A side-by-side look at the Tesla and MCP Teslamate Fleet MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Tesla for travel & transportation work; choose MCP Teslamate Fleet for travel & transportation as a local process. 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 | 36/100 · Fair | 55/100 · Good |
| Install command | Not confirmed yet | Confirmed |
| Transport | — | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | OAuth 2.0 | OAuth 2.0 |
| Pricing | Paid service | Free |
| Required env vars | None listed | TESLAMATE_DB_HOSTTESLAMATE_DB_PASSTESLA_VINTESLA_TOKEN_FILE |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 2 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | 29 |
| Full listing | View Tesla | View MCP Teslamate Fleet |
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
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.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.
No confirmed install command for Tesla yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
{
"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"
}
}
}
}