
  2. Select the plus button, then Add custom MCP server.
  3. Enter the name Spotsurfer, and under Connection enter the connector URL above. Spotsurfer needs no authentication.
  4. Review the risk warning, tick I understand and want to continue, then select Create as a plugin.
  5. In a chat, type @ and select Spotsurfer.

Full steps: Connecting custom MCP servers in ChatGPT (OpenAI Help Center).

What it can do

  • Search parking by town, ski area or destination, with live prices and spots left for your dates.
  • Search parking near US airports by airport code, name or city.
  • Show a location's details: address, parking instructions, amenities and reviews.
  • List season parking passes.
  • Show the optional Park Guard protection plans where a location offers them.
  • Give you a link to book on spotsurfer.com.

What it can't do

  • It has no sign-in and no access to anyone's account, bookings or payment details.
  • It can't book or cancel. Booking and payment happen on spotsurfer.com.

Tools

What the connector can look up for you. Everything is read-only.

Search parking

Finds parking at a town, ski area or destination for your dates, with prices, spots left and a booking link.

Try: “Find parking at Vail this Saturday.”

Search airport parking

Finds parking near a US airport for your dates, by airport code, name or city.

Try: “Cheapest parking near DEN from Dec 20 to Dec 27.”

Get parking details

Shows the address, description, parking instructions, amenities, rating and price for one location.

Try: “Tell me more about parking at The Landing in Lionshead.”

Get parking reviews

Shows recent customer reviews and the average rating for a parking facility.

Try: “What do people say about parking at The Landing?”

List season parking passes

Lists season parking passes with the facility, town, price and the days each pass covers.

Try: “What season parking passes does Spotsurfer have?”

Get Spotsurfer help

Answers common questions about booking, cancelling and parking, with support contact details.

Try: “How do I cancel a Spotsurfer booking?”

For developers: tool names and inputs
  • search_parking: Check-in date (required), Destination, Check-out date, Number of results
  • search_airport_parking: Airport (required), Check-in date (required), Check-out date, Number of results
  • get_parking_details: Location (required), Check-in date, Check-out date
  • get_reviews: Facility (required), Number of reviews
  • list_season_passes: no inputs
  • get_faqs: no inputs

Limits

  • Tool calls per conversation: 20 a minute, 300 a day
  • Airport searches per conversation: 5 a minute
  • Requests per IP address: 600 a minute
  • Live partner searches, all users: 10 a minute
  • Identical searches reused for: 5 minutes

Machine-readable server card

Limits

About 20 requests a minute per conversation. Airport searches are limited to 5 a minute because they check live partner prices, and repeated searches are reused for 5 minutes. If it's busy, you'll be asked to try again shortly.

Contact

Questions about the connector: info@spotsurfer.com.

Privacy

The connector is read-only. It only reads the same parking information anyone can see on spotsurfer.com, and it never asks for your name, email, vehicle or payment details. See our Terms of Service & Privacy Policy. Questions? Contact us.