Use Nomad Watch in Claude, ChatGPT and other assistants

What you can ask

Once Nomad Watch is connected, ask your assistant as you normally would. It picks the right tools on its own:

• “Which digital nomad visas can I get with a Belgian passport and €3,000 a month?”
• “Compare the cost of living in Lisbon and Valencia for one person.”
• “Which countries have a special tax regime for new residents, and for how long?”
• “Where is it warm and affordable to work remotely in February?”
• “How many Schengen days do I have left after these trips?”
• “Save Medellín to my Nomad Watch favourites and set my passport to Belgium.”

Answers quote our figures with their unit, date and sources, and link to the page on Nomad Watch, so you can check them.

How connecting works

1. Add the connectorWith a button, a command or the address
2. Approval pageYour assistant opens nomad.watch
3. Sign inOr create a free account
4. ConnectBack in your assistant, ready to use

Server address

Add this address as a remote MCP server (Streamable HTTP, with OAuth sign-in):

https://nomad.watch/mcp

Choose your assistant

Each page has the install button or command for that assistant, the steps and answers to common questions.

• Claude Web, desktop and mobile apps
• ChatGPT Custom MCP server with OAuth
• Claude Code One terminal command
• Cursor One-click install link
• VS Code GitHub Copilot, one-click install
• Codex Two terminal commands
• Gemini CLI One command, then /mcp auth
• Other MCP clients Any client with remote servers and OAuth

Tools

The connector offers 54 tools. Assistants choose them on their own; you can also ask for one by name. Tools that change your account ask the assistant to confirm with you first.

Cities, countries and places

Compare cost of living compare_cost_of_living

What a monthly budget or salary in one city is worth in another: both cities' monthly costs in USD per category (housing, dining out, transport, leisure, internet and mobile, health insurance, groceries) at a budget, mid or comfortable lifestyle, the like-for-like totals, the percentage difference and the budget needed in the second city for the same standard of living.

Compare places compare_places

Two or three cities, or two or three countries, side by side. Cities: nomad score, monthly cost of living in USD, internet speed, climate in a chosen month and over the year, and every score factor out of 10. Countries: nomad score, median city cost, passport strength, program counts, tax system and top income tax rate, key indicators and top cities. With a passport country, each place also shows the entry rule (visa-free, visa on arrival, eTA, e-visa or visa required) and the allowed stay.

Estimate travel budget estimate_travel_budget

Trip budget per person for a route of one to ten cities with the nights at each stop and a travel style (budget, mid-range, comfortable): daily costs in USD per category (accommodation, dining out, local transport, leisure, internet and mobile, groceries) for each city, the cost of each stay and the trip total. Flights and travel between cities are not included.

Find cities by timezone find_cities_by_timezone

Cities where a remote worker keeping local working hours still overlaps a team or client in one to five timezones by at least N hours a day. Ranks cities by a fit score (overlap, sane local hours, city quality), with the overlap per team timezone, a suggested local working window, and optional filters for monthly budget in USD, internet speed, nomad score and continent.

Get city get_city

Summary of one city for remote workers and expats: nomad score and its main factors, monthly cost of living for a nomad in USD, internet speed, this month's climate, timezone and Hub Index rank, with links to the full cost, score, climate, guide and neighbourhood pages and the sources behind the figures.

Get city climate get_city_climate

Monthly climate of one city from five years of weather history: average high, low and mean temperature in °C, rainfall in mm, rain days, humidity and sunshine hours for each month, plus the best and worst months to visit by a comfort rating (temperature, rain, sunshine, humidity).

Get city costs get_city_costs

Cost of living in one city by budget level (nomad, expat, family, local per month; tourist per day): the total per level, the cost per category (housing, utilities, internet and mobile, groceries, transport, dining out, leisure, health insurance), itemised prices such as a one-bedroom apartment, coworking desk, coffee or transport pass, all in USD with the local currency rate, the as-of date and the sources.

Get city guide get_city_guide

Practical cheatsheet for living and working in one city, grouped by category (essentials such as SIM cards, plugs and tap water; working and networking; transportation; health and wellness; food and drink; culture; outdoors; services; business such as VAT and banking), with the sources behind each entry and when the guide was last verified.

Get city scores get_city_scores

Score breakdown of one city for remote workers: every factor (internet, safety, cost, healthcare, nightlife, walkability, English, climate...) scored out of 10 and grouped by category, with the note and evidence behind each score, its confidence, the sources, the overall nomad score and a link to the scoring methodology.

Get country get_country

Summary of one country for remote workers and expats: capital, currency, nomad score, passport strength, counts of active digital nomad visas, residency, citizenship and student visa programs, the headline tax system and top income tax rate, the median monthly cost of living across its rated cities in USD, safety and healthcare indicators with their year, and its best-scored cities, with links to the country's visa, tax, data and city pages.

Get country data get_country_data

Country indicators for one topic (economics, demographics, health, education, quality of life, politics, safety, environment or infrastructure), each with its newest value, unit, year and source dataset (World Bank, IMF, Our World in Data, Transparency International, RSF, V-Dem), forecast years flagged, plus links to the country data page and the ranking of every country by that indicator.

Get neighbourhood get_neighborhood

One neighbourhood of a city in detail: area type, description and who it suits, rents in USD per month by kind of place (studio, one- and two-bedroom, Airbnb, coliving), area scores out of 5 (safety, walkability, transit, nightlife, quiet, food, cafés, coworking...), strengths and weak points, fit for each kind of stay, counts of nearby cafés and coworkings, featured places, nearby areas and the average resident rating.

List neighbourhoods list_neighborhoods

Neighbourhoods of one city for choosing where to stay: area type and vibe, who each area suits, one-bedroom rent in USD per month compared with the rest of the city, how well each area fits a kind of stay (coworking and cafés, lowest rent, quiet and green, nightlife, local life, family) and a short where-to-stay summary.

Search cities search_cities

Find cities for remote work and long stays by monthly budget (cost of living in USD), country, continent or region, minimum internet speed, minimum safety score, climate in a given month (hot, warm, mild, cool, dry) and minimum nomad score, sorted by nomad score, cost or internet speed. Returns up to 10 cities with their headline figures, the total number of matches and the listing page.

Where to go in a month where_to_go_in_month

Cities or countries that are in season in a given month, ranked by the seasonal score (weather, cost, hub activity, events and air quality for that month). Optional theme (budget-friendly, warm, low rain, event-heavy, active hubs, cleaner air), continent and maximum monthly budget. Each city comes with the month's average high and low temperature, rain days, season and weather labels, a short reason and the monthly cost of living in USD.

Rankings and scores

Get Hub Index get_hub_index

The Nomad Hub Index, a monthly ranking of cities as digital nomad hubs from AI hub factors, events, communities and city fundamentals. For one city: its rank, hub score out of 100, tier, momentum, rank change and the score of each driver. Without a city: a list (top, rising, emerging, established, quiet or cooling hubs), optionally for one country or region, with rank, hub score and tier per city.

Get city ranking get_ranking

A city ranking by score: the top cities by overall nomad score, the cheapest cities by monthly cost of living, or cities ranked by one of about 70 score factors (safety, internet-speed, coworking-quality, nightlife, walkability, female-friendly, healthcare-quality...), optionally within a continent, region or country. Returns rank, city, country, the score out of 10 or the cost in USD per month, and the ranking page link.

Rank countries rank_countries

Countries ranked by one indicator (GDP per capita, inflation, life expectancy, homicide rate, corruption perceptions, press freedom, internet users, air pollution, passport power, average nomad score and about 80 more): the leading countries with each value, unit and data year, the number of countries ranked and a link to the full ranking page. Lower-is-better indicators such as inflation or homicides rank the lowest value first.

Visas, residency and passports

Calculate Schengen days calculate_schengen_days

Applies the Schengen 90/180 rule to a list of stays in the Schengen area (entry and exit dates, both counted as days of stay): days used and days left in the 180-day window ending on a reference date, days over the limit, the date the earliest counted day stops counting, how many days in a row someone could stay from the reference date, and the first day of the stays that breaks the rule.

Check entry requirements check_entry_requirements

Entry rule for holders of one passport visiting one destination country: visa-free, visa on arrival, electronic travel authorisation (eTA), eVisa, visa required or no admission, with the allowed stay in days where known, the date of the underlying Passport Index data, and links to the passport page, the embassy finder and the digital nomad visas of the destination.

Find embassies find_embassies

Embassies, consulates and honorary consuls in a country or city. Given a citizenship, returns the missions of that country responsible for its citizens there (including regional missions in a neighbouring country) first; otherwise every mission located there. Each mission has its type, address, phone and emergency phone, consular services, the date it was last verified and official sources, plus the lost-passport checklist.

Get citizenship program get_citizenship_program

One route to citizenship in detail (investment, descent, naturalisation, marriage and others): investment routes and fees in USD, due diligence costs, residence and physical presence required, ancestry rules, language, civics test and oath, family members included, dual citizenship and renunciation, passport strength, how to apply with processing time, notes, the official source and the date it was last verified.

Get digital nomad visa get_nomad_visa

One digital nomad visa or remote work permit in detail: who is eligible, minimum income and savings (USD and local currency), application and dependent fees, initial and maximum stay, required documents, work and travel rights, family rules, how and where to apply with processing time, path to residency and citizenship, tax treatment of holders, notes, the official source and the date it was last verified.

Get emergency numbers get_emergency_numbers

Local emergency phone numbers for one country: the general emergency number where there is one, police, ambulance, fire and, where listed, tourist police, coastguard and search and rescue, with notes, the sources they were checked against and the date they were last verified.

Get passport get_passport

Strength of one passport: its rank among all passports by destinations reachable without a visa arranged in advance, the number of destinations per entry type (visa-free, visa on arrival, eTA, eVisa, visa required, no admission) and example destinations for each type with the allowed stay, from Passport Index data. Optionally lists the destinations of one entry type.

Get residency program get_residency_program

One residency programme in detail (golden visa, investor, retirement, passive income, work, startup, ancestry and others): financial requirements and investment routes in USD and local currency, fees, permit duration and renewals, minimum stay, eligibility, work and travel rights, family rules, tax regime, path to permanent residency and citizenship, how to apply, notes, the official source and the date it was last verified.

Get student visa get_student_visa

One student visa in detail: tuition policy and range, proof of funds, application and other fees in USD and local currency, language test scores required, work rights during study, family rules, documents, duration and renewal, post-study work and job-seeker permits, path to permanent residency and citizenship, how to apply with processing time, notes, the official source and the date it was last verified.

Search citizenship programs search_citizenship_programs

Active routes to citizenship: by investment (golden passports), descent, naturalisation after residence, marriage, merit, ethnic return and restoration, filtered by type, maximum cost (USD), maximum years of residence required, dual citizenship, EU citizenship, applying from abroad, country or region. Each result has the lowest cost, the residence required, visa-free access of the passport and its Nomad Watch page.

Search digital nomad visas search_nomad_visas

Active digital nomad visas and remote work permits, filtered by maximum monthly income requirement (USD), maximum application fee (USD), minimum initial stay, family (dependents allowed), tax treatment, Schengen access, path to residency, applying in-country, country or region. Each result has the income requirement and fee with their research state, the initial stay, and its Nomad Watch page.

Search residency programs search_residency_programs

Active long-stay residency programmes (golden visas, investor visas, retirement and passive income visas, freelancer, startup, entrepreneur, ancestry and other residence permits), filtered by type, maximum investment (USD), maximum monthly income or pension requirement (USD), path to permanent residency or citizenship, Schengen access, dependents, country or region. Results are ordered by lowest financial threshold, with their Nomad Watch pages.

Search student visas search_student_visas

Active student visas, filtered by country or region, work rights during study (allowed, minimum hours per week), tuition policy, maximum proof of funds and application fee (USD), post-study work options and path to permanent residency. Each result has tuition policy, weekly work hours, proof of funds, fee, the longest post-study work permit and its Nomad Watch page.

Taxes

Check tax residency days check_tax_residency

Counts the days a planned or past year of stays spends in each country (from day counts or date ranges, both ends inclusive) and shows which countries' day-count tax residency tests they reach, using each country's own threshold from its Nomad Watch tax profile (the general 183-day rule where none is recorded), with the residency rules in full, days left before each threshold and an overlap check. General information on day counts only; other residency tests (home, family, centre of interests) are in the rules text.

Get special tax regime get_special_regime

One special tax regime, such as Spain's Beckham Law, Italy's 7% flat tax for retirees or Portugal's IFICI: who qualifies, the benefits, flat rate or annual lump sum, minimum tax or investment, duration, prior non-residency required, how to apply, limitations, income covered, status and dates, the country's standard top income tax rate for comparison and the official source.

Get tax profile get_tax_profile

Tax profile of one country for individuals living or working there: tax system (worldwide, territorial, remittance, none), personal income tax brackets in local currency with the tax year, residency day-count test and rules, capital gains, crypto, exit tax and CFC rules, special regimes, social security, withholding, wealth and inheritance tax and filing deadlines. Rates are percentages with the data year, and sources come with their access dates.

Search tax regimes search_tax_regimes

Special tax regimes (flat tax, lump sum, non-dom, impatriate and nomad income exemptions, free zones) with rate, duration and prior non-residency needed, or the Nomad Watch country lists: zero personal income tax, territorial tax, low rate (up to 15%), no capital gains tax, exit tax, non-dom regimes, CFC rules and crypto-specific rules. Each country result has its tax system and headline rates with the data year.

Events, jobs, news and changes

Get event get_event

One event listed on Nomad Watch (a meetup, coworking session, workshop or conference): start and end time in UTC with the local timezone, online or in person, venue and address, city, category, a short description and the organiser's own event page as listed, plus where the listing was imported from.

Get latest news get_latest_news

Recent visa, immigration, residency, tax, safety and remote-work news for digital nomads and expats from the Nomad Watch news desk, newest first, filtered by country, category and publication date. Each item has a neutral headline and summary, category, impact level, publication date, the countries it concerns, the original publisher as source and the Nomad Watch news page.

Search Nomad Watch search

One search across Nomad Watch: cities, countries, regions, digital nomad visas, residency, citizenship and student visa programs, special tax regimes, nomad communities, events and news. Returns typed matches with their page links, best matches first (exact name, then names starting with the query, then the rest), optionally limited to some types.

Search events search_events

Upcoming meetups, coworking sessions, workshops and conferences for digital nomads and remote workers listed on Nomad Watch, filtered by city, country, category, online only and a date range. Each result has its start and end time in UTC, the local timezone and local start time, the venue, the place and the Nomad Watch event page.

Search jobs search_jobs

Open remote and expat jobs on the Nomad Watch job board, filtered by type (remote or expat), category, country and city. Each result has the position, company, type, category, location, yearly salary range with currency when the employer published one, posting date, closing date and the Nomad Watch job page.

Communities

Search communities search_communities

Digital nomad and expat communities (WhatsApp, Telegram, Facebook, Discord, Slack, Meetup groups and more) in the Nomad Watch directory, filtered by city, country, platform and tag. Each result has the platform, member count with its date, cost, language, focus, verification date, tags and the Nomad Watch community page.

Your account

Add to a list add_to_list

Adds a city, job or event to one of the lists in the signed-in member's own Nomad Watch account, found by list id or name, with an optional note. An item already in the list stays where it is; a note passed replaces its note.

Create a list create_list

Creates a new, private list of cities, jobs and events in the signed-in member's own Nomad Watch account, with a name and an optional description. List names are unique within the account. Returns the new list's id and page.

Get my list get_my_list

One list in the signed-in member's own Nomad Watch account, found by its id or name: its description, whether it is shared by link, and its cities, jobs and events in list order, each with the member's note and its Nomad Watch page. Returns up to 10 items per type with the total of each type.

Get my travel profile get_my_profile

The travel profile of the signed-in member's own Nomad Watch account: passport country, home country, current city, monthly budget in USD, work timezone, climate preference and preferred regions, plus how many items they have saved and how many lists they keep. Fields the member has not filled in are null with a reason.

List my lists list_my_lists

The lists in the signed-in member's own Nomad Watch account (the Favorites list and the lists they made of cities, jobs and events), each with its id, name, description, item counts by type, whether it is shared by link, and its page.

List my saved items list_my_saved

The cities, jobs and events saved as favourites in the signed-in member's own Nomad Watch account, grouped by type with the newest saves first, each with its name and Nomad Watch page. Returns up to 10 items per type with the total of each type.

Remove a saved item unsave_item

Removes a city, job or event from the favourites of the signed-in member's own Nomad Watch account, along with any note on it there. Removing an item that is not saved changes nothing.

Remove from a list remove_from_list

Removes a city, job or event, with its note, from one of the lists in the signed-in member's own Nomad Watch account, found by list id or name. Removing an item that is not in the list changes nothing.

Report a data issue report_data_issue

Sends a correction about a Nomad Watch page or value to the editors, from the signed-in member's own Nomad Watch account: what is wrong, optionally the correct value and a source URL. The page is a nomad.watch URL, or a city or country. Editors review every report; nothing on the page changes until they do.

Save an item save_item

Saves a city, job or event to the favourites of the signed-in member's own Nomad Watch account, the same as the save button on its page. Saving an item that is already saved changes nothing.

Update my travel profile update_travel_profile

Sets fields of the travel profile in the signed-in member's own Nomad Watch account: passport country, home country, current city, monthly budget in USD, work timezone, climate preference and preferred regions. Only the fields passed change; null or an empty value clears a field. Returns the updated profile.

Analytics

Get AI travel demand get_ai_travel_demand

The public top 10 of a monthly AI travel demand edition: which cities, countries, nomad visas and residency programmes, and tax regimes AI assistants (ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity and others) looked up on Nomad Watch, with each entry's rank and its share of assistant fetches rounded to a whole percent, exactly as the edition page shows them. Latest edition by default. All rights reserved: individual figures may be quoted with attribution and a link to the edition.

Operations

Get data changes get_data_changes

What changed in Nomad Watch's researched data since a date: visa, residency and citizenship programs, tax profiles, city costs, scores and guides, embassies, emergency numbers and communities. Filter by country and by topic or dataset. Each entry has the record, its page, the date, whether it was added, updated or removed, the fields with old and new values, the reason and the source, as on the public changelog.

Resources

Reference documents the assistant can read, such as how our data is researched and how to cite it.

How to cite Nomad Watch nomadwatch://cite

The citation format for Nomad Watch figures, with an example, and what the attribution line in each answer contains.

Dataset index nomadwatch://datasets

The Nomad Watch datasets with their record counts, last verified and last changed dates, page, licence and methodology resource.

Data licence nomadwatch://licence

The licence of Nomad Watch facts and figures (CC BY 4.0), what it covers and excludes, and the terms for the AI travel demand editions.

Methodology nomadwatch://methodology

How each Nomad Watch dataset is researched: what it covers, where the figures come from, how they are checked, and its size and dates.

Dataset methodology nomadwatch://methodology/{dataset}

How one Nomad Watch dataset is researched, by key (such as cities, nomad-visas or tax-profiles): coverage, sources, checks, size and dates.

Editorial standards nomadwatch://standards

Where Nomad Watch data comes from, how figures are checked before publishing, how they are kept current and corrected, and how missing values are shown.

Prompts

Ready-made requests; in Claude they appear as slash commands.

Can I live here? can-i-live-here

Check how a passport holder can stay in a country: visa-free days, digital nomad visas and residency routes, with their requirements. Asks for: passport, country, stay (optional), income (optional).

Compare two cities compare-two-cities

Compare two cities side by side for living and working remotely: costs, internet, safety, scores, climate and visas. Asks for: first_city, second_city, passport (optional), focus (optional).

Find my next base find-my-next-base

Shortlist cities to live and work from, matched to a budget, passport, priorities and timing. Asks for: budget (optional), passport (optional), priorities (optional), region (optional), when (optional).

Plan a move to a country plan-a-move

Plan a move to a country: residence options, taxes for newcomers, cost of living in its main cities and the steps in order. Asks for: country, passport (optional), situation (optional), when (optional).

Tax residency check for my year tax-residency-check

Work out where you may be tax resident in a year from the days spent in each country, with each country's residency rules. Asks for: days, year (optional), citizenship (optional), situation (optional).

Limits

• 60 tool calls per minute and 2,000 per day for each account, across all its connected assistants.
• 30 changes per hour through the account tools (saved places, lists, travel profile and data reports).
• Searches return at most 10 results, with the total and a link to the full list on Nomad Watch.
• Over a limit, the server answers with the number of seconds to wait.

For bulk data or higher volumes, contact us.

Privacy

When you connect an assistant, we store the connection (your account, the assistant, when you connected it and when it was last used) and access tokens, which we keep only as one-way hashes. For each tool call we log the date and time, the tool, the connection it came through (and so your account), the assistant and the version it reports, the IDs of the records the answer is about (such as a city or a visa program), the number of results, the response time and the status. We do not log IP addresses, what you or the assistant typed, or any conversation content.

Account tools read and change your saved places, lists, travel profile and data reports only when the assistant calls them for you. Call log rows are deleted after 13 months; daily totals per tool, client app and record are kept without any account link. You can disconnect an assistant at any time under Connected assistants. More in our privacy policy.

Licence and attribution

Facts and figures are published under CC BY 4.0: reuse them with credit to Nomad Watch and a link to the page. Every answer includes that page and an attribution line. The AI travel demand editions are all rights reserved. See how to cite our data and our standards.

Nomad Watch provides general information only. It is not legal, tax, immigration or financial advice. Rules and costs change, so confirm with the official authority or a qualified adviser before you act on it. Full disclaimer

Support

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