BoostedTravel

Agent-native flight search & booking. 400+ airlines, straight from the terminal — no browser, no scraping. Built for AI agents and developers.

API Base URL: https://api.boostedchat.com

Why BoostedTravel?

Flight websites inflate prices with demand tracking, cookie-based pricing, and surge markup. The same flight is often $20–$50 cheaper through BoostedTravel — raw airline price, zero markup.

	Google Flights / Booking.com / Expedia	BoostedTravel
Search	Free	Free
View details & price	Free (with tracking/inflation)	Free (no tracking)
Book	Ticket + hidden markup	$1 unlock + ticket price
Price goes up on repeat search?	Yes	Never

Quick Start

pip install boostedtravel

boostedtravel register --name my-agent --email you@example.com
export BOOSTEDTRAVEL_API_KEY=trav_...

boostedtravel search LHR JFK 2026-04-15
boostedtravel search LON BCN 2026-04-01 --return 2026-04-08 --cabin M --sort price
boostedtravel unlock off_xxx
boostedtravel book off_xxx \
  --passenger '{"id":"pas_0","given_name":"John","family_name":"Doe","born_on":"1990-01-15","gender":"m","title":"mr"}' \
  --email john.doe@example.com

All commands support --json for machine-readable output:

boostedtravel search GDN BER 2026-03-03 --json | jq '.offers[0]'

Install

Python (recommended)

pip install boostedtravel

JavaScript / TypeScript

npm install -g boostedtravel

Python SDK

from boostedtravel import BoostedTravel

bt = BoostedTravel(api_key="trav_...")
flights = bt.search("LHR", "JFK", "2026-04-15")
print(f"{flights.total_results} offers, cheapest: {flights.cheapest.summary()}")

unlocked = bt.unlock(flights.offers[0].id)
booking = bt.book(
    offer_id=unlocked.offer_id,
    passengers=[{"id": "pas_0", "given_name": "John", "family_name": "Doe", "born_on": "1990-01-15", "gender": "m", "title": "mr"}],
    contact_email="john.doe@example.com",
)
print(f"Booked! PNR: {booking.booking_reference}")

JS SDK

import { BoostedTravel } from 'boostedtravel';

const bt = new BoostedTravel({ apiKey: 'trav_...' });
const flights = await bt.search('LHR', 'JFK', '2026-04-15');
console.log(`${flights.totalResults} offers`);

MCP Server (Claude Desktop / Cursor / Windsurf)

npx boostedtravel-mcp

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "boostedtravel": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "boostedtravel-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "BOOSTEDTRAVEL_API_KEY": "trav_your_api_key"
      }
    }
  }
}

CLI Commands

Command	Description
boostedtravel register	Get your API key
boostedtravel search <origin> <dest> <date>	Search flights (free)
boostedtravel locations <query>	Resolve city/airport to IATA codes
boostedtravel unlock <offer_id>	Unlock offer details ($1)
boostedtravel book <offer_id>	Book the flight (free after unlock)
boostedtravel setup-payment	Set up payment method
boostedtravel me	View profile & usage stats

All commands accept --json for structured output and --api-key to override the env variable.

How It Works

1. Search (free) — returns offers with full details: price, airlines, duration, stopovers, conditions
2. Unlock ($1) — confirms live price with the airline, reserves for 30 minutes
3. Book (free) — creates real airline PNR, e-ticket sent to passenger email

Error Handling

Exception	HTTP	When
AuthenticationError	401	Missing or invalid API key
PaymentRequiredError	402	No payment method (call setup-payment)
OfferExpiredError	410	Offer no longer available (search again)
BoostedTravelError	any	Base class for all API errors

Packages

Package	Install	What it is
Python SDK + CLI	pip install boostedtravel	SDK + boostedtravel CLI command
JS/TS SDK + CLI	npm install -g boostedtravel	SDK + boostedtravel CLI command
MCP Server	npx boostedtravel-mcp	Model Context Protocol for Claude, Cursor, etc.

Documentation

Guide	Description
Getting Started	Authentication, payment setup, search flags, cabin classes
API Guide	Error handling, search results, workflows, unlock details, location resolution
Agent Guide	AI agent architecture, preference scoring, price tracking, rate limits
AGENTS.md	Agent-specific instructions
CLAUDE.md	Codebase context for Claude

API Docs

• OpenAPI/Swagger: https://api.boostedchat.com/docs
• Agent discovery: https://api.boostedchat.com/.well-known/ai-plugin.json
• Agent manifest: https://api.boostedchat.com/.well-known/agent.json
• LLM instructions: https://api.boostedchat.com/llms.txt

Links

• PyPI: https://pypi.org/project/boostedtravel/
• npm (JS SDK): https://www.npmjs.com/package/boostedtravel
• npm (MCP): https://www.npmjs.com/package/boostedtravel-mcp

Contributing

See CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.

Security

See SECURITY.md for our security policy.

License

MIT