Hefesto AI MCP Server

After your AI wrote the code, but before it ships. HefestoAI verifies that what your project declares - deps, configs, install artifacts - matches what it actually does. It is available as a remote MCP endpoint.

Teams that want a hosted DevOps & monitoring endpoint instead of running a local process. The project is written in Python.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-05-08 · ★ 6 · #99 OF 101 MAINTAINED DEVOPS & MONITORING · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

NOASSERTION · Python servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Hefesto AI

before you install - you'll need

Set HEFESTO_LICENSE_KEY, SKIP_HEFESTO_HOOKS, HEFESTO_API_KEY, HEFESTO_CORS_ORIGINS, HEFESTO_API_RATE_LIMIT_PER_MINUTE, HEFESTO_EXPOSE_DOCS, HEFESTO_SEVERITY, HEFESTO_OUTPUT, HEFESTO_WORKSPACE_ROOT, HEFESTO_CACHE_MAX_ITEMS, HEFESTO_CACHE_TTL_SECONDS, IRIS_TELEMETRY_SOURCE before connecting.

Claude Code

claude mcp add artvepa80-agents-hefesto --transport http https://hefestoai.narapallc.com/api/mcp-protocol

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "artvepa80-agents-hefesto": {
      "url": "https://hefestoai.narapallc.com/api/mcp-protocol"
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

https://hefestoai.narapallc.com/api/mcp-protocol

transport: streamable-http

endpoint alive - responded to MCP initialize · probed 2026-08-25

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as remote - your agent's requests go to hefestoai.narapallc.com

endpoint auth accepted our unauthenticated MCP initialize - no credentials needed to connect

license no standard license detected - usage rights unclear; check the repo before commercial use

registry namespace io.github.artvepa80 is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Hefesto AI can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

Latest releases

v4.13.1 · 2026-05-08

rewrite README + CLAUDE.md per POSITIONING.md (release truth engine framing) · surface silent parser-skip warnings (Item 1: UX gap) · map c_sharp to csharp for tree-sitter-language-pack 1.x (Item 7) · pin…

v4.13.0 · 2026-05-07

rewrite README + CLAUDE.md per POSITIONING.md (release truth engine framing) · surface silent parser-skip warnings (Item 1: UX gap) · map c_sharp to csharp for tree-sitter-language-pack 1.x (Item 7) · pin…

v4.12.1 · 2026-04-27

04 · Who maintains Hefesto AI

HefestoAI is maintained by artvepa80. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Oct 2025.

05 · Facts

category
DevOps & monitoring - ranked #99 of 101 actively-maintained DevOps & monitoring servers as of 2026-08-25.
registry
io.github.artvepa80/hefestoai (active, first published 2026-02-24 · 2 versions)

06 · Hefesto AI FAQ

What is Hefesto AI?

After your AI wrote the code, but before it ships. HefestoAI verifies that what your project declares - deps, configs, install artifacts - matches what it actually does. It is available as a remote MCP endpoint.

Is Hefesto AI still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-05-08. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Hefesto AI?

Run `claude mcp add artvepa80-agents-hefesto --transport http https://hefestoai.narapallc.com/api/mcp-protocol`. The README documents 12 environment variables (HEFESTO_LICENSE_KEY, SKIP_HEFESTO_HOOKS, HEFESTO_API_KEY…) to set first. Set HEFESTO_LICENSE_KEY, SKIP_HEFESTO_HOOKS, HEFESTO_API_KEY, HEFESTO_CORS_ORIGINS, HEFESTO_API_RATE_LIMIT_PER_MINUTE, HEFESTO_EXPOSE_DOCS, HEFESTO_SEVERITY, HEFESTO_OUTPUT, HEFESTO_WORKSPACE_ROOT, HEFESTO_CACHE_MAX_ITEMS, HEFESTO_CACHE_TTL_SECONDS, IRIS_TELEMETRY_SOURCE before connecting. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Hefesto AI require authentication?

No - the endpoint accepted our unauthenticated MCP initialize when probed on 2026-08-25; you can connect without credentials.

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