MCP server health, State of MCP census
Nhtsa Vehicle Safety Mcp Server
io.github.cyanheads/nhtsa-vehicle-safety-mcp-server
Decode VINs, search recalls, complaints, crash ratings, and investigations.
Checks
The exact rows akashi check io.github.cyanheads/nhtsa-vehicle-safety-mcp-server prints, from the 2026-09-13 census.
| Check | Status | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| registry status | pass | active |
| server.json valid | pass | validates against its declared JSON Schema |
| repo reachable | pass | exists |
| repo freshness | pass | pushed 22d ago |
| package npm | pass | published (0.9.5) |
| package npm | pass | published (0.9.5) |
| remote reachable | pass | HTTP 200 via initialize |
| MCP conformance | pass | initialize handshake ok |
| tools/list | pass | 7 tools: nhtsa_get_vehicle_safety, nhtsa_search_recalls, nhtsa_search_complaints, nhtsa_get_safety_ratings, nhtsa_decode_vin, nhtsa_search_investigations, nhtsa_lookup_vehicles |
| at least one live entrypoint | pass | 4 alive |
| license present | pass | Apache-2.0 |
| spec 2026-07-28 | warn | needs-migration: no server/discover, rejects handshake-free requests, routing headers not enforced |
Spec 2026-07-28 readiness
Verdict: needs-migration(no server/discover; rejects handshake-free requests; routing headers not enforced). Measured against the 2026-07-28 specification (ruleset 2026-07-28, compiled from the draft and re-diffed against the final text with no verdict-bearing rule changed) with read-only, keyless calls; see the ecosystem readiness report for how this server compares.
| Accepts handshake-free calls | no |
| server/discover implemented | no |
| Session independence | yes |
| Routing headers enforced | unknown |
Advisory: declares the deprecated logging capability; negotiates 2025-06-18.
Evidence
Packages
- npm @cyanheads/nhtsa-vehicle-safety-mcp-server · published(0.9.5)
- npm @cyanheads/nhtsa-vehicle-safety-mcp-server · published(0.9.5)
Remote endpoints
- https://nhtsa.caseyjhand.com/mcp
streamable-http · reachable· HTTP 200· initialize_ok
7 tools: nhtsa_get_vehicle_safety, nhtsa_search_recalls, nhtsa_search_complaints, nhtsa_get_safety_ratings, nhtsa_decode_vin, nhtsa_search_investigations, nhtsa_lookup_vehicles
server.json
validagainst its declared schema
One of 31538 servers in the 2026-09-13 State of MCP census: 25411 healthy (80.6%), 4667 degraded (14.8%), 1184 dead (3.8%), 276 unknown (0.9%).
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