# `com.carrepaircostestimator/cost-estimator` on anlyon.dev

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- Page: https://anlyon.dev/servers/com.carrepaircostestimator/cost-estimator
- JSON: https://anlyon.dev/api/v1/servers/com.carrepaircostestimator/cost-estimator
- Version: 1.0.0 (active)
- Publisher: com.carrepaircostestimator (domain proven to the MCP Registry)
- Runs: remote (streamable-http)
- Sign-in to list tools: none
- Repository: https://github.com/maximmaximovwork2018-gif/carrepaircostestimator-mcp
- Metadata from the official MCP Registry, synced 2026-10-21T17:52:33.366Z

Title and description, as the publisher wrote them:

```untrusted-server-text
Car Repair Cost Estimator
Car repair cost estimates by make, model and repair type. 31 cost guides, VIN decode. Free.
```

Scanned 2026-10-21T18:33:23.489Z over streamable-http.

**7 tools: 2 change things and 5 only read.**

| Group | Class | Tools | Claude Code |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Deletes or cancels | destructive | 0 | deny |
| Can't be undone | irreversible | 0 | ask |
| Changes things | write | 2 | ask |
| Only reads | read | 5 | allow |

## Findings

No check matched anything in these tool definitions.


## Changes things (2)

Creates or changes something that can be changed back. Claude Code: ask.

### `decode_vin`

- Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.
- The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Decode a 17-character Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) into year, make, model, trim, body style, and manufacturer. Use before estimate_vehicle_value to get exact vehicle details.
```

### `estimate_vehicle_value`

- Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.
- The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Estimate the current US market value (USD) of a vehicle from year, make, model, and optional trim. Deterministic model: base price by make, trim multiplier, age-based depreciation. Useful to judge whether a repair is worth the cost.
```

## Only reads (5)

Looks things up and changes nothing. Claude Code: allow.

### `get_repair_cost_estimate`

- The name "get_repair_cost_estimate" says "get": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Estimate the cost of a car repair job (parts + labor, USD, US national averages 2026) by make and repair type. Returns low/high ranges for parts, labor, and total. Use list_makes_models and list_repair_types to discover valid slugs.
```

### `get_repair_cost_guide`

- The name "get_repair_cost_guide" says "get": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Get the full editorial cost guide for a repair type: direct answer, price range, cost breakdown table, price factors, failure symptoms, and FAQs (US market, 2026). Use list_repair_guides to discover slugs.
```

### `list_makes_models`

- The name "list_makes_models" says "list": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List all supported car makes and their models (slugs, EV flag, price multiplier). Use the make_slug values with get_repair_cost_estimate and list_repair_types.
```

### `list_repair_guides`

- The name "list_repair_guides" says "list": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List all editorial repair cost guides (slug, title, category, price range). Optionally filter by category: body, mechanical, glass-wheels, or electrical.
```

### `list_repair_types`

- The name "list_repair_types" says "list": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List the repair job types available for cost estimates (slugs, typical parts cost, labor hours). Pass a make_slug to get only the jobs applicable to that make (EVs skip ICE-only jobs).
```

## Claude Code permissions

For `.claude/settings.json`, assuming the server is installed as `cost-estimator`:

```json
{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "mcp__cost-estimator__get_repair_cost_estimate",
      "mcp__cost-estimator__list_repair_types",
      "mcp__cost-estimator__list_makes_models",
      "mcp__cost-estimator__get_repair_cost_guide",
      "mcp__cost-estimator__list_repair_guides"
    ],
    "ask": [
      "mcp__cost-estimator__decode_vin",
      "mcp__cost-estimator__estimate_vehicle_value"
    ],
    "deny": []
  }
}
```