OpenVan.camp API for AI Agents

Discovery files

• /.well-known/ai-plugin.json — legacy AI plugin manifest
• /.well-known/openapi.json — compact OpenAPI for Custom GPT Actions and MCP servers (v1.1)
• /docs.openapi — full OpenAPI schema (all endpoints)
• /llms.txt — human-readable site index for LLMs
• /llms-full.txt — extended index with content
• /robots.txt — 27+ AI bots explicitly allowed

Public data endpoints

curl examples

# Cheapest diesel in Europe
curl 'https://openvan.camp/api/fuel/prices?source=my-agent' \
  | jq '.data | to_entries | map(select(.value.region=="europe")) | sort_by(.value.prices.diesel) | .[0:5]'

# Upcoming vanlife events in Germany
curl 'https://openvan.camp/api/events?country=DE&status=upcoming&source=my-agent'

# Compare food costs: Germany vs Turkey
curl 'https://openvan.camp/api/vanbasket/compare?from=DE&to=TR&source=my-agent'

# Today's van-travel weather score for Spain
curl 'https://openvan.camp/api/vansky/weather/ES?source=my-agent'

# Latest stories in French
curl 'https://openvan.camp/api/stories?locale=fr&limit=10&source=my-agent'

Attribution & rate limits

• Pass ?source=<your-domain-or-app> on every request — it helps us track AI adoption and credit you in public reports.
• Rate limit: 120 requests/minute per IP. Check X-RateLimit-Remaining header.
• CORS is enabled for all /api/* and /.well-known/*.json — safe to call from browser-based agents.
• No API key, no signup, no authentication.
• Data updates: fuel prices weekly, currency daily, weather hourly, events/stories continuously.

For Custom GPT builders

1. Open chat.openai.com/gpts/editor
2. In Actions → Import from URL, paste: https://openvan.camp/.well-known/openapi.json
3. Auth: None. Privacy: openvan.camp/en/privacy
4. Logo: vanlife-logo.png

Model Context Protocol (MCP)

@openvancamp/mcp-server exposes 11 read-only tools (fuel, weather, events, food index, currency, news) for any MCP-compatible host: Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, Continue, ChatGPT Apps SDK.

Remote (Streamable HTTP)

Hosted endpoint, no install — intended for ChatGPT Apps SDK and web-based agents:

https://mcp.openvan.camp/mcp

Local (stdio, via npx)

For Claude Desktop / Cursor / Windsurf add to your MCP config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openvan": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@openvancamp/mcp-server"]
    }
  }
}

Source on GitHub: Kopaev/openvan-camp-public-api/mcp-server · npm: @openvancamp/mcp-server

Contact

Questions, integrations, rate-limit requests, corrections: hello@openvan.camp