by core-marlo
Marlo: integrated finance and operations solutions for maritime and shipping companies — streamline accounting, fleet op
Connects to Marlo's maritime finance and operations platform to access vessel data, voyage management, banking, and compliance information for shipping companies.
Marlo is an official MCP server published by core-marlo that provides AI assistants with tools and capabilities via the Model Context Protocol. Marlo: integrated finance and operations solutions for maritime and shipping companies — streamline accounting, fleet op It is categorized under finance, analytics data.
You can install Marlo in your AI client of choice. Use the install panel on this page to get one-click setup for Cursor, Claude Desktop, VS Code, and other MCP-compatible clients. This server runs locally on your machine via the stdio transport.
MIT
Marlo is released under the MIT license. This is a permissive open-source license, meaning you can freely use, modify, and distribute the software.
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According to our notes, Marlo benefits from clear Model Context Protocol framing — fewer ambiguous “AI plugin” claims.
I recommend Marlo for teams standardizing on MCP; the explainx.ai page compares cleanly with sibling servers.
Marlo reduced integration guesswork — categories and install configs on the listing matched the upstream repo.
Strong directory entry: Marlo surfaces stars and publisher context so we could sanity-check maintenance before adopting.
Marlo is among the better-indexed MCP projects we tried; the explainx.ai summary tracks the official description.
We wired Marlo into a staging workspace; the listing’s GitHub and npm pointers saved time versus hunting across READMEs.
We evaluated Marlo against two servers with overlapping tools; this profile had the clearer scope statement.
Marlo is among the better-indexed MCP projects we tried; the explainx.ai summary tracks the official description.
We evaluated Marlo against two servers with overlapping tools; this profile had the clearer scope statement.
Marlo is a well-scoped MCP server in the explainx.ai directory — install snippets and categories matched our Claude Code setup.
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A Python client for interacting with the Marlo MCP (Model Context Protocol) server. This package provides an async client for making authenticated requests to the MCP API and includes example tools for vessel data retrieval.
Marlo is a finance and operations platform designed for maritime and shipping companies.
Marlo helps shipping businesses manage their entire operations from a single platform. It offers tools for:
Marlo is designed for various roles in the maritime industry, including CEOs, CFOs, chartering managers, operations managers, accountants, vessel owners, operators, and commercial managers. Its goal is to simplify operations, ensure compliance, and help maritime businesses grow. To subscribe to Marlo or request a demo, simply email our team at [email protected]. We're happy to help you get started!
here the example use for consume the mcp server
{
"mcpServers": {
"marlo-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["marlo-mcp"],
"env": {
"MARLO_MCP_API_KEY": "<your-api-key>"
}
}
}
}
For Claude Desktop, you can install and interact with it right away by running:
mcp install PATH/TO/main.py -v MARLO_MCP_API_KEY=<your-api-key>
The Marlo MCP client provides the following tools:
get_vessels: Get all available vessels with minimal vessel detailsget_vessel_details: Get details of a specific vesselcreate_vessel: Create a new vesselsearch_ports: Search multiple portssearch_cargos: Search for cargosget_all_charter_specialists: Get all available charter specialistssearch_charterer_contacts: Search for charterer contactsget_all_voyages: Get all voyagesget_voyage_details: Get details of a specific voyageget_voyage_profit_and_loss: Get voyage profit and lossget_all_estimates_sheet: Get all estimates sheetget_estimate_sheet_details: Get details of a specific estimate sheetget_all_cargo_books: Get all cargo booksget_cargo_book_details: Get details of a specific cargo booklist_all_vessel_fixtures: List all vessel fixturesget_vessel_fixture_details: Get details of a specific vessel fixtureget_voyage_contacts: Get voyage contactsget_voyage_contacts_financial_details: Get financial details for voyage contactsget_vessel_fixture_contacts: Get contacts for a vessel fixtureget_vessel_fixture_contacts_financial_details: Get financial details for vessel fixture contactsget_invoice_details: Get invoice detailsget_bill_details: Get bill detailsvoyage_port_disbursements: Get voyage port disbursementsget_voyage_laytime: Get voyage laytimelist_all_customers: List all customerslist_all_vendors: List all vendorslist_all_lendors: List all lendorsget_customer_details: Get customer detailsget_vendor_details: Get vendor detailslist_all_bills: List all billslist_all_invoices: List all invoicesget_journal_entries: Get journal entrieslist_all_vendor_credits: List all vendor creditsget_vendor_credit_details: Get vendor credit detailslist_all_credit_notes: List all credit notesget_credit_note_details: Get credit note detailslist_all_external_loans: List all external loansget_external_loan_details: Get external loan detailslist_all_marlo_loans: List all marlo loansget_market_rates: List all market ratesget_market_rate_details: Get market rate detailsget_covenant: Get covenantget_credit_score: Get credit scoreget_interest_rates: List all interest rateslist_all_sanctions_case_manager: List all sanctions case managerget_sanctions_case_manager_details: Get sanctions case manager detailssearch_sanctions: Search sanctionssearch_individual_sanction: Search individual sanctionlist_all_bank_accounts: List all bank accountslist_all_bank_transactions: List all bank transactionsget_profit_loss: Get profit and loss dataget_balance_sheet: Get balance sheet dataget_global_search_vessel_list: Get a global search vessel listget_vessel_valuation: Get vessel valuationlist_approval_transactions: List approval transactionsget_global_account_currency_balance: Get a global account currency balancelist_all_global_accounts: List all global accountslist_all_payouts: List all payoutsget_payout_details: Get payout detailsget_company_valuation: Get a valuation of companyget_operational_cashflow: Get operational cashflow dataget_cashbalance_streams: Get cashbalance streams dataget_all_borrowers_summary_for_lender: Get summary of all borrowers with their loan statistics and portfolio totalsget_borrower_financial_details_for_lender: Get comprehensive financial analysis and loan details for a specific borrower company
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Prerequisites
Time Estimate
15-60 minutes depending on server complexity
Steps
Troubleshooting
✓ Do
✗ Don't
💡 Pro Tips
Architecture
Model Context Protocol standardizes how AI hosts (Claude, Cursor) communicate with external tools and data sources through server implementations.
Protocols
Compatibility
✓ Use when
Use when you need Claude to access external data, execute actions, or integrate with tools. Best for extending AI capabilities beyond conversation.
✗ Avoid when
Avoid when native integrations exist (use official APIs directly), for real-time critical systems, or when security/compliance requires zero external dependencies.