Add Gondola MCP server (free hotel/car, cash vs points) - #21
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Adds the Gondola MCP server (https://mcp.gondola.ai/mcp) to the three MCP configs (.mcp.json, opencode.json, Codex plugin .mcp.json), the README MCP table, and the agent's tool list in CLAUDE.md. Gondola is a free, no-key remote HTTP server. Its search_hotels and compare_rates tools return side-by-side cash vs award (points) pricing across Marriott, Hilton, Hyatt, IHG, Accor, Wyndham and more in a single call, and it also exposes rental cars (search_vehicles) and flights (search_flights), so it slots in next to the other free servers. Updated the free-server count from 5 to 6 (7 total with LiteAPI) and re-synced agents/travel-hacker.md from CLAUDE.md. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Summary
Adds the Gondola MCP server to the toolkit. Gondola is a free, no-key remote HTTP server at
https://mcp.gondola.ai/mcpfocused on the points-vs-cash decision: itssearch_hotelsandcompare_ratestools return side-by-side cash and award (points) pricing across Marriott, Hilton, Hyatt, IHG, Accor, Wyndham and more in a single call. It also exposes rental cars (search_vehicles), rate alerts, loyalty-portfolio optimization, and direct booking that earns points and status nights.Because it needs no API key, it slots in alongside the other always-available servers (Skiplagged, Kiwi, Trivago, Ferryhopper, Airbnb).
What changed
.mcp.json,opencode.json, andplugins/travel-hacking-toolkit/.mcp.json(Codex) — added thegondolaremote HTTP server entry.README.md— added the Gondola row to the MCP Servers table and bumped the free-server count from 5 to 6 (7 total with LiteAPI).CLAUDE.md— added Gondola to the agent's MCP server list with guidance to reach for it on "points or cash?" hotel questions.agents/travel-hacker.md— re-synced fromCLAUDE.mdviascripts/sync-agent.sh.No new env vars, so
.env.exampleis unchanged.Test plan
tools/listagainsthttps://mcp.gondola.ai/mcpconfirms the tools referenced (search_hotels, compare_rates, search_vehicles, etc.) with no auth required.scripts/sync-agent.shrun;agents/travel-hacker.mdin sync withCLAUDE.md.bash scripts/smoke-test.sh --quickpasses for everything touched here (MCP JSON validity, generated-table parity, agent sync, plugin manifests). The only failing check is the pre-existing stale-data TTL ondata/{points-valuations,sweet-spots,transfer-bonuses}.json, which fails identically on a cleanmainand is unrelated to this change.Generated with Claude Code