Car Handshake MCP MCP server

An MCP server that allows AI agents to search, compare, and retrieve details for live vehicle inventory from participating US and Canadian dealerships. It supports natural language shopping, vehicle comparisons, and consented actions like scheduling test drives or requesting trade-in appraisals.

Endpoint and access

No sign-in: your client connects and lists tools immediately, with no account or key.

No sign-inEndpoint checked 2026-10-05Operated by Dealer Handshake Inc.

MCP endpoint (Streamable HTTP)

https://mcp.carhandshake.com/mcp

Vendor documentation

What you can do with it

Find vehicles near a location within a budget
Compare multiple vehicle listings side-by-side
Schedule a test drive with explicit consent
Request a trade-in appraisal for a specific listing

Tools advertised by the last live check:

shop_vehicles
get_vehicle
search
fetch
compare_vehicles
find_dealerships
get_dealership
schedule_test_drive
request_trade_in_appraisal
submit_vehicle_inquiry

Connect from your client

Each snippet registers the same endpoint; pick the client you use.

This server is operated by the named third party. Listing and endpoint checks are not an endorsement or a security audit. Review the operator's permissions, terms, and data handling before connecting. How listings are checked and corrected.

Claude Code

Run this once in a terminal. It registers a Streamable HTTP server. Use --scope project to write .mcp.json for the repo.

Claude Code configuration

claude mcp add --transport http car-handshake-mcp https://mcp.carhandshake.com/mcp

Codex

Run this once. Codex stores MCP servers in ~/.codex/config.toml (or .codex/config.toml in a trusted project).

Codex configuration

codex mcp add car-handshake-mcp --url https://mcp.carhandshake.com/mcp

Cursor

Merge this server into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, then enable car-handshake-mcp in your MCP settings.

Cursor configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "car-handshake-mcp": {
      "url": "https://mcp.carhandshake.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Cline

Merge this into cline_mcp_settings.json (Cline → MCP Servers → Configure). The type must be streamableHttp for a remote HTTP server.

Cline configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "car-handshake-mcp": {
      "type": "streamableHttp",
      "url": "https://mcp.carhandshake.com/mcp",
      "disabled": false
    }
  }
}

VS Code

Merge this server into .vscode/mcp.json. Use MCP: List Servers to start car-handshake-mcp and inspect its tools.

VS Code configuration

{
  "servers": {
    "car-handshake-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.carhandshake.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Gemini CLI

Run this once. It writes .gemini/settings.json in the current project; pass --scope user for ~/.gemini/settings.json.

Gemini CLI configuration

gemini mcp add --transport http car-handshake-mcp https://mcp.carhandshake.com/mcp

Claude Desktop

Merge this into claude_desktop_config.json (macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\), then restart Claude Desktop.

Claude Desktop configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "car-handshake-mcp": {
      "url": "https://mcp.carhandshake.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

Merge this into ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json, then refresh MCP in Cascade. Windsurf remote servers use serverUrl, not url.

Windsurf configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "car-handshake-mcp": {
      "serverUrl": "https://mcp.carhandshake.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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