MCP server giving AI agents real vehicle data — specs, federal recalls, and OBD-II DTC reference. npx -y carvector-mcp
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add carvector --env CARVECTOR_API_KEY='<CARVECTOR_API_KEY>' -- npx -y carvector-mcp~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.carvector]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "carvector-mcp"]
env = { CARVECTOR_API_KEY = "<CARVECTOR_API_KEY>" }
# codex mcp add carvector --env CARVECTOR_API_KEY='<CARVECTOR_API_KEY>' -- npx -y carvector-mcp~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"carvector": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"carvector-mcp"
],
"env": {
"CARVECTOR_API_KEY": "<CARVECTOR_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"carvector": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"carvector-mcp"
],
"env": {
"CARVECTOR_API_KEY": "<CARVECTOR_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"carvector": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"carvector-mcp"
],
"env": {
"CARVECTOR_API_KEY": "<CARVECTOR_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"carvector": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"carvector-mcp"
],
"env": {
"CARVECTOR_API_KEY": "<CARVECTOR_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"carvector": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"carvector-mcp"
],
"env": {
"CARVECTOR_API_KEY": "<CARVECTOR_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
CARVECTOR_API_KEY
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.