Image provenance for AI agents: the ChronoVerify MCP server. Verify a photo's capture time and provenance (C2PA validation, EXIF/XMP, pixel forensics). Tools: verify_image (typed verdict) and get_signed_report. Local via npx, or hosted at chronoverify.com/mcp/http.
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
Local
claude mcp add chronoverify --env CHRONOVERIFY_API_KEY='<CHRONOVERIFY_API_KEY>' -- npx -y chronoverify-mcp~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.chronoverify]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "chronoverify-mcp"]
env = { CHRONOVERIFY_API_KEY = "<CHRONOVERIFY_API_KEY>" }
# codex mcp add chronoverify --env CHRONOVERIFY_API_KEY='<CHRONOVERIFY_API_KEY>' -- npx -y chronoverify-mcp~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"chronoverify": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"chronoverify-mcp"
],
"env": {
"CHRONOVERIFY_API_KEY": "<CHRONOVERIFY_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"chronoverify": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"chronoverify-mcp"
],
"env": {
"CHRONOVERIFY_API_KEY": "<CHRONOVERIFY_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"chronoverify": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"chronoverify-mcp"
],
"env": {
"CHRONOVERIFY_API_KEY": "<CHRONOVERIFY_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"chronoverify": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"chronoverify-mcp"
],
"env": {
"CHRONOVERIFY_API_KEY": "<CHRONOVERIFY_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"chronoverify": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"chronoverify-mcp"
],
"env": {
"CHRONOVERIFY_API_KEY": "<CHRONOVERIFY_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Remote
claude mcp add --transport http chronoverify https://chronoverify-mcp--beeswaxpat.run.tools~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.chronoverify]
url = "https://chronoverify-mcp--beeswaxpat.run.tools"
# codex mcp add chronoverify --url https://chronoverify-mcp--beeswaxpat.run.tools~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"chronoverify": {
"url": "https://chronoverify-mcp--beeswaxpat.run.tools"
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"chronoverify": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://chronoverify-mcp--beeswaxpat.run.tools"
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"chronoverify": {
"httpUrl": "https://chronoverify-mcp--beeswaxpat.run.tools"
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json · Customize › Connectors › Add custom connector
{
"mcpServers": {
"chronoverify": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-remote",
"https://chronoverify-mcp--beeswaxpat.run.tools"
]
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"chronoverify": {
"url": "https://chronoverify-mcp--beeswaxpat.run.tools"
}
}
}Environment variables
CHRONOVERIFY_API_KEY
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.