TradeBasis Automotive Appraisal MCP (US) MCP Server

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TradeBasis Automotive Appraisal MCP (US) is answering right now. Last checked 3 min ago. It exposes 4 tools.

Free US VIN decoding and research; VIN-optional market appraisals via a separate pilot endpoint.

Uptime history 58 days of history · worst day 98%

58 days agonow

97.8%

Uptime 24h

89 of 91 checks

Tools

read from the server

456 ms

Response time

average over 24h

open, no key

Access

streamable-http

What changed 9

Every tool that appeared, vanished or quietly changed what it asks for. Recorded since 18 September 2026. No other catalogue keeps this.

12 Oct 2 tool descriptions were rewritten tradebasis_pricing_and_tiers, tradebasis_research_library

12 Oct a tool changed the parameters it asks for tradebasis_vin_decode

10 Oct a tool description was rewritten tradebasis_research_library

10 Oct a tool changed the parameters it asks for tradebasis_research_library

8 Oct 2 tool descriptions were rewritten tradebasis_about, tradebasis_pricing_and_tiers

21 Sep a tool changed the parameters it asks for tradebasis_vin_decode

18 Sep a tool description was rewritten tradebasis_vin_decode

TradeBasis Automotive Appraisal MCP (US) missed 2 checks this week

Everything else answered, so this is steady rather than shaky. We check every 15 minutes, which is how a one-off gets told apart from the start of a pattern, and how you hear about the next one within the hour instead of 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 3 min ago.

Claude Code Claude Desktop Codex Cursor VS Code

run in your terminal

claude mcp add automotive-appraisal --transport http https://tradebasis.net/mcp

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, then paste this address

https://tradebasis.net/mcp

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.automotive-appraisal]
url = "https://tradebasis.net/mcp"

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "automotive-appraisal": {
      "url": "https://tradebasis.net/mcp"
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "automotive-appraisal": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://tradebasis.net/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Available tools 4

Read directly from the server with tools/list, grouped by what they act on. If a tool disappears, we record the date.

tradebasis

tradebasis_about

What TradeBasis is, the problem it solves, what makes it different, and who it's for, plus how to connect to the separate free, limited US appraisal pilot. Static markdown; as_of is the explicit content review date.

tradebasis_pricing_and_tiers

TradeBasis paid subscription tiers — Lite (1 user, $99/mo USD) vs Pro (up to 10 users, $249/mo USD). Separate from the free MCP appraisal pilot and the $99 one-time consumer report. Static markdown; as_of is the explicit content review date.

tradebasis_research_library

Search published TradeBasis US dealer research, BHPH (buy here pay here) economics and portfolio benchmarks, the experimental BHPH Macro Conditions Index and its methodology, public blog articles, and legacy briefs. No arguments lists the catalog. topic retrieves a document by ID/slug/title; topic + section retrieves a section or continuation part. query searches; optional limit is an integer 1–20 (default 5). These modes cannot be combined. Returns published Markdown tables, dated evidence, sources and qualifications, not new financial analysis. Long documents return an overview and section directory. Publication is rechecked on every retrieval; unverifiable sources return retryable errors, not cached article text. Blog access uses the public internet. Publication/update dates, CMS modification, data coverage and retrieval time are distinct. Structured output uses operation=list/search/get/section/invalid; retrieval includes the requested Markdown and publisher caveats. Unknown dates and coverage remain null. No search cursor is supported; use returned section/part IDs for long content.

tradebasis_vin_decode

Decode a 17-character VIN into vehicle identity: year, make, model, trim, body style, drivetrain, engine, transmission and fuel type. Hybrid, plug-in hybrid and battery-electric vehicles also return their electrification level and, where stated, battery and charging facts. Identification only — this tool returns no valuation, no comparable listings and no market data.

Endpoints

URL	Transport	State	Latency	Checked
https://tradebasis.net/mcp	streamable-http	answering	342 ms	3 min ago

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TradeBasis Automotive Appraisal MCP (US) — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

What can TradeBasis Automotive Appraisal MCP (US) do?

It exposes 4 tools, read directly from the server on our last check. Among them: tradebasis_about, tradebasis_pricing_and_tiers, tradebasis_research_library, tradebasis_vin_decode. The full list with descriptions is on this page — we take it from the server itself via tools/list, not from a README. How MCP servers expose tools in the first place →

Is TradeBasis Automotive Appraisal MCP (US) working right now?

We send a real MCP handshake every 15 minutes. Over the last 24 hours 89 of 91 checks got a reply (97.8%), average response time 456 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.

How do I connect TradeBasis Automotive Appraisal MCP (US)?

Copy the ready config from this page. We generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each in the form that client actually reads. It is a remote server, so there is nothing to install — the client connects to the address.

Does TradeBasis Automotive Appraisal MCP (US) need an API key?

No. TradeBasis Automotive Appraisal MCP (US) completed a full MCP handshake with us as an anonymous client and listed its tools without asking for anything. All 4 of them are readable on this page. This is what we observed, not what the docs claim.

How fast is TradeBasis Automotive Appraisal MCP (US)?

It answers our handshake in 456 ms on average, which is faster than 26% of all working MCP servers we measure. The comparison comes from our own checks across the whole registry, every 15 minutes.