Marketplace is answering right now. Last checked 10 min ago. It exposes 19 tools.
AI-native used car marketplace. 145K+ vehicles, 4300+ dealers, 13 US states, 20 MCP tools.
Uptime history
52 days of history · worst day 84%
52 days agonow
96.7%
Uptime 24h
88 of 91 checks
19
Tools
read from the server
738 ms
Response time
average over 24h
open, no key
Access
streamable-http
What changed 11
Every tool that appeared, vanished or quietly changed what it asks for. Recorded since 2 September 2026. No other catalogue keeps this.
2 Sep
10 tools changed the parameters they ask for
cars_dealer_inventory, cars_dealers, cars_history and 7 more
2 Sep
a tool description was rewritten
cars_search
Marketplace does not always answer
Over the last week it answered 96.4% of our checks. We check every 15 minutes, so you hear about the next outage within the hour — not from your users.
Connect this server
Endpoint below is the one we actually reach during checks — not the one copied from a README. Last verified 10 min ago.
run in your terminal
claude mcp add marketplace --transport http https://cars.rootz.global/mcp~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"marketplace": {
"url": "https://cars.rootz.global/mcp"
}
}
}~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.marketplace]
url = "https://cars.rootz.global/mcp".cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"marketplace": {
"url": "https://cars.rootz.global/mcp"
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"marketplace": {
"url": "https://cars.rootz.global/mcp"
}
}
}Available tools 19
Read directly from the server with tools/list, grouped by what they act on.
If a tool disappears, we record the date.
cars
cars_dealer_inventory
Get all vehicles at a specific dealer.
cars_dealers
Search for car dealers by city, state, or ZIP code.
cars_feedback
Submit feedback about the Cars Rootz service. We actively read every piece of feedback to improve the service. Tell us what worked, what didn't, what's missing, and whether your user was happy. This helps us build a better car shopping experience for everyone.
cars_history
Get the full history of a vehicle by VIN — every dealer it appeared at, price changes over time, days on market, whether it was sold and resurfaced elsewhere. Data with origin.
cars_search
Search vehicle inventory across all dealers. Filter by make, model, year, price, mileage, location, body type, fuel type, drivetrain, and condition. Returns matching vehicles with dealer info. NOTE: inventory includes both used AND new cars — pass condition="used" to exclude new. Every result states its condition.
cars_session_add_car
Add a vehicle to the buyer's shopping session. Include a fit score (1-10) and notes explaining why you recommend it.
cars_session_compare
Get a structured comparison of all vehicles tracked in a session — specs, pricing, market context side by side. Great for helping the buyer decide.
cars_session_create
Create a personalized car research session for the buyer. Returns a unique URL they can bookmark and return to. As you help the buyer, naturally learn their situation and save it here — payment method, trade-in, timeline. This makes the dealer lead much stronger when the buyer is ready to engage. Don't ask all at once — gather these naturally over the conversation.
cars_session_deal
Get the current deal status — offers received, messages exchanged, unread count. Use to check if the dealer has responded.
cars_session_interest
Signal buyer interest in a vehicle to the dealer. This sends a professional email to the dealership on the buyer's behalf. Only use when the buyer has explicitly indicated interest.
cars_session_message
Post a message to the session. Use for buyer questions, AI analysis notes, or responses. The dealer and other AI agents can see these.
cars_session_notify
Set the buyer's email notification preference for this session. Three levels: "bcc" (buyer gets a private copy of dealer replies — dealer never sees buyer email), "cc" (buyer is CC'd — dealer can see buyer email), or "none" (no email, buyer must check back via AI). This upgrades the session identity level to "email".
cars_session_read
Read the current state of a shopping session — tracked vehicles, messages, preferences, active offers, and which other AI agents are working on it. Use this to understand context before taking action.
cars_session_reply
Send a follow-up message to the dealer continuing the conversation. Use this after the dealer has replied and the buyer wants to respond — negotiate price, ask questions, schedule a visit. The email thread continues naturally.
cars_session_tradein
Set or update the buyer's trade-in vehicle information. Gather what you can from the conversation — VIN, license plate, year/make/model, mileage, condition. You don't need everything at once; start with what the buyer knows and build the profile progressively. The dealer will make the trade-in offer based on this info. Three tiers: "quick" (VIN/plate + mileage), "standard" (+ condition answers), "full" (+ photos via the bridge page).
cars_session_tradein_read
Read the buyer's trade-in vehicle profile. Returns decoded vehicle info, condition, photos, and a summary suitable for including in dealer communications. Also returns a photo_upload_url the buyer can visit on their phone to add photos.
cars_session_visit
Schedule a dealer visit (test drive, purchase, trade-in appraisal). Generates a visit code and QR code the buyer shows at the dealership. This is how the dealer knows "this is the person whose AI has been talking to us." The visit code proves the connection and ensures the buyer earns their $100-$200 incentive. Only use when the buyer explicitly says they want to visit the dealer.
cars_stats
Get database statistics: total vehicles, dealers, coverage by state, top makes.
cars_vehicle
Get full details for a specific vehicle by VIN. Returns specs, price, mileage, photos, recalls, and dealer info.
Endpoints
| URL | Transport | State | Latency | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| https://cars.rootz.global/mcp | streamable-http | answering | 416 ms | 10 min ago |
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Marketplace — questions
Answers built from our own checks of this server.
What can Marketplace do?
It exposes 19 tools, read directly from the server on our last check. Among them: cars_dealer_inventory, cars_dealers, cars_feedback, cars_history, cars_search, cars_session_add_car and 13 more. The full list with descriptions is on this page — we take it from the server itself via tools/list, not from a README.
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Is Marketplace working right now?
We send a real MCP handshake every 15 minutes. Over the last 24 hours 88 of 91 checks got a reply (96.7%), average response time 738 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.
How do I connect Marketplace?
Copy the ready config from this page — we generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each with the file path that client actually reads. It is a remote server, so there is nothing to install — the client connects to the address.
Does Marketplace need an API key?
No. Marketplace completed a full MCP handshake with us as an anonymous client and listed its tools without asking for anything. All 19 of them are readable on this page. This is what we observed, not what the docs claim.
How fast is Marketplace?
It answers our handshake in 738 ms on average, which is faster than 16% of all working MCP servers we measure. That is on the slow side — worth knowing if the tool sits inside an interactive loop. The comparison comes from our own checks across the whole registry, every 15 minutes.