generated: '2026-09-06'
method: derived
status: candidate
source: >-
  Derived from openapi/_original/edmunds-cars-openapi.yaml after searching for a published
  server: no MCP server is offered by Edmunds.
provider: Edmunds
providerId: edmunds
deployment:
  mode: none
  endpoint: null
  install: null
  package: null
  auth: unknown
  verified: probed
  note: >-
    Nobody ships a server. This is a candidate tool list we derived from Edmunds' own live
    OpenAPI; there is no endpoint an agent can call and no package a human can install, and
    no endpoint URL has been invented here.
search:
  probed:
    - url: https://api.edmunds.com/mcp
      method: POST tools/list
      status: 403
    - url: https://api.edmunds.com/aiplugin/mcp
      method: POST tools/list
      status: 403
    - url: https://api.edmunds.com/sse
      status: 403
    - url: https://api.edmunds.com/.well-known/mcp.json
      status: 403
    - url: https://mcp.edmunds.com/mcp
      status: null
      finding: hostname does not resolve
  registries: >-
    No Edmunds MCP server found on npm, PyPI or in the EdmundsAPI / edmunds GitHub
    organisations. The EdmundsAPI org has one surviving public repository and it is a blog.
  finding: >-
    No MCP server, hosted or local. Edmunds' only agent-facing surface is the 2023-era
    OpenAI plugin manifest still served at /.well-known/ai-plugin.json — a predecessor
    format, not MCP — and even that surface returns 401 "Developer Inactive" to any caller
    without a partner key.
tools:
  - name: get_expert_review
    description: >-
      Get the Edmunds expert review for a vehicle by make, model and year, including the
      review summary, pros and cons, scorecard ratings, safety information, features and
      specs, and a link back to edmunds.com.
    rest:
      operationId: getExpertReview
      method: get
      path: /aiplugin/editorial/v3/makes/{make}/models/{model}/years/{year}/expertcontent
    inputSchema:
      type: object
      properties:
        make:
          type: string
          description: The lower case make of the vehicle.
        model:
          type: string
          description: The lower case model of the vehicle.
        year:
          type: integer
          description: The year of the vehicle. From 1990 to the current year.
      required:
        - make
        - model
        - year
    consequence: read
  - name: find_inventory
    description: >-
      Given a zipcode and optional search criteria, find new, used and CPO vehicles listed
      near that location. Not an exhaustive search; the response carries a totalNumber of
      matches.
    rest:
      operationId: findInventory
      method: get
      path: /aiplugin/curated-inventory/v1
    inputSchema:
      type: object
      properties:
        zip:
          type: string
          description: The zip to search in.
        radius:
          type: integer
          description: Search radius in miles from the geographic centre of the region.
        inventoryType:
          type: string
          description: Comma-separated list of inventory types. Possible values are NEW, USED, CPO.
        make:
          type: string
        model:
          type: string
        year:
          type: string
        pagenum:
          type: integer
          description: Page number for pagination. Always set this to 1 by default.
        pagesize:
          type: integer
          description: Limits the number of items on the page. Always set this to 3 by default.
      required:
        - zip
        - pagenum
        - pagesize
    consequence: read
    note: >-
      The published operation accepts 37 further optional filter parameters (body type,
      colours, drivetrain, engine type, features, payment, deal quality, history). The full
      set is in openapi/_original/edmunds-cars-openapi.yaml; only the required parameters
      and the primary facets are reproduced here.
tool_count: 2
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com