route

name	route
description	Get detailed routing between two points with distance, duration, and optional turn-by-turn directions. Use when you need navigation instructions or travel time estimates between locations.
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Installation

Companion Skills: This is part of the Camino AI location intelligence suite. Install all available skills (query, places, relationship, context, route, journey, real-estate, hotel-finder, ev-charger, school-finder, parking-finder, fitness-finder, safety-checker, travel-planner) for comprehensive coverage.

# Install all skills from repo
npx skills add https://github.com/barneyjm/camino-skills

# Or install specific skills
npx skills add https://github.com/barneyjm/camino-skills --skill route

Via clawhub:

npx clawhub@latest install route
# or: pnpm dlx clawhub@latest install route
# or: bunx clawhub@latest install route

Route - Point-to-Point Navigation

Get detailed routing between two points with distance, duration, and optional turn-by-turn directions.

Setup

Instant Trial (no signup required): Get a temporary API key with 25 calls:

curl -s -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"email": "[e-mail]"}' \
  https://api.getcamino.ai/trial/start

Returns: {"api_key": "camino-xxx...", "calls_remaining": 25, ...}

For 1,000 free calls/month, sign up at https://app.getcamino.ai/skills/activate.

Add your key to Claude Code:

Add to your ~/.claude/settings.json:

{
  "env": {
    "CAMINO_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
  }
}

Restart Claude Code.

Usage

Via Shell Script

# Get driving directions
./scripts/route.sh '{
  "start_lat": 40.7128,
  "start_lon": -74.0060,
  "end_lat": 40.7589,
  "end_lon": -73.9851
}'

# Walking directions
./scripts/route.sh '{
  "start_lat": 40.7128,
  "start_lon": -74.0060,
  "end_lat": 40.7589,
  "end_lon": -73.9851,
  "mode": "foot"
}'

# With route geometry for mapping
./scripts/route.sh '{
  "start_lat": 40.7128,
  "start_lon": -74.0060,
  "end_lat": 40.7589,
  "end_lon": -73.9851,
  "mode": "bike",
  "include_geometry": true
}'

Via curl

curl -H "X-API-Key: $CAMINO_API_KEY" \
  "https://api.getcamino.ai/route?start_lat=40.7128&start_lon=-74.0060&end_lat=40.7589&end_lon=-73.9851&mode=car"

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
start_lat	float	Yes	-	Starting latitude
start_lon	float	Yes	-	Starting longitude
end_lat	float	Yes	-	Ending latitude
end_lon	float	Yes	-	Ending longitude
mode	string	No	"car"	Transport mode: "car", "bike", or "foot"
include_geometry	bool	No	false	Include detailed route geometry for mapping
include_imagery	bool	No	false	Include street-level imagery at waypoints

Response Format

{
  "distance_km": 6.8,
  "duration_minutes": 18,
  "mode": "car",
  "summary": "Head north on Broadway, then east on 42nd Street",
  "steps": [
    {
      "instruction": "Head north on Broadway",
      "distance_m": 2400,
      "duration_s": 420
    },
    {
      "instruction": "Turn right onto 42nd Street",
      "distance_m": 1800,
      "duration_s": 300
    }
  ]
}

Examples

Walking directions

./scripts/route.sh '{
  "start_lat": 51.5074,
  "start_lon": -0.1278,
  "end_lat": 51.5014,
  "end_lon": -0.1419,
  "mode": "foot"
}'

Cycling with geometry

./scripts/route.sh '{
  "start_lat": 37.7749,
  "start_lon": -122.4194,
  "end_lat": 37.8199,
  "end_lon": -122.4783,
  "mode": "bike",
  "include_geometry": true
}'

Driving directions with imagery

./scripts/route.sh '{
  "start_lat": 40.7128,
  "start_lon": -74.0060,
  "end_lat": 40.7589,
  "end_lon": -73.9851,
  "mode": "car",
  "include_imagery": true
}'

Use Cases

• Navigation: Get turn-by-turn directions for any transport mode
• Travel time estimation: Know how long it takes to get between two points
• Map visualization: Include geometry data for drawing routes on maps
• Commute planning: Compare driving, cycling, and walking times