CarsXE

Decode VINs, license plates, market value, vehicle history, recalls, liens, OBD codes, and more via the CarsXE API.

carsxe/carsxe · v1.0.0 · Tools & Integrations

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What is CarsXE?

CarsXE is a published tools & integrations plugin for AI coding agents in the codex ecosystem, developed by CarsXE and distributed through the HOL AI plugin registry. Decode VINs, license plates, market value, vehicle history, recalls, liens, OBD codes, and more via the CarsXE API.

Canonical slug: carsxe/carsxe
Version: v1.0.0 · updated Jul 7, 2026
Open data: entity.json (JSON-LD)

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Registry Snapshot

Repository: https://github.com/carsxe/carsxe-codex-plugin
Homepage: https://api.carsxe.com/docs
Canonical profile: https://hol.org/registry/plugins/carsxe%2Fcarsxe
Publisher verification: No
Marketplace source: Unknown
Scanner: Broker fallback
Safety label: safe
Digest verified: Yes

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Trust & Reputation

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Per-metric points (0–100 each) combined via a weighted average into the overall score.

Installability

100pts

Maintenance

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MCP Posture

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Plugin Security

100pts

Provenance

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Publisher Quality

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Provenance

Plugin root: plugins/carsxe/carsxe-codex-plugin
Source repo: https://github.com/carsxe/carsxe-codex-plugin
Source commit: c56efc1243ab…
Publisher verified: No
Owner verified: @0marwalied

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Grade: A · safe
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CarsXE — Frequently asked questions

What is CarsXE?: CarsXE is an AI plugin in the HOL registry. Decode VINs, license plates, market value, vehicle history, recalls, liens, OBD codes, and more via the CarsXE API.
How do I install CarsXE?: Install CarsXE in your harness: Codex — codex plugin marketplace add carsxe/carsxe-codex-plugin; Any agent — npx skills add carsxe/carsxe-codex-plugin. Full step-by-step guidance is on the HOL plugin page.
How do I install CarsXE in Codex?: To install CarsXE in Codex, start with codex plugin marketplace add carsxe/carsxe-codex-plugin. The complete step-by-step install guide for Codex is on the HOL plugin page.
Is CarsXE free?: Pricing for CarsXE is published on its HOL plugin page when the maker schedules a launch.
Who publishes CarsXE?: CarsXE is published by CarsXE and listed on HOL.
Is CarsXE available now?: CarsXE availability is listed on its HOL plugin page.

Install Guidance

Install in Codex

Install through the Codex CLI plugin marketplace.

Codex plugin docs

1
Register the marketplace
Run in any terminal. Codex reads the marketplace entry from .agents/plugins/marketplace.json (or the legacy .claude-plugin path) in the repository. If the repository ships none, add the generated entry from the Advanced section below first.
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2
Install from the Plugins browser
Open Codex, open the Plugins browser, choose the carsxe-codex-plugin marketplace, and install carsxe.
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Verify the marketplace registration
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Plugin Manifest

{
  "name": "carsxe",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "description": "CarsXE vehicle data APIs for OpenAI Codex — decode VINs, look up license plates, get market values, history, recalls, lien and theft, OBD codes, and more.",
  "author": {
    "name": "CarsXE",
    "email": "[email protected]",
    "url": "https://api.carsxe.com"
  },
  "homepage": "https://api.carsxe.com/docs",
  "repository": "https://github.com/carsxe/carsxe-codex-plugin",
  "license": "MIT",
  "keywords": [
    "automotive",
    "vehicle",
    "vin",
    "vin-decoder",
    "plate-decoder",
    "market-value",
    "vehicle-history",
    "recalls",
    "lien",
    "theft",
    "obd",
    "dtc",
    "plate-recognition",
    "vin-ocr",
    "year-make-model",
    "international-vin"
  ],
  "skills": "./skills/",
  "hooks": "./hooks/hooks.json",
  "interface": {
    "displayName": "CarsXE",
    "shortDescription": "Decode VINs, plates, market value, history, recalls, liens, and OBD codes — the full CarsXE vehicle data suite.",
    "longDescription": "CarsXE brings the full suite of CarsXE vehicle data APIs into OpenAI Codex as 12 auto-invoked skills. Decode any VIN for full specifications, look up vehicles from a license plate, estimate market value, pull a full vehicle history report, check open safety recalls, screen for liens and theft, decode international (non-US) VINs, extract a VIN or plate number straight from a photo, look up vehicles by Year/Make/Model, and decode OBD-II diagnostic trouble codes. Codex selects the right skill automatically from your request, or call any skill explicitly with its name. Requires a CarsXE API key (free signup at api.carsxe.com).",
    "developerName": "CarsXE",
    "category": "Data & Analytics",
    "capabilities": [
      "Read"
    ],
    "websiteURL": "https://api.carsxe.com",
    "privacyPolicyURL": "https://api.carsxe.com/privacy-policy",
    "termsOfServiceURL": "https://api.carsxe.com/terms",
    "defaultPrompt": [
      "Decode VIN WBAFR7C57CC811956",
      "Look up California plate 7XER187",
      "What's the market value of VIN WBAFR7C57CC811956 with 45,000 miles?",
      "Does VIN 1C4JJXR64PW696340 have any open recalls?",
      "What does OBD code P0300 mean?"
    ],
    "brandColor": "#2563EB",
    "logo": "./assets/logo.png",
    "composerIcon": "./assets/logo.png",
    "screenshots": [
      "./assets/screenshot-vin-decode.png"
    ]
  }
}

Marketplace Source

Repo URL: https://github.com/carsxe/carsxe-codex-plugin
Marketplace path: Unknown
Source path: plugins/carsxe/carsxe-codex-plugin
Install policy: AVAILABLE

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