WireMyLifeWhich Tesla connector should I pick?
Every option below lets an AI assistant read your car's status, and most can send commands. Here's how to choose.
Easiest: you already pay for (or want) a Tesla app
Tessie is listed in Claude's connector directory and ChatGPT's plugin directory, and documents setup for Gemini and Grok. That's the widest coverage we've found. Teslascope, mytesla.io and Teslemetry are hosted alternatives with different pricing models.
Data nerd: you run TeslaMate
TeslaMate MCP lets the AI query your own TeslaMate database (battery degradation, charging cost, drives). It's read-only by default, and nothing leaves your network if you keep it on a VPN.
DIY: you want the official Fleet API, no middleman
MyTeslaMate mcp-tesla and tesla-fleet-mcp talk to Tesla's Fleet API directly. Expect a Tesla Developer account, OAuth setup and virtual-key pairing.
All Tesla options, by current status
| Connector | Status | Type | Works with | Access | Setup | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teslemetry | Online (sign-in required) | Hosted | Claude (documented) | read-write | 2/5 | check vendor |
| Tessie | Online (sign-in required) | Hosted | Claude (in directory), ChatGPT (in plugin directory), Gemini (custom connector), Grok (custom connector) | read-write | 1/5 | check vendor |
| mytesla.io | Online (sign-in required) | Hosted | Claude (documented), ChatGPT (documented) | read-write | 2/5 | check vendor |
| Teslascope MCP | Online (sign-in required) | Hosted | ChatGPT (documented), Claude (documented), Codex (documented) | read-write | 2/5 | check vendor |
| TeslaMate MCP | Not yet tested | Self-hosted | Any MCP client (local) | read-only | 4/5 | Free (open source); needs your own TeslaMate |
| MyTeslaMate mcp-tesla | Not yet tested | Self-hosted | Any MCP client (local) | read-write | 5/5 | Free (open source) |
| tesla-fleet-mcp | Not yet tested | Self-hosted | Any MCP client (local) | read-write | 5/5 | Free (open source) |
| TeslaMate HTTP MCP | Not yet tested | Self-hosted | Any MCP client (local) | read-write | 4/5 | Free (open source); needs your own TeslaMate |
| scald tesla-mcp | Stale | Self-hosted | Any MCP client (local) | read-write | 4/5 | Free (open source) |
| Tessie MCP Server (community) | Stale | Self-hosted | Any MCP client (local) | read-write | 3/5 | Free (open source); needs a Tessie subscription |
| ysrdevs tesla-mcp | Stale | Self-hosted | Any MCP client (local) | read-write | 5/5 | Free (open source) |
| tesla-mcp-server (signing proxy) | Stale | Self-hosted | Any MCP client (local) | read-write | 5/5 | Free (open source) |
Prices marked "check vendor" come from third-party summaries and haven't been confirmed on vendor pages yet. Statuses refresh every 6 hours. See the ranked list of Tesla MCP servers · all car connectors.