What specific vehicle data can I expect to receive?

The skill returns the country of manufacture, make, model, year, engine configuration, transmission type, and body style.

What authentication is required for the International VIN skill?

You need a valid CarsXE API key. You must set this as the CARSXE_API_KEY environment variable in your Claude Code environment.

Is there a limit to how many VINs I can decode?

The number of decodes is subject to your CarsXE API plan's rate limits and credit balance.

How do I trigger an international VIN lookup?

When you provide Claude with a VIN that appears to be from a non-US vehicle, Claude will automatically use this skill to fetch the data from CarsXE.

Does this skill work for United States VINs?

This specific skill is optimized for international VINs (European, Asian, etc.). For US-market vehicles, you should use the standard CarsXE VIN decoder skill.

International VIN Decoder

Name: International VIN Decoder
Author: carsxe

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Web Scraping & Data Collection

Decodes non-US vehicle identification numbers (VINs) to provide detailed technical specifications for global markets.

The International VIN Decoder skill empowers Claude Code with the ability to instantly parse and identify vehicle information for cars manufactured and sold outside the United States. By leveraging the CarsXE API, it provides a comprehensive breakdown of European, Asian, and other international vehicles, offering data points such as the country of manufacture, make, model, year, engine type, transmission, and body style. This is an essential tool for developers and automotive professionals who need to automate global vehicle data verification and inventory management.

Key Features

01Decodes non-US VINs from European, Asian, and other global regions

020 GitHub stars

03Identifies country of manufacture and vehicle assembly location

04Provides detailed specs including engine type and transmission details

05Integrates directly with the professional CarsXE vehicle database

06Extracts core vehicle attributes like make, model, and year

Use Cases

01Building automotive tools that require global VIN validation and decoding

02Automating data entry for international vehicle inventory systems

03Verifying specifications for imported or exported vehicles during development

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add carsxe/carsxe-claude-plugin international-vin

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

Key Features

01Decodes non-US VINs from European, Asian, and other global regions

020 GitHub stars

03Identifies country of manufacture and vehicle assembly location

04Provides detailed specs including engine type and transmission details

05Integrates directly with the professional CarsXE vehicle database

06Extracts core vehicle attributes like make, model, and year

Use Cases

01Building automotive tools that require global VIN validation and decoding

02Automating data entry for international vehicle inventory systems

03Verifying specifications for imported or exported vehicles during development

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add carsxe/carsxe-claude-plugin international-vin

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT