# io.github.physics-star-cat/databutler-vehicles (remote · databutler.dev)

UK MOT failure data and official UK, French, Japanese and EU vehicle recalls.

- Trust score: 33/100 (low)
- Change this week: −51
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-11-05

## Components

- remote · `databutler.dev`: 33/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/physics-star-cat-databutler-vehicles/api-mcp-vehicles.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/physics-star-cat-databutler-vehicles/api-mcp-vehicles)

## Channel facts

- Endpoint: `https://databutler.dev/api/mcp/vehicles`
- Transports: `streamable-http`
- Auth: `required (not validated)`
- 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**: 83/100
  - The endpoint's TLS certificate is valid, in date, and uses a strong key.
  - The endpoint enforces authorisation, but returns a challenge with no valid RFC 9728 metadata, so a client cannot discover where to get a token.
  - 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**: 0/100
  - Transport blocked by authentication: the endpoint requires auth we don't have to verify streamable-http.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 0/100
  - Schema blocked by authentication: the endpoint requires auth we don't have to read it.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 0/100
  - Stability not yet verified: not enough scan history yet (needs a 30-day window).
- **Tool Coverage**: 0/100
  - Tool coverage blocked by authentication: the endpoint requires auth we don't have to read its tools.
- **Tool Safety**: 0/100
  - Tool safety blocked by authentication: the endpoint requires auth we don't have to read its tools.
- **Capabilities**: 0/100
  - Capabilities blocked by authentication: the endpoint requires auth we don't have to read them.

**Unverified: 6 categories.** Categories scored 0 because we could not verify them: authentication we do not have, an unreachable endpoint, or not enough scan history. We only credit what we can confirm.

## Install

### How do I install the io.github.physics-star-cat/databutler-vehicles MCP server?

io.github.physics-star-cat/databutler-vehicles is a hosted endpoint at https://databutler.dev/api/mcp/vehicles, 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 physics-star-cat-databutler-vehicles 'https://databutler.dev/api/mcp/vehicles'
```

### Cursor

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "physics-star-cat-databutler-vehicles": {
      "url": "https://databutler.dev/api/mcp/vehicles"
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "physics-star-cat-databutler-vehicles": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://databutler.dev/api/mcp/vehicles"
    }
  }
}
```

### Codex

```toml
[mcp_servers.physics-star-cat-databutler-vehicles]
url = "https://databutler.dev/api/mcp/vehicles"
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "physics-star-cat-databutler-vehicles": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://databutler.dev/api/mcp/vehicles",
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add physics-star-cat-databutler-vehicles --url 'https://databutler.dev/api/mcp/vehicles' --transport streamable-http
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  physics-star-cat-databutler-vehicles:
    url: "https://databutler.dev/api/mcp/vehicles"
```

### Netclaw

```json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "physics-star-cat-databutler-vehicles": {
      "Transport": "http",
      "Url": "https://databutler.dev/api/mcp/vehicles"
    }
  }
}
```

### Vellum

```bash
assistant mcp add physics-star-cat-databutler-vehicles -t streamable-http -u 'https://databutler.dev/api/mcp/vehicles'
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "physics-star-cat-databutler-vehicles": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://databutler.dev/api/mcp/vehicles"
    }
  }
}
```

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.

### 2026-11-01 (score 33, −52)

- [security regression] Endpoint reachability: reachable → behind authorisation
- [security regression] Tool safety: pass → unverified
- [security regression] Transport: pass → unverified
- [security regression] Stability: 0.90 → unverified
- [security regression] Authorization: partial → fail
- [security regression] HSTS header: pass → fail
- [functional regression] Capabilities: pass → unverified
- [functional regression] Tool coverage: 100 → unverified
- [functional] First check of Schema quality: unverified

### 2026-10-30 (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.

### 2026-10-27 (score 84, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 73 to 77. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 22 days of observed history at the previous scan, 23 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-25 (score 83, +1)

- [security] Tool “jp_complaints_summary” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads
- [security] Tool “jp_recalls_for_model” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads

### 2026-10-23 (score 82, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 60 to 63. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 18 days of observed history at the previous scan, 19 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-21 (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.

### 2026-10-19 (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.

### 2026-10-17 (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 (9)

### `uk_mot_reliability` (~159 tokens)

UK MOT reliability

Real UK MOT failure data for a used car: per-category failure rates (overall and interpolated at a given mileage) and the riskiest components with typical failure mileages, for one model generation. Live proxy to whatbreaks.uk (same operator; aggregated from DfT anonymised MOT results). Use when a user is buying, comparing or maintaining a car sold in the UK. If several generations match, the result lists candidates — retry with year or the exact model name.

Input parameters:

- `make` (string, required): e.g. Volkswagen
- `mileage` (number): optional current mileage in miles
- `model` (string, required): e.g. Golf — generation resolved via year
- `year` (number): optional registration year

### `uk_mot_vehicle_search` (~73 tokens)

UK MOT vehicle search

Search the 530 UK model generations covered by the MOT dataset by free text (e.g. "focus", "golf"). Use to check coverage or disambiguate a generation before uk_mot_reliability. Live proxy to whatbreaks.uk.

Input parameters:

- `q` (string, required): free-text query

### `uk_recalls_for_model` (~233 tokens)

UK recalls for a model

Official UK vehicle safety recalls (DVSA, Open Government Licence; 4876 recalls launched 2016-01-01 → 2027-02-03, 272 makes) for a make and model: recall number, launch date, concern, defect and remedy text (DVSA's English originals), build-date range, vehicles affected and a GOV.UK recall-checker link. Omitting model lists the make's recalls and model names. "Vauxhall Corsa", "vauxhall corsa" and "VAUXHALL CORSA" resolve identically; "Mercedes-Benz", "VW" and "Land Rover" are understood. Covers cars, vans, HGVs, buses, motorcycles, trailers and components, not individual VINs.

Input parameters:

- `make` (string, required): e.g. Vauxhall, Mercedes-Benz, VW, Land Rover
- `model` (string): e.g. Corsa, A Class, Golf (optional: omit to list the make)
- `since` (string): optional ISO date YYYY-MM-DD — only recalls launched on/after it

### `uk_recalls_search` (~128 tokens)

UK recalls search

Keyword search across all served DVSA recalls (make, model names, concern, defect and remedy text), newest first, optionally since a date. Text is English ("airbag", "fire", "steering rack", "takata", "high voltage battery"); every word must appear. Suited to cross-make questions such as recent EV battery fire recalls in the UK.

Input parameters:

- `since` (string): optional ISO date YYYY-MM-DD — only recalls launched on/after it
- `text` (string, required): words that must all appear, e.g. "airbag takata"

### `fr_recalls_for_model` (~149 tokens)

French recalls for a model

Official French vehicle recall notices (RappelConso, DGCCRF open data; 1663 automobile fiches 2018-01-19 → 2026-08-07) for a brand and model: fiche number, date, risks, defect description (motif, in French), commercialisation periods and the official fiche link. Omit model to list a brand. Matches by a reviewed alias table plus whole-word text match; each fiche says which.

Input parameters:

- `brand` (string, required): e.g. peugeot, Mercedes-Benz, VW
- `model` (string): e.g. 208, Classe A, Golf (optional: omit to list the brand)

### `fr_recalls_search` (~124 tokens)

French recalls search

Keyword search across all RappelConso automobile fiches (brand, model text, label, defect description, risks), newest first, optionally since a date. Text is French and lowercase ("airbag", "incendie", "takata", "batterie haute tension"). Use for cross-brand questions ("recent EV battery fire recalls in France").

Input parameters:

- `since` (string): optional ISO date YYYY-MM-DD — only fiches published on/after it
- `text` (string, required): words that must all appear, e.g. "airbag takata"

### `jp_recalls_for_model` (~135 tokens)

Japanese recalls for a model

Official Japanese recall filings (国土交通省 MLIT; 3283 filings matched to 313 models sold in Japan, incl. Lexus and imports) for a make and model: notification number, date, defective device, affected vehicles, situation and remedy (Japanese originals) and the official filing PDF. Accepts English (Toyota Prius, Honda N-BOX) or Japanese (トヨタ プリウス) names.

Input parameters:

- `make` (string, required): e.g. toyota, Honda, スズキ
- `model` (string, required): e.g. prius, N-BOX, ジムニー

### `jp_complaints_summary` (~105 tokens)

Japanese owner complaints summary

Owner defect reports filed with MLIT's 不具合情報ホットライン (39954 across 313 models): total reports for a model and the breakdown by defective device (brakes, lights, engine, body…) from the newest sample. Reports are unverified owner submissions — compare shapes, not raw counts. Accepts English or Japanese names.

Input parameters:

- `make` (string, required): e.g. honda
- `model` (string, required): e.g. n-box

### `eu_safety_gate_recalls` (~82 tokens)

EU Safety Gate recalls (stub)

STUB — not yet live. EU Safety Gate (RAPEX) vehicle alerts are being added; until then this returns covered:false with the official Safety Gate URL and points to fr_recalls_* (RappelConso republishes the Safety Gate automobile alerts that concern France).

Input parameters:

- `brand` (string)
- `model` (string)

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: TLS, DNSSEC, Authorisation, Transports. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/physics-star-cat-databutler-vehicles/api-mcp-vehicles#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-11-05: 33
- 2026-11-04: 33
- 2026-11-03: 33
- 2026-11-02: 33
- 2026-11-01: 33
- 2026-10-31: 85
- 2026-10-30: 85
- 2026-10-29: 84
- 2026-10-28: 84
- 2026-10-27: 84
- 2026-10-26: 83
- 2026-10-25: 83
- 2026-10-24: 82
- 2026-10-23: 82
- 2026-10-22: 81
- 2026-10-21: 81
- 2026-10-20: 80
- 2026-10-19: 80
- 2026-10-18: 79
- 2026-10-17: 79
- 2026-10-16: 78
- 2026-10-15: 78
- 2026-10-14: 78
- 2026-10-13: 77
- 2026-10-12: 77
- 2026-10-10: 76
- 2026-10-07: 74
- 2026-10-04: 73

## Common questions

### What is the io.github.physics-star-cat/databutler-vehicles MCP server?

io.github.physics-star-cat/databutler-vehicles is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as io.github.physics-star-cat/databutler-vehicles. UK MOT failure data and official UK, French, Japanese and EU vehicle recalls. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://databutler.dev/api/mcp/vehicles).

### Is the io.github.physics-star-cat/databutler-vehicles MCP server safe to use?

io.github.physics-star-cat/databutler-vehicles scores 33 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 io.github.physics-star-cat/databutler-vehicles MCP server expose?

io.github.physics-star-cat/databutler-vehicles exposes 9 tools: uk_mot_reliability, uk_mot_vehicle_search, uk_recalls_for_model, uk_recalls_search, fr_recalls_for_model, and 4 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 1,188 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

### Does the io.github.physics-star-cat/databutler-vehicles MCP server require authentication?

Yes. io.github.physics-star-cat/databutler-vehicles asked us for credentials when we connected, so you will need to authorise it in your MCP client before it can do anything.

### Is the io.github.physics-star-cat/databutler-vehicles MCP server still maintained?

io.github.physics-star-cat/databutler-vehicles 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://databutler.dev/api/mcp/vehicles
- Repository: https://github.com/physics-star-cat/databutler
- Website: https://databutler.dev/api
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/physics-star-cat-databutler-vehicles/api-mcp-vehicles.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/physics-star-cat-databutler-vehicles/api-mcp-vehicles.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/physics-star-cat-databutler-vehicles/api-mcp-vehicles