When the user provides a license plate number:
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Extract the following from the user's message:
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plate(required): the license plate number — if not provided, alert the user:"Please provide a license plate number."
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country(required): ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code (e.g.,US,AU,GB) — if not provided, alert the user:"Please provide a country code (e.g., US, AU, GB)."
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state(required): 2-letter state/province code (e.g.,CA,NY) — if not provided, alert the user:"Please provide a state code (e.g., CA, NY, TX)."
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Do not call the API until all three fields are provided.
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Call the CarsXE Plate Decoder API:
codeGET https://api.carsxe.com/v2/platedecoder?key={CARSXE_API_KEY}&plate={PLATE}&country={COUNTRY}&state={STATE} - •
Present the results: vehicle Make, Model, Year, VIN (if returned), and registration info.
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If the API key is missing, tell the user to set the
CARSXE_API_KEYenvironment variable.