# ServiceBuddy Auto Repair Savings (remote · www.servicebuddy.help)

Auto repair price benchmarks and current service deals for any US ZIP. No account required.

- Trust score: 86/100 (high trust)
- Change this week: +3
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-09-20

## Components

- remote · `www.servicebuddy.help`: 86/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/help-servicebuddy-mcp/www.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/help-servicebuddy-mcp/www)

## Channel facts

- Endpoint: `https://www.servicebuddy.help/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 2026-09-20.

- **Endpoint Security**: 80/100
  - 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.
  - The HSTS (Strict-Transport-Security) header is present.
  - 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**: 70/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).
  - Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 304 tokens (~304/item across 1 items; 1 tools + 0 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 97/100
  - Stability observed for 29 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.
  - Structured output schemas are declared (100% of tools); any adoption earns full credit.
- **Tool Safety**: 100/100
  - No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.
  - We read all 1 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.
  - An AI judge read all 1 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 ServiceBuddy Auto Repair Savings MCP server?

ServiceBuddy Auto Repair Savings is a hosted endpoint at https://www.servicebuddy.help/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 help-servicebuddy-mcp 'https://www.servicebuddy.help/mcp'
```

### Cursor

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "help-servicebuddy-mcp": {
      "url": "https://www.servicebuddy.help/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "help-servicebuddy-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://www.servicebuddy.help/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Codex

```toml
[mcp_servers.help-servicebuddy-mcp]
url = "https://www.servicebuddy.help/mcp"
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "help-servicebuddy-mcp": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://www.servicebuddy.help/mcp",
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add help-servicebuddy-mcp --url 'https://www.servicebuddy.help/mcp' --transport streamable-http
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  help-servicebuddy-mcp:
    url: "https://www.servicebuddy.help/mcp"
```

### Netclaw

```json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "help-servicebuddy-mcp": {
      "Transport": "http",
      "Url": "https://www.servicebuddy.help/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Vellum

```bash
assistant mcp add help-servicebuddy-mcp -t streamable-http -u 'https://www.servicebuddy.help/mcp'
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "help-servicebuddy-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://www.servicebuddy.help/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.

### 2026-09-19 (score 86, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 90 to 93. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 27 days of observed history at the previous scan, 28 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-09-17 (score 85, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 83 to 87. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 25 days of observed history at the previous scan, 26 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-09-15 (score 84, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 77 to 80. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 23 days of observed history at the previous scan, 24 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-09-13 (score 83, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 70 to 73. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 21 days of observed history at the previous scan, 22 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-09-11 (score 82, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 63 to 67. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 19 days of observed history at the previous scan, 20 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-09-08 (score 81, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 53 to 57. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 16 days of observed history at the previous scan, 17 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-09-06 (score 80, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 47 to 50. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 14 days of observed history at the previous scan, 15 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-09-04 (score 79, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 40 to 43. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 12 days of observed history at the previous scan, 13 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

## MCP tools (1)

### `get_evaluated_savings` (~304 tokens)

Find Best Auto Service Deal

Find the best current auto-service deal near a US ZIP or metro and see what you'd actually pay. Returns the local typical price for the service (oil change, brakes, battery, diagnostic, coolant flush, tire rotation, tires), the best current coupon, discount, or rebate, and the net out-of-pocket "effective price" after discounts and rebates, with caveats. Optionally compares against a shop quote the user already has. Use when someone asks what a repair should cost, whether a quote is fair, or where to find a coupon. US only; 16 major metros are priced locally, other ZIPs use national averages.

Input parameters:

- `city` (string): Metro slug, e.g. "new-york-city", "los-angeles", "houston". Overrides zip.
- `quoted_price` (number): A quote the user already has, in USD, e.g. 119. Enables "is this quote fair?" comparison.
- `service_category` (string): Service to price.
- `service_variant` (string): Oil type (oil_change only). Omit to evaluate each offer on its own stated oil type.
- `shop_name` (string): Shop or chain the user mentioned, e.g. "Jiffy Lube", to prioritise that brand's deals.
- `zip` (string): 5-digit US ZIP, e.g. "11205". Give zip or city for local pricing; omit both for national averages.

Output parameters:

- `benchmark` (object)
- `best_match`: Highest-savings offer, or null if none found.
- `cached` (boolean): True if served from the 12-hour deal cache.
- `offers_count` (number)
- `summary` (string): Plain-English summary of the local price and best deal.

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: TLS, DNSSEC, Authorisation, Transports. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/help-servicebuddy-mcp/www#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-09-20: 86
- 2026-09-19: 86
- 2026-09-18: 85
- 2026-09-17: 85
- 2026-09-16: 84
- 2026-09-15: 84
- 2026-09-14: 83
- 2026-09-13: 83
- 2026-09-12: 82
- 2026-09-11: 82
- 2026-09-10: 81
- 2026-09-09: 81
- 2026-09-08: 81
- 2026-09-07: 80
- 2026-09-06: 80
- 2026-09-05: 79
- 2026-09-04: 79
- 2026-09-03: 78
- 2026-09-02: 78
- 2026-09-01: 77
- 2026-08-31: 77
- 2026-08-30: 76
- 2026-08-29: 76
- 2026-08-28: 75
- 2026-08-27: 75
- 2026-08-26: 74
- 2026-08-25: 73
- 2026-08-24: 72
- 2026-08-23: 71
- 2026-08-22: 64

## Common questions

### What is the ServiceBuddy Auto Repair Savings MCP server?

ServiceBuddy Auto Repair Savings is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as help.servicebuddy/mcp. Auto repair price benchmarks and current service deals for any US ZIP. No account required. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://www.servicebuddy.help/mcp).

### Is the ServiceBuddy Auto Repair Savings MCP server safe to use?

ServiceBuddy Auto Repair Savings scores 86 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 ServiceBuddy Auto Repair Savings MCP server expose?

ServiceBuddy Auto Repair Savings exposes 1 tool: get_evaluated_savings. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 304 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

### Does the ServiceBuddy Auto Repair Savings MCP server require authentication?

No. We connected to ServiceBuddy Auto Repair Savings without credentials and it answered, so anything it exposes is reachable by anyone who knows the address.

### Is the ServiceBuddy Auto Repair Savings MCP server still maintained?

ServiceBuddy Auto Repair Savings is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 20 September 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://www.servicebuddy.help/mcp
- Repository: https://github.com/piers-fawkes/service-buddy
- Website: https://www.servicebuddy.help/
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/help-servicebuddy-mcp/www.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/help-servicebuddy-mcp/www.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/help-servicebuddy-mcp/www