CarScout MCP MCP server

The CarScout MCP server enables AI assistants to search used car inventory, decode VINs, check NHTSA recalls, and manage automated search scouts. It provides public market data tools without authentication and account-specific features like creating scouts and viewing alerts when an API key is provided.

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 CarScout

MCP endpoint (Streamable HTTP)

https://mcp.usecarscout.com/mcp

Vendor documentation

What you can do with it

Search used car inventory and compare market prices
Decode VINs to identify vehicle specifications
Check for open NHTSA safety recalls
Create and manage automated search scouts

Tools advertised by the last live check:

get_market_data
check_recalls
decode_vin
create_scout
list_scouts
get_scout
update_scout
delete_scout
check_limits
get_alerts
dismiss_alert
submit_feedback

Connect from your client

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

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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 carscout-mcp https://mcp.usecarscout.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 carscout-mcp --url https://mcp.usecarscout.com/mcp

Cursor

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

Cursor configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "carscout-mcp": {
      "url": "https://mcp.usecarscout.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": {
    "carscout-mcp": {
      "type": "streamableHttp",
      "url": "https://mcp.usecarscout.com/mcp",
      "disabled": false
    }
  }
}

VS Code

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

VS Code configuration

{
  "servers": {
    "carscout-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.usecarscout.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 carscout-mcp https://mcp.usecarscout.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": {
    "carscout-mcp": {
      "url": "https://mcp.usecarscout.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": {
    "carscout-mcp": {
      "serverUrl": "https://mcp.usecarscout.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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