About WithBy
WithBy connects AI agents to Washington pass conditions and short stories about places along the state's highways. Its remote MCP server supplies the tools, while this repository provides connectors for Cursor, Claude Code, and Gemini CLI.
Key features
- 01Current conditions for Washington passes and bridges
- 02Chain rules and check times for four passes
- 03Stories about places along highways
- 04Stories near towns and along road stretches
- 05Save stories for a future drive
Use cases
- 01Check whether a Washington pass is open
- 02Find a story about a highway landmark
- 03Collect stories for a planned drive
MCP support
WithBy exposes pass and story tools through its hosted remote MCP server at `https://withby.ai/mcp`. The repository contains client connector configurations; some account-based tools require sign-in.
Configuration
Remote servers need no local install. Pick your client, then copy the config or install in one click.
https://withby.ai/mcpclaude mcp add --transport http ai-withby-withby https://withby.ai/mcp{"mcpServers":{"ai-withby-withby":{"type":"http","url":"https://withby.ai/mcp"}}}Open in Cursor{"servers":{"ai-withby-withby":{"type":"http","url":"https://withby.ai/mcp"}}}Open in VS Code{"mcpServers":{"ai-withby-withby":{"type":"http","url":"https://withby.ai/mcp"}}}{"mcpServers":{"ai-withby-withby":{"serverUrl":"https://withby.ai/mcp"}}}Run commands in a terminal; paste JSON into the client’s MCP config and restart. Servers that need sign-in will prompt on first connect.
Tools
Details
From the project READMEWithBy
Washington's mountain-pass conditions, checked every few minutes, and hundreds of short stories about the places along the road, told by Sal, WithBy's narrator.
This repository connects AI agents to WithBy through WithBy's own remote MCP server, https://withby.ai/mcp. It is a plugin for Cursor and Claude Code and an extension for Gemini CLI. Nothing installs or runs on your computer: the tools come from the server.
What it does
WithBy checks Washington's mountain passes every few minutes and judges each direction of Snoqualmie, Stevens, White and Blewett passes: open, chains or closed, with the time it looked. For 12 other passes and the I-90 and SR 520 floating bridges it gives WSDOT's own words.
It has hundreds of short stories about the places along the state's highways, told by Sal, WithBy's road-trip narrator. Ask whether a pass is open, ask for a story about a place, hear what Sal knows near a town or along a stretch of highway, and save the stories you want him to tell you on your next drive. WithBy covers Washington's highways today and says so when you ask about somewhere else.
Tools
| Tool | What it does | Needs an account |
|---|---|---|
pass_status | Whether one Washington pass or floating bridge is open, with the chain rules and the time checked | no |
passes_now | All Washington passes now | no |
story | Sal's story about a place along Washington's highways | no |
stretch_stories | The stories along a stretch of highway, in road order | no |
stories_near | The stories near a town, landmark or highway | no |
save_for_drive | Save stories for Sal to tell on your next drive | yes |
my_next_drive | Your next-drive list, in road order | yes |
The server is the source of truth for tool names and schemas.
Try
- Is Snoqualmie Pass open right now? Check WithBy.
- Tell me WithBy's story of Snoqualmie Falls.
- What does Sal know near North Bend?
Install
Cursor: Add WithBy to Cursor, or add it to ~/.cursor/mcp.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"withby": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://withby.ai/mcp"
}
}
}
Claude Code:
/plugin marketplace add yojowa/withby-plugin
/plugin install withby@withby
or claude mcp add --transport http withby https://withby.ai/mcp.
Gemini CLI:
gemini extensions install https://github.com/yojowa/withby-plugin
ChatGPT, Claude, the Gemini app and other assistants: see withby.ai/assistants.
The server
WithBy's MCP server is hosted at https://withby.ai/mcp (streamable HTTP; registry name ai.withby/withby). The server's code is not public. This repository holds the client plugin configuration for Cursor, Claude Code and Gemini CLI, and it is the place to report issues or ask questions about the WithBy connector. You can also write to [email protected].
Signing in
The tools marked "yes" need a WithBy account. The first time you use one, your agent opens WithBy's sign-in page, and you choose whether to let it use your account. The other tools work without signing in. You can disconnect at any time from your WithBy profile.
Privacy and support
- Privacy policy: https://withby.ai/privacy
- Terms: https://withby.ai/terms
- Support: [email protected]
License
MIT, for the files in this repository. The WithBy service is covered by its terms.
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