Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about Jinko Travel MCP Server

Q: What is MCP (Model Context Protocol)? A: MCP is an open protocol that standardizes how applications provide context to Large Language Models (LLMs), enabling AI models to access and interact with external data sources and tools.

Q: What is the Jinko Travel MCP Server? A: It’s the first MCP server providing access to over 2 million hotels with shopping and booking capabilities, allowing you to integrate these functionalities into your AI agents and applications.

Q: How do I get access to the production version of the MCP Server? A: Request access through the Jinko website: https://www.jinko.so/.

Q: What are the key features of the Jinko Travel MCP Server? A: The key features include Find Place, Search Hotels, Get Hotel Details, Book Hotel, and Get Facilities.

Q: Can you explain the ‘Find Place’ feature? A: This feature converts a user’s location query into standardized place information with coordinates, enabling accurate hotel searches.

Q: How does the ‘Search Hotels’ feature work? A: It allows you to search for available hotels based on location coordinates, check-in/check-out dates, number of adults/children, and optional facility filters.

Q: What kind of information does the ‘Get Hotel Details’ feature provide? A: It provides comprehensive details about a specific hotel, including descriptions, room types, rate information, cancellation policies, and amenity lists.

Q: What does the ‘Book Hotel’ feature do? A: This feature initiates a hotel booking process by creating a booking quote and returning a payment link for the user.

Q: How can I use the ‘Get Facilities’ feature? A: This feature retrieves a list of hotel facilities in various languages to help filter hotel searches based on user-specified amenities.

Q: What languages are supported for hotel facilities data? A: The server supports English (en), Spanish (es), Italian (it), Hebrew (he), Arabic (ar), and German (de).

Q: How do I install the Jinko Travel MCP Server? A: You can install it globally using npm install -g jinko-mcp-dev or run it directly with npx jinko-mcp-dev.

Q: What is UBOS, and how does it relate to the Jinko Travel MCP Server? A: UBOS is a full-stack AI Agent Development Platform that helps orchestrate AI Agents, connect them with enterprise data, build custom AI Agents, and develop Multi-Agent Systems. The Jinko Travel MCP Server can be integrated with UBOS for more powerful AI travel applications.

Q: What is stdio transport, and how does the MCP server use it? A: The MCP server uses stdio transport, which means it can be used directly with MCP clients that support this transport type.

Q: Can I earn commission on sales if I use the production environment? A: Yes, contact Jinko via their website to get access to the production environment and discuss commission opportunities.

Q: What should I do if I need more than 50 hotel results? A: Use the load-more-hotels tool with the session ID from the previous search to retrieve additional results.

Q: What parameters are required for the find-place tool? A: The required parameter is query (user’s input for place search). The language parameter is optional (default is ‘en’).