Car Handshake MCP server
Find and compare live vehicle inventory from participating US dealers and contact them with consent.
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Car Handshake tools (10, 1 write)
write = sends, deletes, buys or postscompare_vehiclesFreeOnly for explicit comparison: after exactly one shop_vehicles call, pass 2-4 distinct returned listing IDs. Never search or shop again.
fetchFreeCitation only after search; never shopping/detail. Fetch one exact ID.
find_dealershipsFreeUse this once to find dealerships by name/place with IDs, addresses, and listing counts. Named stock: one shop_vehicles call with a returned dealer_id. For contacts or sales/service hours: get_dealership once.
get_dealershipFreeUse this with an exact dealer_id to return every public rooftop, contact, site, capability, and named sales/service schedule.
get_vehicleFreeFor full detail, pass exact shop_vehicles listing_id; returns dealer.dealer_id.
request_trade_in_appraisalFreeAfter explicit consent and confirmation, request a trade-in appraisal for this listing.
schedule_test_driveFreeAfter explicit consent and confirmation, request a test drive for this listing.
searchFreeCitation only; never shopping/detail/compare. Search once, then fetch exact IDs.
shop_vehiclesFreeUse for live US/CA cars/SUVs/trucks/EVs/motorcycles/RVs/trailers by place (near me), budget, mileage, make/model, condition, body, fuel, features, named dealer, or live-listing recommendation. Quebec excluded. Call once; never retry/refine/broaden. Fallback stays in-country; filters exact. Facts only; web only if asked. Named-dealer stock: find_dealerships then shop. Not repair/reliability/facts/MSRP/out-of-market, named-source, web-only, or no-app. Verbatim request; never ask for ZIP/postal.
submit_vehicle_inquirywrite actionFreeAfter explicit consent and confirmation, send this listing's dealer a question.
Public scan report
scanner v0.1.9 · 2026-09-23 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it
- –Code scanremote-only server, no package to scann/a
- Live reliabilityremote reachable in 234ms20/20
- Tool poisoning10 tool descriptions checked15/15
- Auth qualityopen endpoint exposes 1 write-action tools with no auth3/15
- Maintenanceno repository listed3/15
- Maintainer identityverified namespace with website, no repo4/10
Findings (2)
- highWrite-action tools reachable without authentication
auth.open-write - lowNo source repository listed
maint.no-repo
Install directly
claude mcp add --transport http inventory https://mcp.carhandshake.com/mcp
Car Handshake: common questions
- Is Car Handshake MCP server safe?
- With care: it is graded C, so read the findings first (60/100). Read the Car Handshake safety report
- How do I install Car Handshake?
- It runs remotely at mcp.carhandshake.com. Add it to Claude Code, Claude Desktop or Cursor with the snippets above, or call it through the mcp.market gateway without installing anything.
- Does Car Handshake need an API key?
- Not as far as the registry entry and our scan can tell: no credentials are declared or required.
- Is Car Handshake maintained?
- The latest release is v1.2.11.
- Is Car Handshake up?
- 100% of our last 20 checks got an answer. We check remote servers about four times a day.