MCP Server

Give your AI assistant live access to our US car repair cost database through the Model Context Protocol (MCP) — free, public, no API key required.

What Is This?

Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open standard that lets AI assistants call external tools and data sources. Our public MCP server exposes the same data behind this website: repair cost estimates (parts + labor) for 10 makes and 17 job types, 31 editorial cost guides, VIN decoding, and vehicle value estimation. All prices are US national averages for 2026 in USD. Learn more about the protocol at modelcontextprotocol.io.

Endpoint

Transport: Streamable HTTP. Authentication: none. Point any MCP-compatible client at this URL:

https://carrepaircostestimator.com/mcp

Available Tools

Tool	What it does
get_repair_cost_estimate	Repair cost estimate (parts + labor, low/high ranges in USD) for a given make and repair type.
list_repair_types	All 17 repair job types with typical parts cost and labor hours; can filter to jobs applicable to a specific make (EVs skip ICE-only jobs).
list_makes_models	All supported makes and models with slugs, EV flag, and brand price multiplier.
get_repair_cost_guide	Full editorial guide for a repair: direct answer, price range, cost breakdown table, price factors, failure symptoms, and FAQs.
list_repair_guides	All 31 cost guides with slug, title, category, and price range; filterable by category (body, mechanical, glass-wheels, electrical).
decode_vin	Decode a 17-character VIN into year, make, model, trim, body style, and manufacturer.
estimate_vehicle_value	Estimated current US market value of a vehicle from year, make, model, and optional trim.

Connect Your AI Client

Add one of these configs, restart the client, and ask things like "How much does a head gasket replacement cost on a BMW?"

Claude Desktop

Settings → Developer → Edit Config → claude_desktop_config.json:

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

Cursor

Settings → MCP → Add new global MCP server (~/.cursor/mcp.json):

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

VS Code (GitHub Copilot)

Add to your workspace .vscode/mcp.json or user settings:

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

Server Card

A machine-readable server card is available at /.well-known/mcp.json.