What is the Searchumrah AI connector?
The Searchumrah AI connector is a free, public Model Context Protocol (MCP) server. Any AI assistant that supports MCP can connect to it and search live Umrah packages from verified travel agencies — by departure city, month, budget, trip length, hotel distance to the Haram and star rating — then open full package and agency details, and get a prefilled checkout link to book on searchumrah.com. No API key and no sign-up are needed to search. Pilgrims and agencies who want more can connect their Searchumrah account (signing in on searchumrah.com, never in the chat): pilgrims can book, check status and cancel, agencies can run their bookings, packages and coupons — every change only after a yes in the chat.
Which AI assistants can use it?
Any assistant or tool that supports the Model Context Protocol (MCP) over HTTP — including ChatGPT (developer mode), Claude, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, and the OpenAI, Anthropic and xAI (Grok) APIs.
Do I need an API key or an account?
No. Searching packages, agencies and departure cities is free and needs no key or sign-up. Fair-use limits apply per network.
Can an AI assistant book an Umrah package for me?
Yes, if you connect your Searchumrah account. Tell it the package, how many travellers and which room; it reads back the exact total and books only after you say yes. The booking is a request the agency confirms. Payment happens afterwards on searchumrah.com — to the agency directly, or via Searchumrah where RBI-authorised Razorpay holds it until you travel. The assistant never takes payment. Without connecting, it gives you a prefilled checkout link instead.
Can my assistant check my existing bookings?
Yes, if you connect your Searchumrah account. It shows each booking’s status, payment and visa progress, and exactly what the agency still needs (for example which traveller is missing a passport photo) with the secure link to add it. It never sees passport details — you enter those on searchumrah.com.
Do I need to type a slash command or log in inside the chat?
Add one URL — searchumrah.com/api/mcp/user — as a connector in ChatGPT or Claude. There is no slash command and no "login" message: when you add it, your assistant opens searchumrah.com, you sign in with your email code and press Allow. After that you just talk to it ("packages from Mumbai in March under ₹90,000 near the Haram", "how many pending bookings do I have?"). You stay connected for 30 days of use.
Can a travel agency use it to manage bookings?
Yes. An agency connects its own account the same way and gets agency tools: an overview of bookings by status, what is waiting on it today, bookings per package, enquiries, a GST summary, and — each after its yes — confirming or declining bookings, approving cancellations, marking documents issued or payment collected, changing prices and booking cut-offs, copying a package to new dates, publishing and coupons. Refunds, payout details, photos and brand-new packages stay on searchumrah.com.
How do I disconnect an assistant from my account?
Open Account settings on searchumrah.com and press Disconnect next to it under “Connected AI assistants”. Its access stops immediately.
Are the prices and packages the same as on the website?
Yes. The connector uses the same live query, fair ranking and price display as searchumrah.com, so an assistant quotes exactly what the package page shows.
Which agencies appear?
Only travel agencies Searchumrah has verified. Unverified, deactivated or unpublished listings are never returned.
Does the connector share agency phone numbers or pilgrim data?
No. It returns public catalogue information only. Agency contact details and any pilgrim personal data are never exposed.
I am a travel agency. What do I need to do?
Nothing for pilgrims to find you: once your agency is verified, every package you publish is automatically searchable by AI assistants. To run your own agency from ChatGPT or Claude, add the signed-in connector URL and sign in with your agency account.