CarsXE
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARSXE_API_KEY | Yes | CarsXE API key (required to access the API endpoints). Get one at https://api.carsxe.com/dashboard/developer |
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 |
|---|---|
| get-vehicle-specsB | Get comprehensive vehicle specifications by VIN |
| decode-vehicle-plateB | Decode a vehicle's license plate to get VIN and basic vehicle info |
| international-vin-decoderB | Decode an international VIN and get detailed vehicle info |
| get-market-valueB | Get the estimated market value for a vehicle by VIN |
| get-vehicle-historyC | Get a comprehensive vehicle history report by VIN |
| get-vehicle-imagesB | Get vehicle images by make, model, and optional filters |
| get-vehicle-recallsB | Get vehicle recall information by VIN |
| vin-ocrB | Recognize and extract the VIN from a vehicle image URL using OCR |
| get-year-make-modelB | Get comprehensive vehicle info by year, make, model, and optional trim |
| decode-obd-codeB | Decode an OBD code and get diagnosis information |
| recognize-plate-imageB | Recognize and extract license plate(s) from a vehicle image URL |
| get-lien-theftA | Get lien and theft information for a vehicle by VIN |
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 12 tools
Each tool has a clearly distinct purpose: OBD decoding, plate decoding, VIN-based lookups (lien, market value, history, recalls, specs), image retrieval by make/model, and OCR for plates and VINs. No two tools overlap in functionality.
All tool names follow a consistent hyphenated verb_noun pattern (e.g., decode-obd-code, get-vehicle-history). The naming is predictable and clearly indicates the action and resource.
With 12 tools, the set is well-scoped for a vehicle information server. Each tool addresses a specific need without being excessive or insufficient.
The tool set covers major vehicle data categories: VIN decoding, plate decoding, OBD codes, history, market value, theft/lien, recalls, specs, images, and OCR. No obvious gaps exist for the stated purpose.