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Which MCP servers are Torque Index's own, from the official registry and from asking its own domain, whether they answer, and what they offer. A program checked each of these, nobody copied them from a product page.

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Whose server it is
  • Registry namecom.torqueindex/truck-referenceverified in the MCP registry

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

When we asked itchecked 2026-11-01
  • Stateanswerschecked 2026-11-01
  • Tools4
  • Server calls itselftorqueindex
  • Server version1.0.0
  • Protocol version2025-06-18

On 2026-11-01 the server answered initialize and tools/list without a sign-in. First answer in 114 ms.

Should an agent connect itNot proven either way yet
  • Its tools do every use case we checked: look up failure modes for a specific vehicle configuration; check recalls for a pickup or van.
  • Checked on 3 of the 7 days it takes to judge reliability.

Once connected

  • For "look up failure modes for a specific vehicle configuration", the likely first call is lookup_vin.
  • For "check recalls for a pickup or van", the likely first call is lookup_vin.

Said by rules from the measurements above. The likely first call is a model's pick from the tool list; read its description before relying on it.

Measured dailydaily checks: 3, the first on 2026-11-01
  • INITE MCP scoreafter a weeka score needs 7 daily checks: 3 so far
  • What an agent can do with it2 of 2 use cases
  • Answeredmeasuring3 of the 7 daily checks it takes to print a share
  • Median first answer189 ms
  • Space in an agent's context≈ 361 tokensthe definitions of all its tools (4), which an agent carries on every turn
  • Tool definitionsA · 100 of 100
  • Typed results0 of 4 toolsdeclared outputSchema: results come typed, read once
  • Every tool passes all six checks.

What an agent can do with it

  • can do · look up failure modes for a specific vehicle configuration
  • not sure · find part numbers for a vehicle repair
  • can do · check recalls for a pickup or van

Each of the product's use cases, put to Jev against this server's tool list: can an agent do it with these tools?

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 score weighs what was measured and nothing else: answering (25%), doing the product's job (25%), definitions (20%), context (10%), use (10%) and how readily a client connects (10%). A part that was not measured is left out, and a hidden instruction caps the score at 40. The state of vendors' MCP servers: method and numbers →

Tools it offers4 tools · read 2026-11-01
  • lookup_vin

    Decode a 17-character VIN (via NHTSA vPIC) and return the matching Torque Index engine platform, vehicle configuration pages and the recalls and bulletins that apply. Fitment is year x model x engine; cab and wheelbase are not modeled.

  • find_part_number

    Find which part a Ford, Mopar, GM or aftermarket part number is, which engine it fits and what it replaced or was replaced by. Dashes and spaces are ignored; at least 4 characters. Returns up to 25 parts.

  • get_page

    Return the markdown version of a Torque Index page by its path, e.g. /platforms/cummins-6_7/, /failure-modes/<id>/, /parts/<id>/, /recalls/<platform>/, /repair-costs/, /blog/<slug>/. Use the URLs returned by the other tools.

  • list_platforms

    List every engine platform Torque Index covers, with its page, recalls page and part count.

How to connect

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "truck-reference": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://torqueindex.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Add it

Claude Code, in a terminal

claude mcp add --transport http torqueindex https://torqueindex.com/mcp

Add to CursorAdd to VS Code

claude.ai, ChatGPT and other clients: add https://torqueindex.com/mcp as a custom connector in the settings.

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.