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Car Repair Cost Estimator MCP server

Which servers in the official MCP registry are Car Repair Cost Estimator's own, whether they answer, and what they offer. A program checked each of these, nobody copied them from a product page.

read 2026-10-18

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Whose server it is
  • Registry namecom.carrepaircostestimator/cost-estimatorverified in the MCP registry

The registry name sits under carrepaircostestimator.com. The registry only lets a publisher use that namespace after proving control of the domain through DNS or HTTP.

When we asked itchecked 2026-10-18
  • Stateanswerschecked 2026-10-18
  • Tools7
  • Server calls itselfcarrepaircostestimator
  • Server version1.0.0
  • Protocol version2025-06-18

On 2026-10-18 the server answered initialize and tools/list without a sign-in. First answer in 125 ms.

Measured dailydaily checks: 2, the first on 2026-10-19
  • Answeredmeasuring2 of the 7 daily checks it takes to print a share
  • Median first answer140 ms
  • Space in an agent's context≈ 884 tokensthe definitions of all its tools (7), which an agent carries on every turn
  • Tool definitionsA · 100 of 100
  • Every tool passes all six checks.

Worth a look

None of the five warning signs in these definitions.

A program checks the server once a day: initialize and tools/list, no model. Tokens are the definitions' length at about four characters a token. The grade averages six checks of every tool's name, description, schema and annotations; it says how well the tools are described, not whether they work. The state of vendors' MCP servers: method and numbers →

Tools it offers7 tools · read 2026-10-18
  • get_repair_cost_estimate

    Estimate the cost of a car repair job (parts + labor, USD, US national averages 2026) by make and repair type. Returns low/high ranges for parts, labor, and total. Use list_makes_models and list_repair_types to discover valid slugs.

  • list_repair_types

    List the repair job types available for cost estimates (slugs, typical parts cost, labor hours). Pass a make_slug to get only the jobs applicable to that make (EVs skip ICE-only jobs).

  • list_makes_models

    List all supported car makes and their models (slugs, EV flag, price multiplier). Use the make_slug values with get_repair_cost_estimate and list_repair_types.

  • get_repair_cost_guide

    Get the full editorial cost guide for a repair type: direct answer, price range, cost breakdown table, price factors, failure symptoms, and FAQs (US market, 2026). Use list_repair_guides to discover slugs.

  • list_repair_guides

    List all editorial repair cost guides (slug, title, category, price range). Optionally filter by category: body, mechanical, glass-wheels, or electrical.

  • decode_vin

    Decode a 17-character Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) into year, make, model, trim, body style, and manufacturer. Use before estimate_vehicle_value to get exact vehicle details.

  • estimate_vehicle_value

    Estimate the current US market value (USD) of a vehicle from year, make, model, and optional trim. Deterministic model: base price by make, trim multiplier, age-based depreciation. Useful to judge whether a repair is worth the cost.

How to connect

Add the server to your MCP client config. Claude Desktop, Cursor and most other clients read this shape:

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

Each line is something a program found when it went looking: the registry entry, the server's own answer, a spec that parses. A missing line means we did not find it, not that it does not exist.