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Available tools

search_flights

Search for flight offers using Sabre Bargain Finder Max. Supports one-way and round-trip. Returns priced itineraries with segments and fares.

search_flights_instaflights

Quick flight search via InstaFlights (cached results). Returns pre-computed flight offers with pagination. Faster than search_flights.

get_lead_price_calendar

Get lowest available fares by date in a calendar view. Great for finding cheapest travel dates from a route.

get_fare_range

Get historical fare range for a route. Shows min, max, and median fares over a date range. Useful for budget planning.

get_low_fare_forecast

Get a low fare forecast (buy/wait recommendation) for a route and date. Predicts whether fares will go up or down.

get_booking

Retrieve booking details by confirmation ID (PNR locator). Returns flight, hotel, car segments, travelers, and pricing.

create_booking

Create a new booking for flights, hotels, or cars. Requires traveler details and segment info. Use search_flights first to find available flight options.

check_flight_tickets

Check flight ticket status for a booking. Returns ticket numbers, status, and associated segments. Use get_booking to find the confirmation ID.

get_hotel_lead_rates

Get lead (lowest) rates for multiple hotels. Quick way to compare prices across properties. Use list_hotels to find hotel codes.

list_hotels

List hotels by city, country, or coordinates with pagination. Returns basic hotel info. Use for browsing available properties.

search_hotels

Search hotel availability with rates. Search by coordinates (lat/lng) or hotel codes. Returns properties with lowest rates, amenities, and location. Use shop_key + page for pagination.

get_hotel_details

Get detailed hotel info including descriptions, amenities, media, and rates. Search by hotelcode + dates or by ratekey from searchhotels. Use shopkey for additional rates.

get_hotel_rate_info

Get all available rates for a hotel. Search by hotelcode + dates or ratekey. Returns detailed room rates, cancellation policies, and rate plans. Use shop_key for more rates.

check_hotel_price

Validate hotel rate before booking. Pass ratekey from searchhotels or gethotelrate_info. Returns BookingKey (needed for booking), price change status, and updated rate.

list_countries

List supported countries. Returns country codes and names. Use pointofsale_country to filter.

list_cities

List supported cities with optional country filter. Returns city codes and names. Use list_countries to find country codes.

list_origin_destinations

List supported origin-destination pairs for flight shopping. Filter by origin or destination airport code.

list_top_destinations

List top travel destinations from an origin airport. Returns ranked destinations based on booking data.

list_point_of_sale_countries

List supported point of sale countries for shopping queries.

list_seasonality_airports

List airports with seasonal travel data for fare history analysis. Filter by origin or destination.

validate_credential

Validate Sabre API credentials by attempting token exchange. Returns {success, message}.

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How to set up Merge Agent Handler

In an mcp.json file, add the configuration below, and restart Cursor.

Learn more in the official documentation ↗

1{
2  "mcpServers": {
3    "agent-handler": {
4      "url": "https://ah-api-develop.merge.dev/api/v1/tool-packs/{TOOL_PACK_ID}/registered-users/{REGISTERED_USER_ID}/mcp",
5      "headers": {
6        "Authorization": "Bearer yMt*****"
7      }
8    }
9  }
10}
11

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Open your Claude Desktop configuration file and add the server configuration below. You'll also need to restart the application for the changes to take effect.

Make sure Claude is using the Node v20+.

Learn more in the official documentation ↗

1{
2  "mcpServers": {
3    "agent-handler": {
4      "command": "npx",
5      "args": [
6        "-y",
7        "mcp-remote@latest",
8        "https://ah-api-develop.merge.dev/api/v1/tool-packs/{TOOL_PACK_ID}/registered-users/{REGISTERED_USER_ID}/mcp",
9        "--header",
10        "Authorization: Bearer ${AUTH_TOKEN}"
11      ],
12      "env": {
13        "AUTH_TOKEN": "yMt*****"
14      }
15    }
16  }
17}

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Open your Windsurf MCP configuration file and add the server configuration below.
Click on the refresh button in the top right of the Manage MCP server page or in the top right of the chat box in the box icon.

Learn more in the official documentation ↗

1{
2    "mcpServers": {
3      "agent-handler": {
4        "command": "npx",
5        "args": [
6          "-y",
7          "mcp-remote@latest",
8          "https://ah-api.merge.dev/api/v1/tool-packs/<tool-pack-id>/registered-users/<registered-user-id>/mcp",
9          "--header",
10          "Authorization: Bearer ${AUTH_TOKEN}"
11        ],
12        "env": {
13          "AUTH_TOKEN": "<ah-production-access-key>"
14        }
15      }
16    }
17  }

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In Command Palette (Cmd+Shift+P on macOS, Ctrl+Shift+P on Windows), run "MCP: Open User Configuration".

You can then add the configuration below and press "start" right under servers. Enter the auth token when prompted.

Learn more in the official documentation ↗

1{
2  "inputs": [
3    {
4      "type": "promptString",
5      "id": "agent-handler-auth",
6      "description": "Agent Handler AUTH_TOKEN", // "yMt*****" when prompt
7      "password": true
8    }
9  ],
10  "servers": {
11    "agent-handler": {
12      "type": "stdio",
13      "command": "npx",
14      "args": [
15        "-y",
16        "mcp-remote@latest",
17        "https://ah-api-develop.merge.dev/api/v1/tool-packs/{TOOL_PACK_ID}/registered-users/{REGISTERED_USER_ID}/mcp",
18        "--header",
19        "Authorization: Bearer ${input:agent-handler-auth}"
20      ]
21    }
22  }
23}

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FAQs on using Merge's Sabre MCP server

What is a Sabre MCP?

It's an MCP server that connects your agents to Sabre's global distribution system via tools. Your agents can invoke these tools to search for flights and hotels, retrieve fare ranges, create bookings, check ticket status, and more.

Sabre offers an official MCP server, but you can also use one from a third-party platform, like Merge Agent Handler.

How can I use the Sabre MCP server?

The use cases naturally depend on the agent you've built, but here are a few common ones:

Automated corporate booking: When a traveler submits a trip request via an internal tool, an agent searches for available flights in Sabre, applies company travel policy rules around fare class and preferred airlines, and creates the booking automatically without requiring manual intervention

Fare monitoring and alerts: An agent queries Sabre's low fare forecast for a set of high-frequency routes, compares results against existing bookings, and sends a Slack message to the travel manager when prices drop below a defined threshold

Flight and hotel bundling: An agent searches for flights and hotel options in parallel for a given destination and date range, then presents a combined itinerary ranked by total cost and compliance with the company's travel policy

Conversational travel planning: A corporate travel assistant agent takes a destination and preferred travel window from a chat interface, retrieves fare ranges and available hotel properties from Sabre, and returns a curated set of options for the traveler to review

What are popular tools for Sabre's MCP server?

Here are some of the most commonly used tools:

search_flights: retrieves available flights for a given origin, destination, date range, and passenger count from Sabre's GDS. Call this at the start of any travel booking workflow to surface current availability and pricing

create_booking: creates a confirmed reservation in Sabre for a selected flight itinerary with passenger and payment details. Use this when an agent has identified the right fare and is ready to complete the booking

get_booking: fetches full details of an existing reservation, including flight segments, passenger records, and current status. Helpful when an agent needs to verify itinerary details before modifying, cancelling, or surfacing a trip to a traveler

search_hotels: searches for available hotel properties in a destination for specified dates and guest count. Call this when an agent needs to present lodging options alongside a flight or handle a hotel-only booking request

get_low_fare_forecast: returns predicted low fare windows for a route over a future date range. Use this when an agent needs to advise on the best time to book or trigger a price alert for a monitored route

get_fare_range: retrieves the current minimum and maximum fares available for a given route and date. Good for agents that need to benchmark a specific fare against the broader market before recommending a booking to a traveler

What makes Merge Agent Handler's Sabre MCP server better than alternative Sabre MCP servers?

Here's what sets Merge Agent Handler's Sabre MCP server apart from a custom integration or alternative build:

Enterprise-grade security and DLP: Merge Agent Handler includes built-in data loss prevention controls that let you block or redact sensitive fields before they reach an agent. For Sabre, this means you can prevent passenger details, itinerary records, and fare pricing data from being exposed even when the agent has broad access to the GDS

Managed authentication and credentials: Merge stores and refreshes Sabre credentials on your behalf. You never expose raw API keys or OAuth tokens to an agent or deal with manual token rotation when credentials change

Real-time observability and audit trail: Every tool call made against Sabre is logged with timestamp, tool name, input parameters, and response metadata. Travel ops and finance teams can audit exactly what an agent searched, booked, or retrieved without writing any logging infrastructure themselves

Tool Packs and controlled access: Tool Packs let you bundle specific Sabre tools with tools from other connectors into a single MCP endpoint, scoped to a specific use case. An agent gets exactly the tools it needs, nothing more

How can I start using Merge Agent Handler's Sabre MCP server?

You can take the following steps:

1. Create or log into your Merge Agent Handler account.

2. Install the Merge CLI by running pipx install merge-api, then run merge configure to link the CLI to your Merge account and merge login to authenticate your session.

3. Register the Agent Handler MCP server with Claude Code by running claude mcp add --transport http agent-handler https://ah-api.merge.dev/mcp, then open Claude Code and run /mcp to confirm agent-handler appears with a connected status.

4. Select agent-handler from the MCP list. This opens a browser window where you select which integrations to authenticate. Choose Sabre and complete the auth flow. Merge stores and manages the credentials going forward.

5. Open a Claude Code session and start querying Sabre data directly. The first time you use a Sabre tool, a Magic Link may appear to complete connector authentication.

If you want to connect Merge Agent Handler's Sabre MCP with internal or customer-facing agentic products, you can follow the steps in our docs.

Can employees use Merge Agent Handler to connect their AI tools to Sabre?

Yes, Agent Handler for Employees lets your employees connect Claude, ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Cursor, and other MCP-compatible AI tools to Sabre without bypassing IT governance.

Instead of setting up direct connections with personal credentials that IT can't monitor or revoke, each employee authenticates through Agent Handler and gets individual credentials tied to their identity.

IT also provisions access by role or group via SCIM. A travel agent, for example, gets Sabre access to book and manage flight and hotel reservations, Outlook to manage customer communications, and Salesforce to track client accounts and preferences; while a corporate travel manager gets Sabre access to monitor booking activity and policy compliance, Expensify to reconcile travel costs, and Slack to coordinate with the travel team on itinerary changes.

Every tool call an employee's AI makes to Sabre is also inspected against your DLP rules and logged to a searchable audit trail, giving security teams full visibility into what data was accessed and by whom.