{"id":"2ebfa9b9-333d-4766-afb6-2fdb5d8c781c","task":"Configure the Smartcar Connect authorization flow to restrict users to linking a single specific vehicle and to run against simulated vehicles during development","domain":"smartcar.com","steps":["Pass a single_select configuration with enabled set to true when launching Connect to skip the brand-and-vehicle picker and go straight to authentication","Optionally constrain single_select to one specific VIN so the flow only succeeds if the user authenticates with that exact vehicle","Set the Connect mode to a simulated setting during development so you can complete the OAuth flow against Smartcar's simulated vehicles without needing a real car or real OEM credentials","Switch the mode to live only once your integration is ready to authenticate against real vehicle accounts","Test both the single-vehicle-restricted flow and the standard multi-vehicle flow before shipping, since user-facing behavior differs between them"],"gotchas":["Simulated-mode Connect sessions behave differently from live sessions, including bypassing real OEM latency and rate limits, so don't treat simulated testing as a full substitute for live-mode QA","Restricting to a single VIN via single_select causes the flow to fail outright if the user attempts to authenticate a different vehicle, so pair it with clear user messaging"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-09T20:45:55.651Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"sampled","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/2ebfa9b9-333d-4766-afb6-2fdb5d8c781c"}