car-advisor vs Plateop vehicle check
car-advisor is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑26.
car-advisor is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by deusyu. No marketplace we read lists it any more. Plateop vehicle check is an MCP server published by plateop.com. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-27. A plugin in this pair is no longer listed on any marketplace we read, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  Plateop vehicle check | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace deusyu/rainman-skills | Removed on 2026-10-26 Version: not stated Forks (GitHub): 2 Stars (GitHub): 10 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.1.1 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | car-advisorno longer listed · | Plateop vehicle check |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 0 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 10 | 0 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 2 | 0 |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-10-19 |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | Remote server (check.plateop.com/mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 1 | Not a bundle |
| Licence | Not stated | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/deusyu/rainman-skills | github.com/gvb9/plateop-check-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 2 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-15 | 2026-10-18 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | Responded 2 days ago |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. No value is marked better or worse: a plugin no marketplace lists any more is shown with its last known data, which we do not rank against current figures.
What to use instead of car-advisor
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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MarketCheck API docs for coding assistants: search, endpoint reference, plans. Free, no auth.
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LVL Up Auto — Dealership Vendor Catalog
Independent auto dealership vendor catalog: scores, comparisons, benchmarks, AI-capability filters.
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For AI agents: grade a used car's asking price vs live market comps.
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Used and new car listings with prices and specs from national car marketplaces.
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Search live US dealership inventory, get market prices, and send buyer inquiries. Free, no API key.
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Search used car inventory, check NHTSA recalls, decode VINs, and manage automated search scouts.
What each says it does
car-advisor
Real-time car comparison and purchase advisor with live data
Plateop vehicle check
Free used-car facts from the official register (NL, GB, IL, IS, DK) with source and date.
How to run each
car-advisor
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Plateop vehicle check As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http plateop-check https://check.plateop.com/mcpCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only Plateop vehicle check has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: car-advisor · What it can do: Plateop vehicle check · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.