How to integrate Bart MCP with OpenClaw

Connect OpenClaw to Bart MCP. Find next departures from embarcadero station, get real-time trip updates for richmond line, and more using natural language, with authentication handled for you.

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Bart is the Bay Area Rapid Transit system, providing fast public transportation across the San Francisco Bay Area. It helps commuters and travelers get real-time schedule info, plan routes, and stay updated on service changes.

18 Tools

Introduction

OpenClaw is the fastest growing agent harness out there, which can work 24/7 to automate almost any kind of tasks. However, its capabilities are limited to the tools it has access to. Composio allows your OpenClaw to access Bart with authentication management handled for you. You can execute actions on Bart via your favorite OpenClaw interface (Telegram, WhatsApp, TUI, etc), whichever you prefer.

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Why use Composio?

Apart from a managed and hosted MCP server, you will get:

  • Programmatic tool calling allows LLMs to write its code in a remote workbench to handle complex tool chaining. Reduces to-and-fro with LLMs for frequent tool calling.
  • Handling Large tool responses out of LLM context to minimize context rot.
  • Dynamic just-in-time access to 20,000 tools across 1500+ other Apps for cross-app workflows. It loads the tools you need, so LLMs aren't overwhelmed by tools you don't need.

How to install Bart with OpenClaw

Using Composio API Key and Setup Prompt

Copy the setup prompt from the OpenClaw dashboard
  • Run it in your OpenClaw chat interface.
  • Authenticate Bart from the dashboard
  • Go back to your OpenClaw interface and start asking questions.

Using OpenClaw/Composio Plugin

1. Install OpenClaw Composio plugin

bash
openclaw plugins install @composio/openclaw-plugin

2. Copy the API Key from dashboard.composio.dev

3. Setup OpenClaw Config

bash
openclaw config set plugins.entries.composio.config.consumerKey "ck_your_key_here"

4. Restart OpenClaw

bash
openclaw gateway restart

5. Go to your chat interface and start asking questions.

6. When prompted, authenticate the app and you're all set.

How It Works

The plugin connects to Composio's MCP server at https://connect.composio.dev/mcp and registers all available tools directly into the OpenClaw agent. Tools are called by name — no extra search or execute steps needed.

If a tool returns an auth error, the agent will prompt you to connect that toolkit at dashboard.composio.dev.

Configuration

bash
{
  "plugins": {
    "entries": {
      "composio": {
        "enabled": true,
        "config": {
          "consumerKey": "ck_your_key_here"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}
OptionDescriptionDefault
enabledEnable or disable the plugintrue
consumerKeyYour Composio consumer key (ck_...)—
mcpUrlMCP server URL (advanced)https://connect.composio.dev/mcp

What is the Bart MCP server, and what's possible with it?

The Bart MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Bart account. It provides structured and secure access to BART schedules, fares, routes, stations, and live service information, so your agent can check departures, plan trips, compare fares, monitor advisories, and review station access on your behalf.

  • Real time departure tracking: Have your agent check estimated departures from a chosen BART station and report how many trains are currently active.
  • Trip schedules and fares: Let the agent find scheduled trips by departure or arrival time and compare Clipper and cash fares between stations.
  • Routes and station details: Direct your agent to list BART routes, inspect route schedules, and retrieve detailed station information.
  • Service and elevator updates: Instruct your agent to check current service advisories, trip updates, and elevator status across BART stations.
  • Station access planning: Have your agent review parking, connecting transit, bike facilities, and locker options before your trip.

Conclusion

You've successfully integrated Bart with OpenClaw using Composio plugin. Now interact with Bart directly from your terminal, Web UI, or any messenger app using natural language commands.

Key benefits of this setup:

  • Seamless integration across TUI, Web UIs, and Messenger apps like Telegram, WhatsApp, Slack, etc.
  • Natural language commands for Bart operations
  • Managed authentication through Composio
  • Access to 20,000+ tools across 1500+ apps for cross-app workflows
  • Programmatic tool calling for complex tool chaining

Next steps:

  • Try asking OpenClaw to perform various Bart operations
  • Explore cross-app workflows by connecting more toolkits like Calendar, Slack, Notion, etc.
  • Build complex automation scripts that leverage OpenClaw's 24/7 running capabilities
TOOLS

Supported Tools

Every Bart action and event your agent gets out of the box.

Get BART API Version

Get the current version of the BART API.

Get Elevator Status

Tool to fetch current elevator status across all BART stations.

Get Estimated Departures

Tool to get real-time estimated departure times for a specified BART station.

Get BART Fare

Get fare information between two BART stations including Clipper and cash prices.

Get GTFS-RT Service Alerts

Tool to fetch GTFS-RT service alerts in protobuf format for integration with GTFS static feed.

Get GTFS-RT Trip Updates

Tool to fetch real-time trip updates in GTFS-Realtime format.

Download GTFS Static Schedule Feed

Downloads the BART static GTFS (General Transit Feed Specification) schedule feed as a ZIP archive.

Get Route Info

Tool to fetch detailed information about a specific BART route.

Get Route Schedule

Tool to get detailed schedule information for a specific BART route showing all trains and their stops.

Get BART Schedule Arrive

Tool to retrieve schedule information based on a specified arrival time.

Get BART Schedule Depart

Get BART train schedules departing from an origin station to a destination station at a specified time.

Get Service Advisories

Tool to fetch current BART service advisories.

Get Station Access

Get comprehensive station access information including parking, transit, bike facilities, and lockers.

Get Station Info

Get detailed information for a specific BART station by its abbreviation code.

Get BART Stations

Get a list of all BART stations with their complete information.

Get Station Schedule

Get detailed scheduled departure information for a specific BART station.

Get Train Count

Tool to fetch current count of trains active in the BART system.

List BART Routes

Tool to get a list of all current BART routes/lines with basic information.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

With a standalone Bart MCP server, the agents and LLMs can only access a fixed set of Bart tools tied to that server. However, with the Composio Tool Router, agents can dynamically load tools from Bart and many other apps based on the task at hand, all through a single MCP endpoint.

Yes, you can. OpenClaw fully supports MCP integration. You get structured tool calling, message history handling, and model orchestration while Tool Router takes care of discovering and serving the right Bart tools.

Yes, absolutely. You can configure which Bart scopes and actions are allowed when connecting your account to Composio. You can also bring your own OAuth credentials or API configuration so you keep full control over what the agent can do.

All sensitive data such as tokens, keys, and configuration is fully encrypted at rest and in transit. Composio is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant and follows strict security practices so your Bart data and credentials are handled as safely as possible.

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