diff --git a/server/src/nest/reservations/reservations.mcp.ts b/server/src/nest/reservations/reservations.mcp.ts
index 676a9d762..3b6904ea3 100644
--- a/server/src/nest/reservations/reservations.mcp.ts
+++ b/server/src/nest/reservations/reservations.mcp.ts
@@ -15,17 +15,26 @@ import type { EndpointInput } from './reservations.service';
 import { AssignmentsService } from '../assignments/assignments.service';
 import { transportLegsInputSchema, type TransportLegInput } from '@trek/shared';
 
-// The type picker in the planner (client/src/components/Planner/TransportModal.tsx)
-// offers ten transport modes and ReservationsPanel renders all of them; the tools
-// below used to accept four, so a bus or a ferry could be planned in the UI and not
-// through an assistant. Both lists are the picker's, in the picker's order.
+// What counts as a transport booking, for the update_transport gate. Every value
+// ReservationsPanel renders with a transport icon, so a stored `transit` row is
+// editable through the transport tools like any other.
 const TRANSPORT_TYPES = ['flight', 'train', 'bus', 'car', 'taxi', 'bicycle', 'cruise', 'ferry', 'transit', 'transport_other'] as const;
+// What a caller may ASK for, which is the transport form's own picker
+// (client/src/components/Planner/TransportModal.tsx), in its order. The tools
+// below used to accept four of these nine, so a bus or a ferry could be planned
+// in the UI and not through an assistant.
+//
+// `transit` is deliberately absent: the picker does not offer it either. A transit
+// booking carries a provider itinerary in metadata.transit, and create_transit_journey
+// is what writes one — a hand-made `transit` row would be a shape the transit UI
+// does not expect.
+const CREATABLE_TRANSPORT_TYPES = ['flight', 'train', 'bus', 'car', 'taxi', 'bicycle', 'cruise', 'ferry', 'transport_other'] as const;
 /** Only these two carry per-segment detail: the transport form writes metadata.legs for a flight or a train and for nothing else. */
 const LEG_TRANSPORT_TYPES = ['flight', 'train'] as const;
 /** Everything the picker offers that is not a transport — create_reservation's half. */
 const BOOKING_TYPES = ['hotel', 'restaurant', 'event', 'tour', 'activity', 'parking', 'other'] as const;
 
-type TransportType = typeof TRANSPORT_TYPES[number];
+type TransportType = typeof CREATABLE_TRANSPORT_TYPES[number];
 type BookingType = typeof BOOKING_TYPES[number];
 
 const endpointObjectSchema = z.object({
@@ -309,7 +318,7 @@ export class ReservationsMcp {
 
   @Tool({
     name: 'create_reservation',
-    description: 'Recommend a reservation for a trip. Created as pending — the user must confirm it. For anything travelled ON — flight, train, bus, car, taxi, bicycle, cruise, ferry, transit, transport_other — use create_transport instead. Linking: hotel → use place_id + start_day_id + end_day_id (all three required to create the accommodation link); restaurant/event/tour/activity/parking/other → use assignment_id. Set price to record the cost; it will appear on the booking and in the Budget tab.',
+    description: 'Recommend a reservation for a trip. Created as pending — the user must confirm it. For anything travelled ON — flight, train, bus, car, taxi, bicycle, cruise, ferry, transport_other — use create_transport instead. Linking: hotel → use place_id + start_day_id + end_day_id (all three required to create the accommodation link); restaurant/event/tour/activity/parking/other → use assignment_id. Set price to record the cost; it will appear on the booking and in the Budget tab.',
     inputSchema: {
       tripId: z.number().int().positive(),
       title: z.string().min(1).max(200),
@@ -388,7 +397,7 @@ export class ReservationsMcp {
 
   @Tool({
     name: 'update_reservation',
-    description: 'Update an existing reservation in a trip. Use status "confirmed" to confirm a pending recommendation, or "pending" to revert it. For anything travelled ON — flight, train, bus, car, taxi, bicycle, cruise, ferry, transit, transport_other — use update_transport instead. Linking: hotel → use place_id to link to an accommodation place; restaurant/event/tour/activity/parking/other → use assignment_id to link to a day assignment.',
+    description: 'Update an existing reservation in a trip. Use status "confirmed" to confirm a pending recommendation, or "pending" to revert it. For anything travelled ON — flight, train, bus, car, taxi, bicycle, cruise, ferry, transport_other — use update_transport instead. Linking: hotel → use place_id to link to an accommodation place; restaurant/event/tour/activity/parking/other → use assignment_id to link to a day assignment.',
     inputSchema: {
       tripId: z.number().int().positive(),
       reservationId: z.number().int().positive(),
@@ -482,7 +491,14 @@ export class ReservationsMcp {
     if (!result) return errorResult('Reservation not found.');
 
     this.guards.safeBroadcast(tripId, 'reservation:travelers-updated', { reservationId, travelers: result.travelers });
-    return ok({ travelers: result.travelers });
+    // Report what the roster filter dropped. Silently succeeding with a shorter
+    // list reads as "done" to a caller that guessed an id for a name it could
+    // not resolve, which is exactly what an importer does.
+    const attached = new Set(result.travelers.map(t => t.user_id));
+    const ignored = [...new Set(user_ids)].filter(uid => !attached.has(uid));
+    return ok(ignored.length > 0
+      ? { travelers: result.travelers, ignored_user_ids: ignored, note: 'Ignored ids are not on this trip. Add them with add_trip_member or create_trip_guest first.' }
+      : { travelers: result.travelers });
   }
 
   @Tool({
@@ -608,10 +624,10 @@ export class ReservationsMcp {
 
   @Tool({
     name: 'create_transport',
-    description: 'Create a transport booking for a trip — flight, train, bus, car, taxi, bicycle, cruise, ferry, transit or transport_other. Use endpoints[] to record origin/destination and intermediate stops — for flights, set code to the IATA airport code (use search_airports first). For a booking WITH STOPOVERS also pass legs[] (one entry per segment, one fewer than endpoints[]), otherwise every segment inherits the stop time as both its arrival and its departure. The top-level confirmation_number is the booking reference; when a single segment was booked under its own reference, put that one on the leg instead. Created as pending — confirm with update_transport. Set price to record the cost; it will appear on the booking and in the Budget tab.',
+    description: 'Create a transport booking for a trip — flight, train, bus, car, taxi, bicycle, cruise, ferry or transport_other. For scheduled public transit use create_transit_journey, which attaches the provider itinerary. Use endpoints[] to record origin/destination and intermediate stops — for flights, set code to the IATA airport code (use search_airports first). For a booking WITH STOPOVERS also pass legs[] (one entry per segment, one fewer than endpoints[]), otherwise every segment inherits the stop time as both its arrival and its departure. The top-level confirmation_number is the booking reference; when a single segment was booked under its own reference, put that one on the leg instead. Created as pending — confirm with update_transport. Set price to record the cost; it will appear on the booking and in the Budget tab.',
     inputSchema: {
       tripId: z.number().int().positive(),
-      type: z.enum(TRANSPORT_TYPES),
+      type: z.enum(CREATABLE_TRANSPORT_TYPES),
       title: z.string().min(1).max(200),
       status: z.enum(['pending', 'confirmed', 'cancelled']).optional().default('pending'),
       start_day_id: z.number().int().positive().optional().describe('Departure day'),
@@ -720,7 +736,7 @@ export class ReservationsMcp {
     inputSchema: {
       tripId: z.number().int().positive(),
       reservationId: z.number().int().positive(),
-      type: z.enum(TRANSPORT_TYPES).optional(),
+      type: z.enum(CREATABLE_TRANSPORT_TYPES).optional(),
       title: z.string().min(1).max(200).optional(),
       status: z.enum(['pending', 'confirmed', 'cancelled']).optional(),
       start_day_id: z.number().int().positive().optional().describe('Departure day'),
diff --git a/server/tests/unit/mcp/tools-reservations.test.ts b/server/tests/unit/mcp/tools-reservations.test.ts
index 15c0cce53..8bc5b3da1 100644
--- a/server/tests/unit/mcp/tools-reservations.test.ts
+++ b/server/tests/unit/mcp/tools-reservations.test.ts
@@ -592,6 +592,23 @@ describe('Tool: set_reservation_travelers', () => {
       });
       const data = parseToolResult(result) as any;
       expect(data.travelers.map((t: any) => t.user_id)).toEqual([owner.id]);
+      // A caller that guessed an id for a name it could not resolve is told so
+      // rather than getting a plain success with a shorter list.
+      expect(data.ignored_user_ids).toEqual([outsider.id]);
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('says nothing about ignored ids when every id was on the trip', async () => {
+    const { user: owner } = createUser(testDb);
+    const trip = createTrip(testDb, owner.id);
+    await withHarness(owner.id, async (h) => {
+      const reservationId = await makeBooking(h, trip.id);
+      const result = await h.client.callTool({
+        name: 'set_reservation_travelers',
+        arguments: { tripId: trip.id, reservationId, user_ids: [owner.id] },
+      });
+      const data = parseToolResult(result) as any;
+      expect(data.ignored_user_ids).toBeUndefined();
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/server/tests/unit/mcp/tools-transports.test.ts b/server/tests/unit/mcp/tools-transports.test.ts
index 777b05f27..afa465da3 100644
--- a/server/tests/unit/mcp/tools-transports.test.ts
+++ b/server/tests/unit/mcp/tools-transports.test.ts
@@ -1052,11 +1052,11 @@ describe('Tool: update_transport (multi-leg)', () => {
 
 /** client/src/components/Planner/TransportModal.tsx, in the picker's order. */
 const PICKER_TRANSPORT_TYPES = [
-  'flight', 'train', 'bus', 'car', 'taxi', 'bicycle', 'cruise', 'ferry', 'transit', 'transport_other',
+  'flight', 'train', 'bus', 'car', 'taxi', 'bicycle', 'cruise', 'ferry', 'transport_other',
 ] as const;
 
-/** The six the tools used to reject outright. */
-const NEWLY_ACCEPTED = ['bus', 'taxi', 'bicycle', 'ferry', 'transit', 'transport_other'] as const;
+/** The five the tools used to reject outright. */
+const NEWLY_ACCEPTED = ['bus', 'taxi', 'bicycle', 'ferry', 'transport_other'] as const;
 
 describe('Transport tools: the full type list', () => {
   it.each(PICKER_TRANSPORT_TYPES)('create_transport accepts %s', async (type) => {
@@ -1172,6 +1172,36 @@ describe('Transport tools: the full type list', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it('refuses to hand-make a transit booking, which create_transit_journey owns', async () => {
+    const { user } = createUser(testDb);
+    const trip = createTrip(testDb, user.id);
+    await withHarness(user.id, async (h) => {
+      const result = await h.client.callTool({
+        name: 'create_transport',
+        arguments: { tripId: trip.id, type: 'transit', title: 'Tram 4' },
+      });
+      expect((result as { isError?: boolean }).isError).toBe(true);
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('still lets update_transport reach a stored transit booking', async () => {
+    const { user } = createUser(testDb);
+    const trip = createTrip(testDb, user.id);
+    // As create_transit_journey leaves it: a transport row carrying an itinerary.
+    const reservationId = Number(testDb.prepare(
+      "INSERT INTO reservations (trip_id, title, type, status) VALUES (?, 'Tram 4', 'transit', 'pending')"
+    ).run(trip.id).lastInsertRowid);
+    await withHarness(user.id, async (h) => {
+      const result = await h.client.callTool({
+        name: 'update_transport',
+        arguments: { tripId: trip.id, reservationId, status: 'confirmed' },
+      });
+      expect((result as { isError?: boolean }).isError).toBeFalsy();
+      const row = testDb.prepare('SELECT status, type FROM reservations WHERE id = ?').get(reservationId) as any;
+      expect(row).toMatchObject({ status: 'confirmed', type: 'transit' });
+    });
+  });
+
   it('still refuses legs on a mode whose form never writes them', async () => {
     const { user } = createUser(testDb);
     const trip = createTrip(testDb, user.id);
diff --git a/wiki/MCP-Tools-and-Resources.md b/wiki/MCP-Tools-and-Resources.md
index 74c3e2899..356435db1 100644
--- a/wiki/MCP-Tools-and-Resources.md
+++ b/wiki/MCP-Tools-and-Resources.md
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ Requires `reservations:write` scope.
 
 | Tool | Description |
 |---|---|
-| `create_transport` | Create a transport booking (`flight`, `train`, `bus`, `car`, `taxi`, `bicycle`, `cruise`, `ferry`, `transit`, `transport_other`) with optional multi-stop endpoints, departure/arrival times, and confirmation details. |
+| `create_transport` | Create a transport booking — the nine types the transport form offers (`flight`, `train`, `bus`, `car`, `taxi`, `bicycle`, `cruise`, `ferry`, `transport_other`) — with optional multi-stop endpoints, departure/arrival times, and confirmation details. Scheduled public transit goes through `create_transit_journey` instead. |
 | `update_transport` | Update an existing transport booking. Pass `endpoints[]` to replace all stops. |
 | `delete_transport` | Delete a transport booking from a trip. |
 
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ Requires `reservations:read` or `reservations:write` scope.
 | `update_reservation` | Update any field including status (`pending` / `confirmed` / `cancelled`). |
 | `delete_reservation` | Delete a reservation and its linked accommodation record if applicable. |
 | `reorder_reservations` | Reorder reservations within a day. |
-| `set_reservation_travelers` | Set who is travelling on a booking, from the trip roster (members and guests). Replaces the list; an empty array clears it. |
+| `set_reservation_travelers` | Set who is travelling on a booking, from the trip roster (members and guests). Replaces the list; an empty array clears it. Ids that are not on the trip come back under `ignored_user_ids` rather than being attached. |
 | `link_hotel_accommodation` | Set or update a hotel reservation's check-in/out day links and place. |
 
 ### Budget
diff --git a/wiki/Reservations-and-Bookings.md b/wiki/Reservations-and-Bookings.md
index 0cdde4637..7e5ffc037 100644
--- a/wiki/Reservations-and-Bookings.md
+++ b/wiki/Reservations-and-Bookings.md
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ Reservations are grouped into two collapsible sections: **Pending** and **Confir
 
 On desktop, a type filter bar lets you show only specific types. Filter selections are kept for the current browser session.
 
+Travelers are set per booking from the trip roster, guests included.
+
+> **AI / MCP:** `set_reservation_travelers` writes that list; it replaces it wholesale and ignores anybody who is not on the trip. See [MCP-Tools-and-Resources](MCP-Tools-and-Resources).
+
 A traveler filter sits next to it — on desktop and mobile — once the trip has more than one member and at least one booking has travelers assigned. Click an avatar to show only that person's bookings; several can be active at once. On desktop the selection is kept for the browser session like the type filter; on mobile it resets when you leave the tab.
 
 ## Reservation card contents
diff --git a/wiki/Transport-Flights-Trains-Cars.md b/wiki/Transport-Flights-Trains-Cars.md
index 18fde44b5..4dcb5656e 100644
--- a/wiki/Transport-Flights-Trains-Cars.md
+++ b/wiki/Transport-Flights-Trains-Cars.md
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ Self-hosters can point the `TRANSIT_API_URL` environment variable at their own M
 
 Nine types are available: **Flight**, **Train**, **Bus**, **Car**, **Taxi**, **Bicycle**, **Cruise**, **Ferry**, and **Other**.
 
+> **AI / MCP:** `create_transport` accepts the same nine. Scheduled public transit is its own thing — `create_transit_journey` attaches the provider itinerary. See [MCP-Tools-and-Resources](MCP-Tools-and-Resources).
+
 ## Common fields
 
 All transport types share these fields:
diff --git a/wiki/Trip-Members-and-Sharing.md b/wiki/Trip-Members-and-Sharing.md
index 971f67d3a..f9bc3c063 100644
--- a/wiki/Trip-Members-and-Sharing.md
+++ b/wiki/Trip-Members-and-Sharing.md
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ In the owner's Guests section, each guest row has a **Rename** (pencil) and a **
 
 There is no limit on the number of guests per trip.
 
+> **AI / MCP:** an assistant can do all three — `create_trip_guest`, `rename_trip_guest`, `delete_trip_guest` — and is held to the same owner-only rule. See [MCP-Tools-and-Resources](MCP-Tools-and-Resources).
+
 ## Public Share Link
 
 The right column is only visible to users with the `share_manage` permission (default: trip owner).