What is mcp-samsara?
mcp-samsara is a MCP server by AutomationSquadOS that unofficial Samsara fleet management: vehicles and live locations, route creation and optimization, driver records, Hours-of-Service compliance and webhooks. It is listed under Other and has 4 GitHub stars.
| Type | Mcp server |
|---|---|
| Author | AutomationSquadOS |
| Repository | AutomationSquadOS/mcp-samsara |
| Popularity | 4 GitHub stars |
| Category | Other |
| Security | Low risk (84/100) |
| Rank | #2,436 of 4,418 MCP servers; #358 in Other |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-08-18 |
| Runs | Locally |
| Language | TypeScript |
Is mcp-samsara safe to install?
mcp-samsara scores 84/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. Things to review: can take actions such as send, write or deploy. It passed 4 of 6 checks.
MCP server results come from listing signals: who publishes it, where your data goes and what it can do. The code itself is not scanned yet.
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| Community-built server | Note |
| Runs on your machine only | Pass |
| No credentials mentioned | Pass |
| Can take actions such as send, write or deploy | Review |
| No code execution | Pass |
| Source on GitHub | Pass |
How do I install mcp-samsara?
- Find the launch command. The README says how the server starts (npx, uvx, docker or a remote URL) and which API keys it needs.
https://github.com/AutomationSquadOS/mcp-samsara
- Add it to Claude Code. Replace the part after -- with the command from the README. Remote servers use --transport http with a URL.
claude mcp add mcp-samsara -- <command from README> claude mcp add --transport http mcp-samsara <server-url>
- Check it connected. This lists your MCP servers and their status.
claude mcp list
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs mcp-samsara for you:
Add the "mcp-samsara" MCP server from https://github.com/AutomationSquadOS/mcp-samsara to Claude Code. Read its README for the launch command and any API keys I need, run claude mcp add, then check that it connects.