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Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add --transport http the-used-car-index https://api.theusedcarindex.com/mcp --header 'Authorization: Bearer <API_KEY>'~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.the-used-car-index]
url = "https://api.theusedcarindex.com/mcp"
bearer_token_env_var = "THE_USED_CAR_INDEX_API_KEY"
# codex mcp add the-used-car-index --url https://api.theusedcarindex.com/mcp --bearer-token-env-var THE_USED_CAR_INDEX_API_KEY
# export THE_USED_CAR_INDEX_API_KEY=<API_KEY>~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"the-used-car-index": {
"url": "https://api.theusedcarindex.com/mcp",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer <API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"the-used-car-index": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://api.theusedcarindex.com/mcp",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer <API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"the-used-car-index": {
"httpUrl": "https://api.theusedcarindex.com/mcp",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer <API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json · Customize › Connectors › Add custom connector
{
"mcpServers": {
"the-used-car-index": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-remote",
"https://api.theusedcarindex.com/mcp",
"--header",
"Authorization:${AUTH_HEADER}"
],
"env": {
"AUTH_HEADER": "Bearer <API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"the-used-car-index": {
"url": "https://api.theusedcarindex.com/mcp",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer <API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}