encarapi-mcp
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENCARAPI_KEY | Yes | Your EnCarAPI key (required). Get one (5-day trial) at encarapi.com. Used for Korean used car data. | |
| CHINACARAPI_KEY | No | Optional separate ChinaCarAPI key for Chinese used car data. Alternatively an EnCarAPI key with the China add-on can be used. |
Instructions
Guidance the server publishes about itself, which clients place ahead of the tool catalog so the model reads it before choosing anything.
This server publishes no instructions, or was last inspected before Glama recorded them.
Capabilities
Features and capabilities supported by this server
Protocol revision2025-11-25
| Capability | Details |
|---|---|
| tools | {
"listChanged": true
} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| search_korean_carsA | Search live used car listings in South Korea. Default source is Encar; 'kbc' = KB Chachacha, 'kcar' = K Car, 'all' = all three deduplicated (plan-dependent). Prices are filtered in 10,000 KRW units (e.g. max_price 3000 = 30,000,000 KRW). Returns the total count and compact listings. |
| get_korean_carA | Full details for one Korean listing: specs, options, photos, price history, seller. Id: Encar id, 'kbc:' or 'kcar:'. |
| get_korean_inspectionB | Official Korean inspection report (performance check) for one car: panels, frame, mechanical condition. |
| get_korean_accident_recordB | Insurance accident history and ownership changes for one Korean car (own vs. other-party damage in KRW). |
| find_korean_modelsA | Autocomplete model names across brands (e.g. 'sorento', 'gv70'). Use the result to filter search_korean_cars. |
| korean_filter_valuesC | Valid values for the Korean search filters (fuels, colors, categories, ...). |
| search_chinese_carsA | Search live used car listings in China (Dongchedi and Che168, duplicates merged), in English. Prices are in CNY; results include USD and EUR conversions. Use chinese_filter_values and chinese_models for exact make, model, fuel and city values. |
| get_chinese_carA | Full record for one Chinese listing: price history, photos, seller, export status, same car on the other marketplace. |
| get_chinese_inspectionB | Inspection report for one Chinese car: accident, flood and fire checks, battery data for EVs. |
| chinese_filter_valuesA | Valid values for the Chinese search filters, with listing counts: makes, fuels, cities, sources, sorts. City filters need the exact 'value' of a city entry. Pass list to get one list only. |
| chinese_modelsB | Models of one brand in the Chinese catalog, with listing counts. |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
TDQS
Scored across 11 tools
Korean and Chinese tools are cleanly separated by language prefix, and search/get/inspection purposes are distinct. Minor overlap between get_korean_inspection and get_korean_accident_record (both single-car history) and between the two *_filter_values tools could cause occasional misselection, but overall boundaries are clear.
Strong verb_noun pattern throughout (search_*, get_*, find_korean_models, *_filter_values). The one deviation is chinese_models lacking a verb while its Korean counterpart is find_korean_models, and get_korean_accident_record is a longer compound, but the scheme is largely predictable.
11 tools is well-scoped for a dual-market used-car search server, with each tool earning its place across two parallel Korean/Chinese surfaces. No bloat or redundancy.
Covers search, detail, inspection, accident/insurance, model autocomplete, and filter values for both markets. Chinese lacks a dedicated accident_record (folded into get_chinese_inspection), which is a minor gap but core workflows are covered.