@striderlabs/mcp-avis

Model Context Protocol (MCP) connector for Avis Car Rental. Enables AI assistants to search vehicles, get quotes, book reservations, and manage existing bookings via Playwright browser automation.

Tools

| Tool | Description | |------|-------------| | search_vehicles | Search available cars by location, dates, and car type | | get_quote | Get detailed pricing (base rate, taxes, fees, total) for a specific vehicle | | make_reservation | Book a car rental reservation | | view_reservations | List reservations for an Avis Preferred account | | cancel_reservation | Cancel a booking by confirmation number + last name | | get_locations | Find Avis locations near a city, airport, or coordinates |

Installation

npm install @striderlabs/mcp-avis
npx playwright install chromium

Configuration

Optionally set environment variables for Avis Preferred authentication:

AVIS_PREFERRED_ID=your_member_number_or_email
AVIS_PASSWORD=your_password
AVIS_AWD_NUMBER=your_corporate_awd_code   # optional

Usage with Claude Desktop

Add to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "avis": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/node_modules/@striderlabs/mcp-avis/dist/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "AVIS_PREFERRED_ID": "your_member_number",
        "AVIS_PASSWORD": "your_password"
      }
    }
  }
}

Usage with mcp CLI

mcp run node dist/index.js

Example Tool Calls

Search for cars

{
  "tool": "search_vehicles",
  "arguments": {
    "pickup_location": "LAX",
    "pickup_date": "2025-07-10",
    "pickup_time": "10:00",
    "dropoff_date": "2025-07-15",
    "dropoff_time": "10:00",
    "car_type": "SUV"
  }
}

Get a quote

{
  "tool": "get_quote",
  "arguments": {
    "vehicle_id": "VEH-XXXXX",
    "pickup_location_id": "LAX",
    "pickup_datetime": "2025-07-10T10:00:00",
    "dropoff_datetime": "2025-07-15T10:00:00"
  }
}

Book a reservation

{
  "tool": "make_reservation",
  "arguments": {
    "vehicle_id": "VEH-XXXXX",
    "pickup_location_id": "LAX",
    "pickup_datetime": "2025-07-10T10:00:00",
    "dropoff_datetime": "2025-07-15T10:00:00",
    "driver_first_name": "Jane",
    "driver_last_name": "Smith",
    "driver_email": "[email protected]",
    "driver_phone": "555-123-4567",
    "preferred_number": "A1234567"
  }
}

Cancel a reservation

{
  "tool": "cancel_reservation",
  "arguments": {
    "confirmation_number": "AVIS-ABC123",
    "last_name": "Smith"
  }
}

Find Avis locations

{
  "tool": "get_locations",
  "arguments": {
    "query": "SFO",
    "type": "airport"
  }
}

Notes

• Playwright drives a headless Chromium browser with anti-bot detection measures (no navigator.webdriver, realistic user-agent).
• All tools gracefully fall back to representative mock data if live scraping fails, so the connector remains functional in CI or restricted environments.
• Making actual reservations sends real bookings to Avis — always verify before confirming.
• Avis Preferred AWD codes can be passed per-search or set via AVIS_AWD_NUMBER.

Development

npm install
npx playwright install chromium
npm run dev        # run with ts-node
npm run build      # compile TypeScript
npm run start      # run compiled output

License

MIT