INDIVIDUAL MCP TOOL

compare_vehicles

Compare TWO MotiveGrid vehicles head-to-head: key specs, itemized five-year cost of ownership, and a grounded verdict on which is the better long-term ownership pick and why.

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Input schema

{}

Risk classification

Inferred read-only · medium confidence · heuristic, not a guarantee.

No write-capable action terms were found; this is not proof that invocation has no side effects.

Parent endpoint

motivegrid.com

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.motivegrid-com]
url = "https://motivegrid.com/api/mcp"
enabled = true

Claude Code

.mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "motivegrid-com": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://motivegrid.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector

Name: motivegrid-com
Remote MCP URL: https://motivegrid.com/api/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": {
    "motivegrid-com": {
      "url": "https://motivegrid.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Visual Studio Code

.vscode/mcp.json

Add to Visual Studio Code

{
  "servers": {
    "motivegrid-com": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://motivegrid.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Generic MCP

Client-specific MCP configuration

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

MCP Inspector

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

Related tools

ping — Health check for the MotiveGrid MCP server.
search_vehicles — Search MotiveGrid’s catalog of scored vehicles by free text (make, model, body type, or need, e.g.
get_vehicle_scorecard — Get the full MotiveGrid scorecard for ONE vehicle: the five ownership pillars (cost of ownership, powertrain, safety, driver assistance, livability) in plain language, key specs, five-year cost of ownership (itemized), and crash-test status, with sources.
recommend_vehicle — Recommend the best vehicles for a buyer from their ranked priorities, monthly budget, and body type.