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Cedar AI MCP for AI Agents. Manage rail logistics and assets with natural language queries.

Cedar AI gives you a natural language interface to manage complex rail operations, logistics, and asset tracking. Use your agent to query yard inventory, record car movements, and track waybills without leaving your chat window.

Cedar AI MCP is compatible with Claude Claude
Cedar AI MCP is compatible with ChatGPT ChatGPT
Cedar AI MCP is compatible with Cursor Cursor
Cedar AI MCP is compatible with Gemini Gemini
Cedar AI MCP is compatible with Windsurf Windsurf
Cedar AI MCP is compatible with VS Code VS Code
Cedar AI MCP is compatible with JetBrains JetBrains
Cedar AI MCP is compatible with Vercel Vercel
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Give Claude and any AI agent real-world access

Track Railcar Inventory and Status

Get a full list of every car currently in the yard, including its detailed metadata and current condition.

Log Movements On Track

Record when cars are placed into a specific track or when they are removed from the facility.

Manage Work Orders and Tasks

View, update, and manage the lifecycle of movement instructions and associated tasks for rail assets.

Query Shipping Documentation

Pull up detailed information on waybills to understand shipping routes, commodities, and instructions.

Record Train Arrivals and Departures

Log the arrival or departure of entire trains to keep your operational records synchronized with physical movement.

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What AI agents can do with Cedar AI: 12 Tools for Rail Management

These tools allow you to execute every core function of terminal operations, from listing assets to updating work orders, all through simple conversation.

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Arrive Train

Logs the arrival event for a specific train.

Depart Train

Logs the departure event for a specific train.

Get Railcar Details

Pulls up comprehensive data and status information for one railcar unit.

Get Waybill Details

Retrieves all specific details related to a single shipping waybill.

Get Work Order Details

Shows the full history and status for a particular work order number.

List Inventory

Returns a complete list of all railcars currently registered in your facility inventory.

List Waybills

Generates a searchable list of all available waybill numbers and basic shipment info.

List Work Orders

Provides an overview list of active or pending work orders across the system.

Pickup Cars

Records the physical removal and pickup of railcars from a location.

Setout Cars

Logs the placement or setout of one or more railcars at a designated track.

Update Railcar Status

Changes the operational status of a specific railcar, such as marking it clean or...

Update Work Order

Modifies details on an existing work order to reflect changes in operations.

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Cedar AI MCP is compatible with Claude

Claude AI

1

Open Claude Settings

Go to claude.ai, click your profile icon, then navigate to Customize → Connectors.

2

Add Custom Connector

Click the "+" button and select Add custom connector. Paste your Vinkius endpoint URL:

https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp

Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your token from cloud.vinkius.com. For OAuth-protected servers, expand Advanced settings to add credentials.

3

Start a conversation

Open a new chat. The Cedar AI integration is available immediately — no restart needed.

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Turn any API into an MCP. Import a spec, define Agent Skills, or deploy with MCPFusion.

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Start with Cedar AI, then connect any of our 5,200+ other servers whenever your AI needs more. One click, no limits.

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  • Works with Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and more
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Tracking rail assets used to require a dozen different clicks. Solved with Vinkius AI Gateway

Today, checking on a single car's status means juggling multiple screens. You check the yard inventory dashboard for its location; then you open the work order system to see if maintenance is pending; after that, you have to pull up the separate waybill tool just to confirm who owns it next. It's copy-pasting data between three or four different tabs just to get a single, coherent picture.

With this MCP, you simply ask your agent: 'Show me everything on car TBOX 102.' The system runs the necessary checks—pulling details from inventory, work orders, and waybills—and gives you a single answer. You get instant operational context without ever leaving your conversation window.

Cedar AI MCP Gives You Complete Control Over Rail Operations

The tedious manual steps of logging every car placement, updating status tags (like Bad Order), and recording train arrivals used to be slow forms filled out at the end of a shift. That data was often delayed or inaccurate.

Now, these critical operational records are updated live through conversation. You tell your agent about an event, and it executes tools like setout_cars or arrive_train immediately. Your operational status is always current.

What your AI can actually do with this

Managing rail assets used to mean jumping between multiple systems: the yard management terminal for inventory, another dashboard for work orders, and a third for documentation. Now you can coordinate those operations just by talking to your AI client. You tell your agent what needs to happen—like tracking where two specific cars are or logging that a train arrived at a certain track—and it handles the details across all systems.

It keeps your inventory and operational records current through simple conversation, letting you manage everything from car placement to work order status without ever clicking through complicated menus. When you connect this MCP via Vinkius, you get access to reliable coordination of rail logistics right in your preferred workspace.

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Questions you might have

Can I use Cedar AI MCP to list all car inventory? +

Yes, you can use the list_inventory tool to get a complete roster of every railcar in your facility right now. This gives you current metadata and status for all units.

How do I record that cars have been moved? +

You log car placements or removals using setout_cars and pickup_cars. Just tell the agent which cars were moved and what location they went to, and it updates the inventory.

Does Cedar AI MCP handle train arrivals? +

Yes, you use the arrive_train tool to log a train's arrival event. This keeps your records synced with actual physical rail movements across the terminal.

What if I need details for a specific waybill? +

You use get_waybill_details. Simply provide the waybill number, and the agent retrieves all associated shipping instructions, routes, and commodity data immediately.

Can this MCP update car condition? +

Yes, you can run update_railcar_status to change a railcar's operational status. This is necessary for logging conditions like 'Bad Order' or marking it as Loaded/Empty.