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Price-insights check with Claude

The recipe that only this API can run: the agent compares a quoted fare against Google’s own price band for the route and dates. Below the band’s low end → take it; above the high end → wait. The verdict field gives the agent a defensible recommendation with a source.

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Step 1 · Connect

Add the MCP server as a connector

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, paste the URL. If your client supports custom headers, prefer sending the key as x-rapidapi-key instead of in the URL.

connect
https://flights.flightpowers.com/mcp?rapidapi_key=YOUR_RAPIDAPI_KEY

Bring your own RapidAPI key: every request is billed to your own subscription, never ours.

Step 2 · Ask it

The prompt

Verbatim: paste it, or anything shaped like it. The agent maps it to the call below.

“I was quoted $129 for JFK→Cancún on January 1. Should I take it?”

Step 3 · Under the hood

What the agent calls

No glue code: the agent reads the tool schema, picks the tool, and fills these parameters from your prompt.

tool call
// search_oneway_flights
{
  "from_airport": "JFK",
  "to_airport": "CUN",
  "departure_date": "2027-01-01",
  "limit": 3
}

Step 4 · Read the response

Fields your logic reads

The response is flat JSON. These are the fields this recipe branches on, with what each one means.

price_insights_lownumber | null

The bottom of Google’s historical price band for this route and dates. Null when Google doesn’t publish a band: treat the fare as unjudged, not bad.

price_insights_highnumber | null

The top of the band. A fare above it is expensive for the route by Google’s own history.

price_range_in_relation_to_other_periods"low" | "typical" | "high" | null

Google’s verdict on the current fare against that band, the single field alerting, ranking, and “book now” logic branch on.

Questions, answered plainly

Is my key billed to me?
Yes. The MCP server is bring-your-own-key: Claude sends your RapidAPI key with each call and usage meters against your own subscription on RapidAPI. There is no FlightPowers account and no second bill.
Does this need a server of mine?
No. The MCP servers are hosted at flights.flightpowers.com and hotels.flightpowers.com: you add a URL to Claude, not a deployment.
What does it cost?
The Google Flights Live API's free tier is 10 requests/month with a hard cap: enough to verify your key works, not to evaluate. The PRO plan is $10/month for 2,500 requests, and every plan includes every endpoint.

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