# carapidev

> Use this tool when you need to access comprehensive vehicle data, such as VIN decoding, license-plate lookup, and market valuations, to solve problems like vehicle verification, history checks, and valuation estimation. It provides a stateless API interface that accepts a Bearer API key and returns detailed vehicle information across 24 markets. Use it in contexts where instant vehicle data access is required, with a simple plug-and-play setup via the https://mcp.carapi.dev/mcp endpoint.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/anduritko-carapidev  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/anduritko-carapidev

## Description

Remote MCP server giving AI agents instant access to comprehensive vehicle data: VIN decoding, license-plate lookup, stolen-vehicle checks, mileage history, inspection records, photos, and market valuations across 24 markets. Connect with a single Authorization:  Bearer API key from any MCP client (Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, ChatGPT, Cline, Zed). Stateless and hosted at https://mcp.carapi.dev/mcp — no setup, no session management, just plug in your key and start querying. Includes a free carapi_docs tool for searching CarAPI documentation without authentication.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.30
- **Verification tier:** unverified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-02

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** container
- **Runtime environment:** vm
- **Category:** media
- **Updated:** 2026-09-02

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Smithery](https://smithery.ai/server/anduritko/carapidev)

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "anduritko-carapidev"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/anduritko-carapidev` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/anduritko-carapidev/pull`

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