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Search live US dealership inventory, get market prices, and send buyer inquiries. Free, no API key.
Remote server: your requests and data go to carchat.io. Claude Code: claude mcp add --transport http carchat-inventory https://carchat.io/mcp · Claude app: Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector.
The tools this server listed when we connected to it, in its own words.
search_inventory — Search live cars for sale across all dealerships on CarChat. Accepts a plain-English query ('black suv under 30k near Knoxville') plus optioget_vehicle — Fetch the exact vehicle listing selected from search_inventory. Always pass its `id` field unchanged (it is dealer-qualified); do not substilist_shopping_categories — Curated category pages, one per buyer intent and metro (e.g. 'Used trucks under $25,000 in Knoxville, TN'). If a buyer's request matches onelist_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. Use this to asubmit_inquiry — Send the buyer's question and contact details to the dealership selling the car. The dealer replies directly, usually within minutes. ONLY cNot tested by KitScout yet. When our harness runs it, pros, cons and the tasks we tried appear here, with the date and evidence.