# Cardog

Wires your coding agent into automotive data: VIN decoding, listings, market prices, recalls. An API key is required.

- MCP server · `type=mcp` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf (Devin Desktop), Cline, Zed, Gemini CLI · ★ 1
- Author: cardog-ai
- License: not stated · policy=link-only · description only; the file stays with the author
- Source: https://github.com/cardog-ai/mcp-server
- Updated: 2026-03-21
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/mcp/cardog

## What it does

Cardog runs as a remote MCP server at `https://mcp.cardog.io/sse`. Once connected, the agent gets tools for vehicle data: searching inventory by make, model, year, price and mileage, pulling market analysis for a single VIN, charting price distribution and mileage-versus-price, comparing regional pricing, and reading time-series price trends. A second group covers research — model lineups for a manufacturer, trim levels and specs for a given model year, and safety recalls in the US and Canada. There are also EV charging and gas station lookups with fuel prices.

Authentication is mandatory. Grab a key at `cardog.app/account/api` and pass it one of three ways: the `?api_key=YOUR_KEY` query parameter, an `Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY` header, or an `x-api-key: YOUR_KEY` header. The install snippets below bake the key straight into the URL, which is the least fiddly option — just remember it then sits in your config in plain text.

On Claude the whole setup is one line: `claude mcp add --transport http cardog 'https://mcp.cardog.io/mcp?api_key={api_key}'`. Cursor and GitHub Copilot take a JSON block, while Codex and Gemini CLI use their own add commands. The full API reference lives at `docs.cardog.ai`.

## Requirements
- Remote server: `https://mcp.cardog.io/mcp?api_key={api_key}`

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Template address**
- The server address is a template: replace {…} or […] with your own values

2. **Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
claude mcp add --transport http mcp 'https://mcp.cardog.io/mcp?api_key={api_key}'
```

### Codex

1. **Template address**
- The server address is a template: replace {…} or […] with your own values

2. **Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
codex mcp add cardog --url 'https://mcp.cardog.io/mcp?api_key={api_key}'
```

### Cursor

1. **Template address**
- The server address is a template: replace {…} or […] with your own values

2. **Config file**
File `.cursor/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "cardog": {
            "url": "https://mcp.cardog.io/mcp?api_key={api_key}"
        }
    }
}
```

### GitHub Copilot

1. **Template address**
- The server address is a template: replace {…} or […] with your own values

2. **Config file**
File `.vscode/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "servers": {
        "cardog": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.cardog.io/mcp?api_key={api_key}"
        }
    }
}
```

### Gemini CLI

1. **Template address**
- The server address is a template: replace {…} or […] with your own values

2. **Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
gemini mcp add -t http cardog 'https://mcp.cardog.io/mcp?api_key={api_key}'
```

## When to use it
- decode a VIN and see what that car is worth
- find listings within a budget and mileage cap
- track how prices for a model moved over time
- check safety recalls for a model year
- compare what one model costs across regions

## Example prompts
- What's the market like for 2022 Honda Civics?
- Check this VIN: 2T3P1RFV8NC123456

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