Cosmic's Camp Map › For AI assistants
MCP server · JSON API
Ask your assistant: can I camp here, and will I have signal?
The Camp Map works inside Claude, ChatGPT and any other assistant that speaks the Model Context Protocol. It answers with land status and the camping rule, signal for your carrier, the weekend forecast, nearby wildfires and road reports, across Canada and most of the US. One URL, no sign-up.
https://camp.cosmicotter.ca/mcpConnect it
Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector. Name it "Camp Map" and paste the URL above.
Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced, turn on developer mode, then create a connector with the URL above.
One line in a terminal:
claude mcp add --transport http camp-map https://camp.cosmicotter.ca/mcp
Add a remote (streamable HTTP) server:
{ "mcpServers": { "camp-map": {
"url": "https://camp.cosmicotter.ca/mcp" } } }Menu names in each assistant change from time to time; look for "connectors", "custom connector" or "MCP server".
Then just ask
Tools
| Tool | What it answers | Access |
|---|---|---|
plan_trip | Everything for one destination in one call: land status and the camping rule, signal per carrier, the 3-day forecast with workable days, wildfires within 60 km, road reports within 10 km and the best remote spots nearby. | Free |
check_spot | Land status at a point (Crown or public land, park, private, reserve…) with the camping rule, special areas, estimated signal per carrier, active logging, the nearest road and where to check fire bans. | Free |
find_spots | Remote camping spots that still have signal for your carrier. access=rental keeps to pavement or short gravel, as most rental agreements require. | Top 3 free All with pass |
weather | Now and a 3-day outlook from Environment Canada or the US National Weather Service. | Free |
wildfires | Active fires, perimeters and incidents nearby (CWFIS, NIFC). | Free |
road_reports | Recent field reports from map users: washouts, locked gates, 4x4 only, log hauling, camped here. | Free |
list_regions | The provinces, territories and states covered, and when their data was built. | Free |
work_week | Best spots to work from this week: signal, open sky for Starlink, flat ground, and the days dry and calm enough to work outside. | Pass |
hunting_spots | Access points near 5 to 10 year old cut blocks and winter ranges, with the hunting unit and trail-camera signal. | Pass |
camp_map_pass, start_pass_purchase, pass_status | What the pass adds, and buying it without leaving the conversation: the assistant shows a checkout link, and once you've paid it collects your pass key. | Free |
Every answer says how fresh its data is (as_of), and it is a planning aid, not a legal survey: posted signs and current rules always win.
The Camp Map Pass
Free covers most trips. The Camp Map Pass (CA$55 a year, or CA$7 a month, no account) unlocks work_week, hunting_spots, the full scouting list and hunting details in check_spot, a higher rate limit, and offline maps in the app. Already have it? Copy your key from the map (Layers › Camp Map Pass › Use with AI assistants) and give it to your assistant as a header:
Authorization: Bearer <your pass key>
Treat the key like a password. Don't have the pass? Ask your assistant to buy it: it can do the whole thing in the chat.
JSON API
The same tools as plain HTTPS, for scripts and apps. The tool list is at /api/v1 and the OpenAPI 3.1 description at /api/v1/openapi.json.
curl "https://camp.cosmicotter.ca/api/v1/check_spot?lat=49.75&lng=-123.13"
Limits: 120 requests a minute per address (30 for weather and fires); with a Camp Map Pass, 1,200 a minute and 50,000 calls a month per key. Running a rental fleet, tour company or app? A partner key gives higher limits: email brendon@cosmicotter.ca with the business name and expected volume.
Questions
Do I need an account or API key?
No. The free tools work with just the URL. The pass key only unlocks the pass tools and higher limits.
What does it cover?
Every province and territory in Canada and most US states; list_regions gives the current list and when each area's data was built.
Where does the data come from?
Provincial, territorial and federal open data (land status, ISED tower licences, CWFIS wildfires), US public land and FCC filings, Environment Canada and the US National Weather Service, OpenStreetMap, and speed tests and road reports from map users. Sources & terms.
What do you keep about my requests?
Counts of which tools are used, for rate limits and to see what's useful. No account, no names; the points you ask about aren't tied to you.