skiplagged

name: skiplagged description: Use when searching flights, hotels, or rental cars; comparing fares across flexible dates; discovering cheap destinations from a fixed origin; or hunting hidden-city ticketing deals. Trigger on multi-city itineraries, fare calendars, "where can I fly cheaply", price-sensitive trip planning, or any time the user wants a sanity-check against Google Flights pricing — Skiplagged surfaces hidden-city deals other engines deliberately hide. mcp: skiplagged: type: http url: https://mcp.skiplagged.com/mcp

Live travel search via Skiplagged's public MCP server. No auth required. Invoke via skill_mcp(mcp_name="skiplagged", tool_name="...", arguments='{}').

Skiplagged's edge over Google Flights and Kayak: it surfaces hidden-city ("skiplagged") deals — itineraries where you book a flight with a layover in your real destination and skip the final leg. These are often substantially cheaper than published fares for the same effective route, and other engines deliberately hide them.

When To Reach For This

Multi-city or open-jaw itineraries where the user is price-sensitive
The user has flexibility on dates or destination
You've already pulled prices from Google Flights and want a sanity check or a better deal
A leg of a multi-leg trip ends at a major hub — strong hidden-city candidate
The user explicitly mentions Skiplagged or "hidden city"

Documented Tools

Tool	Purpose
`sk_flights_search`	One-way or round-trip flight search between specific airports/dates
`sk_flex_departure_calendar`	Departure-date fare calendar around a target date
`sk_flex_return_calendar`	Return-date fare calendar that holds trip length roughly constant
`sk_destinations_anywhere`	Cheapest destinations from a given origin in a date window
`sk_hotels_search`	Hotels by city/dates/occupancy
`sk_hotel_details`	Room-level pricing/amenities for a specific hotel

Skiplagged also offers rental car search; the tool name isn't in their public docs, so check the tool catalog when you need it.

Usage Pattern

Parameters use camelCase. Verified shapes below; if a call fails with a Required error, the error message names the missing field — use that exactly.

Search a single flight leg

skill_mcp(mcp_name="skiplagged", tool_name="sk_flights_search", arguments='{
  "origin": "SFO",
  "destination": "BOS",
  "departureDate": "2026-05-02",
  "adults": 1,
  "cabinClass": "economy"
}')

Find the cheapest day to fly within a window

skill_mcp(mcp_name="skiplagged", tool_name="sk_flex_departure_calendar", arguments='{
  "origin": "IST",
  "destination": "PTY",
  "departureDate": "2026-05-26",
  "adults": 1
}')

Discover cheap destinations from an origin

skill_mcp(mcp_name="skiplagged", tool_name="sk_destinations_anywhere", arguments='{
  "origin": "BOS",
  "departureDate": "2026-02-15",
  "adults": 1
}')

Recommended Flow

If dates and destination are firm → sk_flights_search.
If dates are flexible → start with sk_flex_departure_calendar to find the cheap day, then sk_flights_search on that day for full options.
If the destination is flexible → sk_destinations_anywhere.
For multi-city trips, search each leg separately and compare against a single-airline through-fare on the carrier's own site. Single tickets often win even at a small premium because of bag-through-checking and missed-connection protection.
Always surface the booking link Skiplagged returns. Skiplagged's price is indicative; the booking partner's price at click-time is what you'd actually pay.

Hidden-City Caveats — Surface These Before Booking

Hidden-city deals are real savings but carry rules a normal traveler doesn't think about. Always flag these to the user before they book a hidden-city itinerary:

No checked bags. Bags get tagged to the final ticketed destination, not the city you're getting off in.
One-way only. If you skip a segment on a round-trip, the rest of the itinerary auto-cancels.
Frequent flyer risk. Airlines have stripped miles and closed accounts for repeat skiplagging on their own program. Don't credit hidden-city flights to that airline's loyalty program.
Same name across all bookings. Mixing passengers across hidden-city tickets has gotten travelers in trouble.

Other Notes

Prices are indicative — always re-verify on the booking link before purchasing.
Public server, no auth — no API key, no account. Heavy automated use may be throttled.
Coverage — Skiplagged covers most major carriers but isn't exhaustive. For high-stakes bookings, cross-check against Google Flights or the airline directly.