INDIVIDUAL MCP TOOL

search_inventory

Search live cars for sale across all dealerships on CarChat.

carchat.ionone authenticationAvailability not checked

LIVE ENDPOINT

https://carchat.io/mcp

No auth detected

Connect to this endpoint to inspect the live schema for search_inventory and invoke it with your own arguments.

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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.

CONNECT WITH APPROVAL

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

Codex

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.carchat]
url = "https://carchat.io/mcp"
enabled = true

Claude Code

.mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "carchat": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://carchat.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector

Name: carchat
Remote MCP URL: https://carchat.io/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": {
    "carchat": {
      "url": "https://carchat.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Visual Studio Code

.vscode/mcp.json

Add to Visual Studio Code

{
  "servers": {
    "carchat": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://carchat.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Generic MCP

Client-specific MCP configuration

{
  "name": "carchat",
  "transport": "streamable-http",
  "url": "https://carchat.io/mcp"
}

MCP Inspector

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

get_vehicle — Fetch the exact vehicle listing selected from search_inventory.
list_shopping_categories — Curated category pages, one per buyer intent and metro (e.
list_dealers — All dealerships with live inventory on CarChat, with city, state, vehicle counts, and each dealer's landing page URL.
get_market_prices — Live price statistics from CarChat inventory: count, median, and price range, overall and broken down by body style and metro.
submit_inquiry — Send the buyer's question and contact details to the dealership selling the car.