Data Collection

plainrecords.com

Searches and retrieves FDA, CPSC, and NHTSA recall data by product, brand, vehicle, hazard, lot code, or UPC.

1 endpoint3 known toolsFirst detected October 9, 2026Last detected October 9, 2026

ENDPOINT 1

https://plainrecords.com/mcp

No auth detected

MCP server metadata

Name: plainrecords
Version: 1.0.0

Capabilities

tools

Server instructions

Look up U.S. product, food, medicine and vehicle recalls. Records come from the FDA, CPSC and NHTSA. Summaries are plain-English versions of the agency record; the agency notice is official. Owner complaints are unverified reports to NHTSA. PlainRecords is independent and not affiliated with any agency or brand. Cite the url.

Known tools 3

search_recalls

Find FDA (food, medicine, medical device), CPSC (consumer product) and NHTSA (vehicle) recalls by product, brand, hazard, lot code or UPC.

Inferred read-only

brand_recalls

The newest recalls (up to 25) of a brand or company across FDA, CPSC and NHTSA, with the total count.

Inferred read-only

vehicle_recalls

NHTSA recalls for a make, model and model year, plus owner complaint counts since 1995 by part.

Inferred read-only

CONNECT WITH APPROVAL

Client installation

Review this server and its permissions before adding it. Secret placeholders must be set locally.

Codex

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.plainrecords]
url = "https://plainrecords.com/mcp"
enabled = true

Claude Code

.mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "plainrecords": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://plainrecords.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector

Name: plainrecords
Remote MCP URL: https://plainrecords.com/mcp

Add this remote URL as a custom connector in Claude Desktop. Availability depends on the user plan and workspace policy.

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "plainrecords": {
      "url": "https://plainrecords.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Visual Studio Code

.vscode/mcp.json

Add to Visual Studio Code

{
  "servers": {
    "plainrecords": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://plainrecords.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Generic MCP

Client-specific MCP configuration

{
  "name": "plainrecords",
  "transport": "streamable-http",
  "url": "https://plainrecords.com/mcp"
}

MCP Inspector

Run the official MCP Inspector locally and enter the indexed Streamable HTTP endpoint.

TRUST AND VERIFICATION EVIDENCE

Loading Trust v2 evidence…

Checking the associated registrable domain. The BuiltWith key remains server-side.

Indexed

Evidence is source-attributed and does not guarantee that a third-party server is safe. Risk labels are conservative metadata heuristics.