# Torque Index (remote · torqueindex.com)

US truck engine reference: VIN lookup, part numbers, failure modes and NHTSA recalls.

- Trust score: 73/100 (medium)
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-11-05

## Components

- remote · `torqueindex.com`: 73/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-torqueindex-truck-reference/torqueindex.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-torqueindex-truck-reference/torqueindex)

## Channel facts

- Endpoint: `https://torqueindex.com/mcp`
- Transports: `streamable-http`
- Auth: `none`
- Version: `1.0.0`

## Trust breakdown

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically against the live server, and we only credit what we can confirm. Scores are 0–100 per category. Scoring method: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring (what has changed: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring/changelog)

Scored 2026-11-05.

- **Endpoint Security**: 74/100
  - The endpoint's TLS certificate is valid, in date, and uses a strong key.
  - No authorisation is required to call this server. Every tool declares its destructiveHint and none is destructive, so open access doesn't expose one.
  - HTTPS is enforced; there's no plaintext access path.
  - HSTS check failed: the Strict-Transport-Security header is absent.
  - DNSSEC check failed: this domain isn't protected by DNSSEC.
- **Transport & Reachability**: 100/100
  - Verified streamable-http transport via a live MCP handshake.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 78/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).
  - Tool/resource definitions use about 427 tokens (~106/item across 4 items; 4 tools + 0 resources), lean.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 13/100
  - Stability observed for 4 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.
- **Tool Coverage**: 100/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 100% of tool parameters carry a description.
- **Tool Safety**: 100/100
  - No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.
  - We read all 4 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.
  - An AI judge read all 5 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.

## Install

### How do I install the Torque Index MCP server?

Torque Index is a hosted endpoint at https://torqueindex.com/mcp, so there is nothing to install locally. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http com-torqueindex-truck-reference 'https://torqueindex.com/mcp'
```

### Cursor

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "com-torqueindex-truck-reference": {
      "url": "https://torqueindex.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

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

### Codex

```toml
[mcp_servers.com-torqueindex-truck-reference]
url = "https://torqueindex.com/mcp"
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "com-torqueindex-truck-reference": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://torqueindex.com/mcp",
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add com-torqueindex-truck-reference --url 'https://torqueindex.com/mcp' --transport streamable-http
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  com-torqueindex-truck-reference:
    url: "https://torqueindex.com/mcp"
```

### Netclaw

```json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "com-torqueindex-truck-reference": {
      "Transport": "http",
      "Url": "https://torqueindex.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Vellum

```bash
assistant mcp add com-torqueindex-truck-reference -t streamable-http -u 'https://torqueindex.com/mcp'
```

### Other

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

The mcpServers block is a cross-client convention. Remote transports vary, so check your client's docs.

## Changelog

Every change recorded for this component, newest first. Days that predate change tracking, or that we cannot explain, say so: "we were watching and nothing happened" and "we were not watching" are different claims.

### 2026-11-03 (score 73, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 3 to 7. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 1 days of observed history at the previous scan, 2 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-11-02 (score 72, 0)

- [functional improvement] Stability: unverified → 0.03

### 2026-11-01 (score 72)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (4)

### `lookup_vin` (~82 tokens)

Look up a 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.

Input parameters:

- `vin` (string, required): 17 characters, letters and digits, no I, O or Q

### `find_part_number` (~82 tokens)

Find a 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.

Input parameters:

- `number` (string, required): A part number or the start of one, e.g. 68026995AB

### `get_page` (~94 tokens)

Read a Torque Index 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.

Input parameters:

- `path` (string, required): Site path or full https://torqueindex.com URL

### `list_platforms` (~27 tokens)

List engine platforms

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

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: TLS, DNSSEC, Authorisation, Transports. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-torqueindex-truck-reference/torqueindex#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-11-05: 73
- 2026-11-04: 73
- 2026-11-03: 73
- 2026-11-02: 72
- 2026-11-01: 72

## Common questions

### What is the Torque Index MCP server?

Torque Index is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as com.torqueindex/truck-reference. US truck engine reference: VIN lookup, part numbers, failure modes and NHTSA recalls. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://torqueindex.com/mcp).

### Is the Torque Index MCP server safe to use?

Torque Index scores 73 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. That is a record of what we were able to check automatically, not an endorsement. The category breakdown on this page shows every signal behind the number, including the ones we could not confirm.

### What tools does the Torque Index MCP server expose?

Torque Index exposes 4 tools: lookup_vin, find_part_number, get_page, list_platforms. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 285 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

### Does the Torque Index MCP server require authentication?

No. We connected to Torque Index without credentials and it answered, so anything it exposes is reachable by anyone who knows the address.

### Is the Torque Index MCP server still maintained?

Torque Index is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 5 November 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.

## Links

- Remote endpoint: https://torqueindex.com/mcp
- Website: https://torqueindex.com/mcp/
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-torqueindex-truck-reference/torqueindex.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-torqueindex-truck-reference/torqueindex.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-torqueindex-truck-reference/torqueindex