What is the key difference between PlateQuery MCP — US License Plate & Vehicle Information and Pipedream?

PlateQuery MCP — US License Plate & Vehicle Information belongs to the Developer Tools category with local stdio execution, while Pipedream belongs to the Developer Tools category with cloud HTTP/SSE execution.

How do I install PlateQuery MCP — US License Plate & Vehicle Information or Pipedream in Claude Desktop or Cursor?

Copy the mcpServers JSON configuration snippet provided on this page into your claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json file and restart your AI client.

Are PlateQuery MCP — US License Plate & Vehicle Information and Pipedream free or paid?

PlateQuery MCP — US License Plate & Vehicle Information operates under a Free / Open Source model (No auth required). Pipedream operates under a Freemium model (API Key required).

Which MCP server has more tools and community activity?

PlateQuery MCP — US License Plate & Vehicle Information lists 0 tools with 0 views and 0 GitHub stars. Pipedream lists 6 tools with 5 views and 11,703 GitHub stars.

Can I use both PlateQuery MCP — US License Plate & Vehicle Information and Pipedream together in the same MCP host?

Yes! MCP hosts like Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, Cline, and VS Code support configuring multiple servers under the mcpServers object simultaneously.

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	P PlateQuery MCP — US License Plate & Vehicle Information Developer Tools	Pipedream PipedreamHQ Developer Tools
Summary	License plate lookup for AI agents: plate messages and ALPR history via PlateQuery. OAuth 2.1.	Connect with 2,500 APIs with 8,000+ prebuilt tools, and manage servers for your users, in your own app.
Category & Scope	Developer Tools	Developer Tools
Quality signal	27/100 (Emerging)	52/100 (Good)
Transport Protocol	Local Subprocess (stdio)	Remote HTTP/SSE
Auth Requirement	No auth required	API Key required
Pricing Model	Free / Open Source	Freemium
Required Env Vars	None required	None required
Compatible Clients	Claude DesktopCursorWindsurfClineVS Code	Claude DesktopCursorWindsurfClineVS Code
Install path signal	`npx · low`	`Remote (HTTP/SSE) · high`
Engagement & Health	0 views 0 copies 0 upvotes	5 views 0 copies 0 upvotes 11,703 stars
Verified / Official	Community Listing	Community Listing
Open full listing	View PlateQuery MCP — US License Plate & Vehicle Information Listing	View Pipedream Listing

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

PlateQuery MCP — US License Plate & Vehicle Information Configuration

mcpServers (Claude Desktop / Cursor)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "platequery-mcp-us-license-plate-vehicle-information": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "platequery-mcp-us-license-plate-vehicle-information"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Pipedream Configuration

mcpServers (Claude Desktop / Cursor)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipedreamhq-pipedream": {
      "url": "https://pipedream.com/docs/api/sse/"
    }
  }
}

PlateQuery MCP — US License Plate & Vehicle Information vs Pipedream

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

PlateQuery MCP — US License Plate & Vehicle Information Tools (0)

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Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

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