Carsxe MCP server
online · 100% uptimeio.github.carsxe/carsxe-mcp·v1.0.0MCP server for CarsXE vehicle data: VIN, specs, history, images, recalls, and OBD codes.
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Public scan report
scanner v0.1.10 · 2026-09-28 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it
- –Code scanremote-only server, no package to scann/a
- Live reliabilityremote reachable in 186ms (auth required)20/20
- –Tool poisoningtools not inspected (endpoint requires auth); not countedn/a
- Auth qualityOAuth resource metadata advertised on 40115/15
- Maintenancelast push 4 days ago15/15
- Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner; GitHub account older than a year9/10
How Carsxe compares
Against every graded MCP server, from our own scans and uptime checks. Updated after each scan run.
- Safety score
- 98/100
- higher than 99% of 48,255 servers
- Uptime
- 100%
- of our recent checks; the typical remote server answers 100%
- Response time
- 79 ms
- faster than 88% of 30,031 servers
Install Carsxe in Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code
claude mcp add --transport http carsxe-mcp https://mcp.carsxe.com/mcp
What the publisher says
From the Carsxe repository's README, as published. We do not edit it. Read it on GitHub
🚗 CarsXE MCP Server
A modular, extensible Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for querying and analyzing vehicle data from CarsXE, with beautiful, chat-friendly Markdown output for LLMs and chatbots.
Products
- Vehicle History
- Vehicle Plate Decoder
- Vehicle Specifications
- International VIN Decoder
- Vehicle Images
- Vehicle Recalls
- Vehicle Market Value
ℹ️ What is CarsXE MCP Server?
The CarsXE MCP server is a Node.js/TypeScript application that exposes a suite of tools for querying comprehensive vehicle data from CarsXE. It is designed for seamless integration with LLMs (like Anthropic Claude, OpenAI GPT, etc.), chatbots, and developer tools, providing:
- 🧩 Clean, modular code for each CarsXE endpoint
- 📝 Consistent, Markdown-rich output for chat/LLM environments
- 🛡️ Robust error handling and user-friendly messages
- 🔌 Easy extensibility for new endpoints and features
💡 Why Use CarsXE with MCP?
Connecting CarsXE to your AI editor or chat client via MCP gives you a supercharged vehicle data experience — directly inside the tools you already use:
✨ Features
- 🤖 Uses Anthropic Claude to generate comprehensive, professional answers based on the API data and user query
- 🚙 Query vehicle specs, history, images, recalls, market value, and more
- 🏷️ Decode license plates and international VINs (including OCR from images)
- 🛠️ Decode OBD (On-Board Diagnostics) codes
- 🎨 All endpoints return elegant, grouped, emoji-rich Markdown
- 🧩 ChatGPT / MCP Apps hosts can render vehicle, market-value, and recall cards via dedicated render tools
- 🧑💻 Modular code: types, API logic, and formatters are separated for maintainability
- 🧪 Simple to run, test, and extend
⚙️ Prerequisites
CarsXE API key (get one here)
🖥️ Installation by Editor
All editors use the same remote MCP endpoint. Replace YOURAPIKEY with your actual CarsXE API key in every config below.
Cursor Marketplace / Grok Bot
Shortened. The full README is on GitHub.
Nothing above is checked by us. What we check is on the safety report.
Carsxe: common questions
- Is Carsxe MCP server safe?
- Yes, by our scan: it is graded A (98/100). Read the Carsxe safety report
- How do I install Carsxe?
- It runs remotely at mcp.carsxe.com. Add it to Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop with the snippets above, or call it through the mcp.market gateway without installing anything.
- Does Carsxe need an API key?
- No key to paste: it signs you in with OAuth when your client connects.
- Is Carsxe maintained?
- The last commit was 41 days ago (2026-09-24). The latest release is v1.0.0.
- Is Carsxe up?
- 100% of our last 28 checks got an answer. We check remote servers about four times a day.
- How does Carsxe compare with other MCP servers?
- safety score 98/100 (higher than 99% of 48,255 servers); uptime 100% (of our recent checks; the typical remote server answers 100%); response time 79 ms (faster than 88% of 30,031 servers). Full comparison.