Carvector MCP runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 64 installs a week from npm. Last commit 19 Sep 2026.
Vehicle specs, federal recalls, complaints, TSBs, investigations and OBD-II DTC data for AI agents.
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Connect this server
This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.
claude mcp add carvector-mcp -e 'CARVECTOR_API_KEY=<CARVECTOR_API_KEY>' -- npx -y carvector-mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"carvector-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"carvector-mcp"
],
"env": {
"CARVECTOR_API_KEY": "<CARVECTOR_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.carvector-mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "carvector-mcp"]
env = { CARVECTOR_API_KEY = "<CARVECTOR_API_KEY>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"carvector-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"carvector-mcp"
],
"env": {
"CARVECTOR_API_KEY": "<CARVECTOR_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"carvector-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"carvector-mcp"
],
"env": {
"CARVECTOR_API_KEY": "<CARVECTOR_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Put your own value in place of
<CARVECTOR_API_KEY> (Your CarVector API key (free at carvector.io)).
The author’s registry entry marks it as required.
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