Vin Decoder MCP runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 57 installs a week from npm.
Decode a vehicle identification number into make, model, and year. No key required.
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claude mcp add vin-decoder-mcp -- npx -y vin-decoder-mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"vin-decoder-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"vin-decoder-mcp"
]
}
}
}[mcp_servers.vin-decoder-mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "vin-decoder-mcp"]{
"mcpServers": {
"vin-decoder-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"vin-decoder-mcp"
]
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"vin-decoder-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"vin-decoder-mcp"
]
}
}
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