generated: '2026-08-11' method: searched source: https://runalphaloops.com/mcp status: live description: >- AlphaLoops operates a hosted, remote MCP server exposing its FMCSA carrier-data platform as tools. The provider publishes a dedicated MCP reference page marked "Live" carrying the endpoint, the transport, the auth model, the rate-limit tiers, a versioning policy and a categorised tool inventory. Endpoint reachability, the auth challenge and the OAuth metadata below were probed live on 2026-08-11. server: name: AlphaLoops MCP Server url: https://mcp-freight.runalphaloops.com/mcp hosted: true remote: true local_install_required: false client_config_type: url transport: HTTPS + SSE (streamable HTTP supported for Python/TypeScript SDK clients) auth: Bearer token (AlphaLoops API key, prefix al_) documentation: https://runalphaloops.com/mcp advertised_tool_count: '30+' named_tool_count: 24 advertised_p50_latency: <100ms carriers_covered: 2.7M # LIVE SCHEMA IS AUTH-GATED. tools/list was posted anonymously and returned 401 — so the tool # inputSchemas below are NOT reproduced here, because we do not have them and will not invent them. # The tool NAMES and CATEGORIES are read verbatim from the provider's own MCP reference page. # Their real parameters are recoverable two ways: an authenticated tools/list, or via the REST # operations they map onto — see mcp/alphaloops-tool-crosswalk.yml, which binds each tool to the # OpenAPI operation whose parameters it inherits. probe: method: POST url: https://mcp-freight.runalphaloops.com/mcp body: '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/list"}' accept: application/json, text/event-stream http_status: 401 www_authenticate: 'Bearer authorization_uri="https://mcp-freight.runalphaloops.com/authorize"' response_body: '{"error":"Missing Authorization header. Pass your AlphaLoops API key as: Authorization: Bearer al_..."}' server: Vercel probed_at: '2026-08-11' verdict: gated note: >- Well-behaved gate — a real 401 with a standards-shaped WWW-Authenticate challenge naming the authorization endpoint, plus a human-readable message stating the expected credential format. Nothing here is a soft-200 or a redirect to a login page. oauth: authorization_server_metadata: https://mcp-freight.runalphaloops.com/.well-known/oauth-authorization-server http_status: 200 file: ../well-known/alphaloops-oauth-authorization-server.json issuer: https://mcp-freight.runalphaloops.com dynamic_client_registration: https://mcp-freight.runalphaloops.com/oauth/register pkce: S256 grant_types: [authorization_code, refresh_token] scopes_supported: null note: >- Two credential paths coexist: a static Bearer API key (what the docs tell you to paste into claude_desktop_config.json) and a full OAuth authorization-code + PKCE flow with open dynamic client registration (what the well-known document describes). The documentation covers only the first. /.well-known/oauth-protected-resource is NOT served — see well-known/alphaloops-well-known.yml. clients_documented: - Claude Desktop - Claude Code - Cursor - Windsurf - VS Code (GitHub Copilot) - Clay (Claygent) - any MCP-compatible custom agent install: claude_desktop: file: claude_desktop_config.json config: mcpServers: alphaloops: type: url url: https://mcp-freight.runalphaloops.com/mcp headers: Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY versioning: scheme: header-pinned header: X-AlphaLoops-Version default: latest when the header is omitted breaking_change_policy: New version, 90-day deprecation window on the prior version additive_change_policy: Ships continuously without a version bump source: https://runalphaloops.com/mcp errors: model: JSON-RPC error codes plus AlphaLoops-specific codes codes: - {code: 400, meaning: validation error} - {code: 401, meaning: authentication} - {code: 402, meaning: insufficient credits} - {code: 429, meaning: rate limited} note: Errors include a human-readable message and a stable error code. # Rate-limit tiers as published ON THE MCP PAGE. These do NOT agree with the main pricing page or # the API docs — see plans/alphaloops-plans-pricing.yml and rate-limits/alphaloops-rate-limits.yml, # where the contradiction is recorded in full. tiers: - name: Free price: $0 requests: 1,000 per month keys: single API key intent: evaluation and small-scale agent prototypes - name: Pro price: from $499/mo requests: 100K per month keys: multiple API keys includes: [Webhooks, SLA] uptime_sla: 99.9% - name: Enterprise price: custom requests: unlimited includes: [multi-tenant key management, volume pricing, custom data agreements] # 24 tools named on the provider page across 6 categories, verbatim. The page headline says "30+", # so 6+ tools are advertised but not named publicly; the gap is recorded rather than filled. tool_count_discrepancy: advertised: '30+' named_on_page: 24 unnamed: '6+' note: Only an authenticated tools/list can enumerate the remainder. tools: - category: Lookup label: Identity and authority description: Resolve any DOT or MC. Full operational profile, authority history, BMC-91 filings. advertised_count: 4 names: [carrier_lookup, carrier_lookup_by_mc, carrier_overview, carrier_authority] - category: Search label: Discovery and filtering description: Filter the carrier graph by fleet size, geography, equipment, technology, growth, authority age. advertised_count: 4 names: [carrier_search, carrier_filtered_query, carrier_similar, list_prospects] - category: Score label: ICP scoring and ranking description: Rank by similarity to a reference set or natural-language criteria. ICP fit, risk, displacement value. advertised_count: 3 names: [carrier_score, list_create, list_enrich] - category: Safety label: FMCSA, fleet, inspections description: CSA BASICs, inspection history, crash records, OOS rates, VIN-level equipment, full tech stack. advertised_count: 5 names: [inspections_list, inspection_violations, crashes_list, fleet_trucks, fleet_trailers] - category: Risk label: Fraud and risk signals description: Consolidated risk scoring, chameleon detection, MC sale watchlist, equipment sale signals, federal litigation, AI-flagged signals. advertised_count: 5 names: [carrier_risk_signals, carrier_connections, watchlist_mc_sales, watchlist_subscribe, carrier_news] - category: Contact label: Decision-makers description: Verified emails and phones for owners, ops VPs, IT directors, CFOs across 2.7M carriers. advertised_count: 3 names: [contacts_search, contact_enrich, contacts_enrich_bulk] evidence: - url: https://runalphaloops.com/mcp http_status: 200 note: Provider MCP reference page; tool inventory, tiers, versioning, FAQ. - url: https://mcp-freight.runalphaloops.com/mcp http_status: 401 note: tools/list gated; WWW-Authenticate challenge returned. - url: https://mcp-freight.runalphaloops.com/.well-known/oauth-authorization-server http_status: 200 note: RFC 8414 metadata served.