MCP server

The Used Car Index Official

com.theusedcarindex/feed

Checked 26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC · Connected to it and listed its tools

Free NHTSA recalls, complaints and investigations per vehicle, recall alerts, dealer listing events.

Working at last checkVerified publisher: theusedcarindex.comAbout 1,242 tokens per request once connected4 tools

https://api.theusedcarindex.com/mcp

At a glance

Type: MCP server
Publisher: theusedcarindex.com (verified by the MCP Registry)
Status: Working at last check
Tools: 4
Token cost: About 1,242 tokens per request
Sets up in: Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, VS Code, Antigravity, ChatGPT, OpenAI API, Grok
Last checked: 26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC

Opens the app, which shows the server and asks you to confirm. For other apps, copy the setup below.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http feed https://api.theusedcarindex.com/mcp

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, and paste the URL.

Codex (config.toml)

[mcp_servers.feed]
url = "https://api.theusedcarindex.com/mcp"

Gemini CLI

{"mcpServers":{"feed":{"httpUrl":"https://api.theusedcarindex.com/mcp"}}}

Cursor

{"mcpServers":{"feed":{"url":"https://api.theusedcarindex.com/mcp"}}}

VS Code

{"servers":{"feed":{"type":"http","url":"https://api.theusedcarindex.com/mcp"}}}

Antigravity

agy mcp add feed https://api.theusedcarindex.com/mcp

ChatGPT

Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced settings: turn on Developer mode, then Create a connector and paste the URL. Which plans can do this varies.

OpenAI API (Responses tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"feed","server_url":"https://api.theusedcarindex.com/mcp","require_approval":"always"}

Grok (xAI API tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"feed","server_url":"https://api.theusedcarindex.com/mcp"}

compare_vehicles ~265 tokens
Compare recorded facts for several vehicles side by side, with factual orderings by complaints, recalls and available verified complaints-per-100k-sold rates. Unknown vehicles come back with database suggestions and unrated vehicles stay explicitly unrated. Counts reflect source coverage; no recomme
listing_changes ~334 tokens
List observed dealer listing changes (new, price drop, relisted, delisted) with VIN, price, mileage, dates, source and link, filtered by vehicle, event type or date. Collector status separates an inactive feed from observed events. No photos or dealer-written text; delisted only means the listing wa
recall_changes ~350 tokens
List new and updated NHTSA recalls, investigations and complaint-count changes that this service recorded from the daily NHTSA bulk-file comparison, newest first, filtered by make, model, model year, type (recall, investigation, complaint_count) or observed date. Each change has the NHTSA campaign o
vehicle_risk ~293 tokens
Look up the recorded risk facts for one make, model and model year: NHTSA complaint counts by system and subsystem, recalls, investigations, manufacturer communications, an optional verified complaints-per-100k-sold rate and source coverage. Separately labeled Jev model tags (model years 2012 and ne

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