Start with the car.
Scan or enter a VIN. Capture mileage, condition, and photos in an appraisal you can come back to.
VIN → SHARED CONTEXTLESS GUESSWORK. MORE GROUNDWORK.COX AUTOMOTIVE HACKATHON / 2026
What’s it
worth
to you?
Just tell Claude you have a trade-in.
Snap the VIN, add a few photos, and work through the appraisal together.
One simple connector. Right inside Claude.
Claude Appraisal connected
DEMO
Start the conversation
A SAMPLE CONVERSATION. THAT’S ALL IT TAKES.
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Dealer: I’ve got a trade-in I need to value.
Claude: Let’s take a look. Snap the VIN and a few shots of the car. I’ll help you work through the appraisal.
Appraisal: Opens the appraisal workspace. The dealer captures the VIN, identifies a fictional silver 2021 Performance Wagon, and uploads photos including a close-up of a scraped wheel. The images are illustrative.
Claude: I can see curb rash on the wheel in your photo. Are the other wheels affected too?
Dealer: Yes, all four. It has 38,000 miles and needs tires, too.
Claude: I’ll include all four wheels in recon, plus tires and finishing. Here’s the impact. Illustrative market context of $61,000, less $2,800 for wheels, tires, and finishing, produces an illustrative retail estimate of $58,200. History is unverified; no history adjustment is assumed. This is a sample estimate, not a live offer.
01 / THE DIFFERENCE
Less tab hopping.
More informed offers.
Your appraisal tools now come to the conversation. Claude helps you gather the details, work through condition, and understand what drives the number.
Bring the evidence.
Gather vehicle details, market listings, history, and inspection risks—and see where each piece comes from.
SIGNALS → PERSPECTIVEShow your work.
See how market context, reconditioning, and history shape the value. Keep the assumptions attached.
REASONING → CONFIDENCE02 / ONE CONVERSATION. THE WHOLE PICTURE.
From “what’s it worth?”
to “what’s it worth to me?”
Follow a sample appraisal.
Same vehicle. More context at every step.
Interactive walkthrough.
All vehicles and values are illustrative.
All vehicles and values are illustrative.
YOU
Let’s appraise this wagon. 38,000 miles. Curb rash on all four wheels. It needs tires.
A clearer starting point
VEHICLE INTAKESample draft
2021 Performance Wagon
38,000 miles · Used vehicle · Retail appraisal
Mileage38,000 mi
Wheels4 × curb rash
TiresReplacement needed
WorkspaceCondition captured
Vehicle details, notes, and condition stay with the draft.
Pick up where you left off, with the same vehicle context.
YOU
What do the market, history, and inspection signals tell us?
The evidence, with its limits
EVIDENCE SNAPSHOTIllustrative
Retail market listingsMileage-adjusted asking-price context$61,000
Vehicle detailsEquipment, specifications, and recall contextAvailable
Inspection risksModel-level prompts for a closer lookAvailable
Vehicle historyvAuto Vehicle Journey
Listing prices are market context, not verified sale prices.
A relevant Cox Automotive product, offered right when it can help.
YOU
Account for the wheels and tires. What does the recon look like?
Condition becomes a cost
RECON ESTIMATEIllustrative
Wheel refinishing4 wheels × $250$1,000
Tire replacement4 tires × $350$1,400
Labor & finishingSample shop allowance$400
Total estimated recon$2,800
Use your shop’s rates to shape the estimate.
Surface the cost of condition while there’s still time to act on it.
YOU
Bring it together. Give me a number I can explain.
The reasoning travels with the value
VALUATION WATERFALLIllustrative
Market context$61,000
Reconditioning−$2,800
History factor×1.00
Illustrative retail estimate$58,200
History is unverified in this example. No adjustment is assumed. Recon is an estimate; this is not a live offer.
Review the assumptions, apply your judgment, and keep the explanation.
THE PRINCIPLE BEHIND THE PRODUCT
“That’s a lowball.”
Now you have an answer.
Not just a book value and a gut feeling.
A clear explanation of what shaped the appraisal.
03 / THAT’S THE WHOLE SETUP
Connect it to Claude.
Start appraising.
One connector. One URL. Then just ask.
- 1
Open Customize.
In Claude, go to Customize.
Customize - 2
Add the connector.
Choose Add and enter the connector URL.
Add connector - 3
Start a conversation.
Tell Claude you have a trade-in to value.
“I’ve got a trade-in.”
YOUR CONNECTOR URL
Get the connector URL from your team.
YOUR NEXT TRADE-IN
You know cars.
Claude’s got
the next step.
From the first photo to the final reasoning, keep the appraisal moving with a conversation.
JUST SAY THE WORD
I’ve got a trade-in I need to value. Help me capture the VIN and a few photos, work through its condition, and understand what drives the appraisal.
Ready to paste into Claude