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

What you need first

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

Steps

1. Run this in a terminal. It writes the server into ~/.codex/config.toml, which the Codex CLI, its IDE extension and the ChatGPT desktop app share.

codex mcp add 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'

2. Start Codex again and type /mcp: the server is listed.

Check it worked

Ask Codex: 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 Codex asks.