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Which MCP servers are TradeBasis'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.

read 2026-10-20

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Whose server it is
  • Registry namenet.tradebasis/automotive-appraisalverified in the MCP registry

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

When we asked itchecked 2026-10-20
  • Stateanswerschecked 2026-10-20
  • Tools4
  • Server calls itselftradebasis
  • Server version1.0.0
  • Protocol version2025-06-18

On 2026-10-20 the server answered initialize and tools/list without a sign-in. First answer in 119 ms.

Should an agent connect itSkip it
  • Its tools do none of the product's use cases we checked: look up a VIN's market value before buying a trade-in; compare a vehicle against live dealer listings within a set radius; produce a trade walk-down report to show customers the offer.

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: 15, the first on 2026-10-20
  • INITE MCP score72 of 100answers 100 · does the job 0 · definitions 100 · context 100 · connects 100
  • What an agent can do with it0 of 3 use cases
  • Answered100% of days15 of 15 daily checks
  • Median first answer221 ms
  • Space in an agent's context≈ 890 tokensthe definitions of all its tools (4), which an agent carries on every turn
  • Tool definitionsA · 100 of 100
  • Typed results1 of 4 toolsdeclared outputSchema: results come typed, read once
  • Every tool passes all six checks.

What an agent can do with it

  • cannot · look up a VIN's market value before buying a trade-in
  • cannot · compare a vehicle against live dealer listings within a set radius
  • cannot · produce a trade walk-down report to show customers the offer

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 2026-10-20
  • tradebasis_about

    What TradeBasis is, the problem it solves, what makes it different, and who it's for, plus how to connect to the separate free, limited US appraisal pilot. Static markdown; as_of is the explicit content review date.

  • tradebasis_pricing_and_tiers

    TradeBasis paid subscription tiers — Lite (1 user, $99/mo USD) vs Pro (up to 10 users, $249/mo USD). Separate from the free MCP appraisal pilot and the $99 one-time consumer report. Static markdown; as_of is the explicit content review…

  • tradebasis_research_library

    Search published TradeBasis US dealer research, BHPH (buy here pay here) economics and portfolio benchmarks, the experimental BHPH Macro Conditions Index and its methodology, public blog articles, and legacy briefs. No arguments lists the…

  • tradebasis_vin_decode

    Decode a 17-character VIN into vehicle identity: year, make, model, trim, body style, drivetrain, engine, transmission and fuel type. Hybrid, plug-in hybrid and battery-electric vehicles also return their electrification level and, where…

How to connect

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "automotive-appraisal": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://tradebasis.net/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Add it

Claude Code, in a terminal

claude mcp add --transport http tradebasis https://tradebasis.net/mcp

Add to CursorAdd to VS Code

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

Other servers listed as TradeBasis's
  • net.tradebasis/market-appraisalanswers, 1 toolsverified in the MCP registry

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.