Chronoverify MCP Server

An MCP server for ChronoVerify. It gives any MCP-compatible AI agent (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Cline, VS Code, and others) the tools to check a photo's capture time and provenance: C2PA Content Credentials, EXIF and XMP metadata, and classical pixel forensics, fused into one verdict (provenance_confirmed, consistent, inconclusive, metadata_anomaly, or manipulation_indicated) with a 0 to 100 confidence.

People connecting media tools to Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in JavaScript.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-08-06 · ★ 2 · #72 OF 155 MAINTAINED MEDIA · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

MIT · JavaScript servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Chronoverify

before you install - you'll need

Set CHRONOVERIFY_API_KEY before connecting.

Claude Code

claude mcp add beeswaxpat-chronoverify-mcp -- npx -y chronoverify-mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "beeswaxpat-chronoverify-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "chronoverify-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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

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 local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions

repo age created 2026-06-28 - young repo, little track record yet

license MIT - declared in the repository

npm package chronoverify-mcp - unscoped; check the name against the project README before installing

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

03 · What Chronoverify can do

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

What you can build

An agent gets 10 documented tools across url, file, image, including url, file_path, image_base64, provenance_confirmed.

Capability map

Tools grouped from the project's README - what Chronoverify lets an agent do.

Url

1 tool - e.g. a publicly reachable image URL (the server fetches it),

url

File

1 tool - e.g. an absolute path to a local image, or

file_path

Image

1 tool - e.g. base64-encoded image bytes.

image_base64

Provenance

1 tool - e.g. a trusted C2PA Content Credential validated against the official trust list.

provenance_confirmed

Consistent

1 tool - e.g. metadata holds up and no manipulation signal fired (consistent with an unedited capture, not proof).

consistent

Inconclusive

1 tool - e.g. not enough signal to decide.

inconclusive

Metadata

1 tool - e.g. the metadata contradicts itself.

metadata_anomaly

Manipulation

1 tool - e.g. pixel forensics flagged possible editing for human review.

manipulation_indicated

04 · Who maintains Chronoverify

chronoverify is maintained by beeswaxpat. We track 2 MCP servers from beeswaxpat - 2 actively maintained, 5 combined GitHub stars, oldest repo from Apr 2026. Full record: all servers from beeswaxpat.

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05 · Facts

repository: github.com/beeswaxpat/chronoverify-mcp
website: https://chronoverify.com/
category: media - ranked #72 of 155 actively-maintained media servers as of 2026-08-25.
registry: io.github.beeswaxpat/chronoverify (active, first published 2026-06-28 · 7 versions)
packages: npm:chronoverify-mcp

06 · Chronoverify FAQ

Is Chronoverify still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-08-06. We re-verify nightly.

What can Chronoverify do?

An agent gets 10 documented tools across url, file, image, including url, file_path, image_base64, provenance_confirmed.

How do I install Chronoverify?

Run `npx -y chronoverify-mcp`. The README documents one environment variable (CHRONOVERIFY_API_KEY) to set first. Set CHRONOVERIFY_API_KEY before connecting. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Chronoverify run locally?

Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via npx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.

07 · Alternatives to Chronoverify

Alternatives to Chronoverify

Maintained media servers if Chronoverify isn't the fit.

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