Install Car Helper Tools: Car Recalls, MOT, Car Specs & EU VAT in Bob Shell

What you need first

• Bob Shell, installed.
• Nothing else: the server runs on its publisher's machines and Bob Shell connects to it.

Steps

1. Open ~/.codex/config.toml, or create it. The Codex CLI, its IDE extension and the ChatGPT desktop app share this file.
2. Add this table at the end of the file.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "car-helper-tools": {
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=jyaussie/vehicle-year-risk-comparator,jyaussie/eu-vehicle-recall-monitor,jyaussie/uk-mot-failure-stats,jyaussie/cyprus-company-vat-check,jyaussie/eu-car-specs-co2"
    }
  }
}

3. Save the file and restart Bob Shell.

Check it worked

Ask Bob Shell: List the tools of car-helper-tools.

If it does not start

401 Unauthorized

The endpoint wants a sign-in or a key. Sign in when Bob Shell asks.

Nothing changes after a restart

The file is not valid JSON any more. Look for a missing comma where the block was added.