A side-by-side look at the MCP Teslamate Fleet and Tesla MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose MCP Teslamate Fleet for travel & transportation work as a local process; choose Tesla for travel & transportation. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
TESLAMATE_DB_HOST, TESLAMATE_DB_PASS, TESLA_VIN, TESLA_TOKEN_FILE.tesla_status, tesla_charging_history, tesla_drives.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | T Tesla | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Travel & Transportation | Travel & Transportation |
| Quality signal | 55/100 · Good | 36/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Not confirmed yet |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | — |
| Auth | OAuth 2.0 | OAuth 2.0 |
| Pricing | Free | Paid service |
| Required env vars | TESLAMATE_DB_HOSTTESLAMATE_DB_PASSTESLA_VINTESLA_TOKEN_FILE | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 2 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 29 | Not listed |
| Full listing | View MCP Teslamate Fleet | View Tesla |
tesla_statusCurrent vehicle state — battery, range, location, climate, odometer.
Returns the latest position snapshot and vehicle info from TeslaMate.tesla_charging_historyCharging sessions over the last N days.
Shows energy added, duration, battery range, and location for each session.tesla_drivesRecent drives — distance, duration, efficiency, start/end locations.
Shows the last N days of driving activity with energy consumption.tesla_battery_healthBattery degradation trend — range at 100% charge over time.
Shows monthly snapshots of ideal range when battery is at 100%.tesla_efficiencyEnergy consumption trends — Wh/mi over time.
Shows weekly average efficiency from driving data.tesla_location_historyWhere the car has been — top locations by time spent.
Groups positions by proximity and shows time at each cluster.tesla_state_historyVehicle state transitions — online, asleep, offline.
Shows when the car was awake vs sleeping, useful for vampire drain analysis.tesla_software_updatesFirmware version history — all recorded software versions and install dates.tesla_liveLive vehicle data from Fleet API — real-time battery, charging, climate, locks, sentry.
More current than TeslaMate (which polls on intervals). Use this when you need
the latest state right now.tesla_climate_onStart climate preconditioning — heats or cools cabin to target temp.tesla_climate_offStop climate preconditioning.tesla_set_tempSet cabin temperature target (Fahrenheit). Both driver and passenger.No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
{
"mcpServers": {
"lodordev-mcp-teslamate-fleet": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"--from",
"git+https://github.com/lodordev/mcp-teslamate-fleet",
"mcp-teslamate-fleet"
],
"env": {
"TESLAMATE_DB_HOST": "YOUR_TESLAMATE_DB_HOST_HERE",
"TESLAMATE_DB_PASS": "YOUR_TESLAMATE_DB_PASS_HERE",
"TESLA_VIN": "YOUR_TESLA_VIN_HERE",
"TESLA_TOKEN_FILE": "YOUR_TESLA_TOKEN_FILE_HERE"
}
}
}
}
No confirmed install command for Tesla yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.