# CarScout MCP server

Search used car inventory, check NHTSA recalls, decode VINs, and manage automated search scouts.

## Links
- Registry page: https://www.getdrio.com/mcp/com-usecarscout-mcp
- Repository: https://github.com/brunoamorim39/carscout
- Website: https://usecarscout.com/tools/mcp

## Install
- Endpoint: https://mcp.usecarscout.com/mcp
- Auth: Auth required by registry metadata

## Setup notes
- Remote header: Authorization (secret)
- The upstream registry signals required auth or secrets.
- Remote endpoint: https://mcp.usecarscout.com/mcp
- Header: Authorization

## Tools
- get_market_data (Get Market Data) - Get current market pricing, recall, and fuel economy data for a specific vehicle by make, model, and year. Useful for understanding fair prices and vehicle history. Endpoint: https://mcp.usecarscout.com/mcp
- check_recalls (Check Recalls) - Look up NHTSA safety recalls and consumer complaints for a specific vehicle by make, model, and year. Returns recall campaign details and complaint severity data. Endpoint: https://mcp.usecarscout.com/mcp
- decode_vin (Decode VIN) - Decode a Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) to get make, model, year, body style, engine, transmission, and other vehicle details. Endpoint: https://mcp.usecarscout.com/mcp

## Resources
- carscout://guides/tool-catalog - CarScout Tool Catalog Public and subscriber tool reference, plus connection and auth guidance. MIME type: text/markdown
- carscout://guides/buying-workflow - Car Buying Workflow Suggested end-to-end workflow from early market research to scout alert triage. MIME type: text/markdown
- mcp://server-card.json - CarScout Server Card Machine-readable MCP discovery summary for registries, clients, and scanners. MIME type: application/json

## Prompts
- car-search-strategy - Car Search Strategy Turn broad shopper goals into a concrete research plan using CarScout market and scout tools. Arguments: budget, vehicleType, location, priorities
- vehicle-due-diligence - Vehicle Due Diligence Evaluate a specific used vehicle with VIN decoding, pricing context, and recall checks. Arguments: vehicle, vin, askingPrice, priorities
- scout-setup - Scout Setup Translate plain-English shopping criteria into a CarScout saved search workflow. Arguments: criteria, location, scoutName
- alert-triage - Alert Triage Review scout alerts, rank the strongest matches, and decide what to dismiss or keep watching. Arguments: scoutId, goal, filters

## Metadata
- Owner: com.usecarscout
- Version: 1.0.0
- Runtime: Streamable Http
- Transports: HTTP
- License: Not captured
- Language: Not captured
- Stars: Not captured
- Updated: Apr 1, 2026
- Source: https://registry.modelcontextprotocol.io