Onfido MCP Server - install, status & alternatives [2026]

01 · Install Onfido

before you install - you'll need

Set ONFIDO_API_TOKEN, MCP_HTTP before connecting. ONFIDO_REGION is optional or environment-specific per the README.

Claude Code

claude mcp add codespar-mcp-dev-latam-packages-identity -- npx -y @codespar/mcp-onfido

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "codespar-mcp-dev-latam-packages-identity": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@codespar/mcp-onfido"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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

license MIT - declared in the repository

npm package @codespar/mcp-onfido - published under the repo owner's npm scope (@codespar)

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

03 · What Onfido can do

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

What you can build

With this server connected, an agent can create an Onfido applicant - the person record that documents, live photos, and check attach to, retrieve an applicant by id, update fields on an existing applicant, and upload an identity document image for an applicant.

Capability map

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

Retrieve

5 tools - e.g. Retrieve document metadata by id.; Retrieve a live photo record by id.; Retrieve a check by id.

retrieve_document · retrieve_live_photo · retrieve_check · retrieve_report · retrieve_workflow_run

Applicant

4 tools - e.g. Create an Onfido applicant - the person record that documents, live photos, and checks attach to.; Retrieve an applicant by id.; Update fields on an existing applicant.

create_applicant · retrieve_applicant · update_applicant · delete_applicant

create & write

3 tools - e.g. Upload an identity document image for an applicant.; Run a verification check on an applicant.; Start an Onfido Studio workflow run.

upload_document · create_check · create_workflow_run

read & search

3 tools - e.g. List all checks for a given applicant.; List all documents uploaded for a given applicant.; List the reports contained within a given check.

list_checks · list_documents · list_reports

Live

2 tools - e.g. Upload a live photo (selfie) for an applicant, used by facial_similarity_photo reports.; List all live photos (selfies) uploaded for a given applicant.

upload_live_photo · list_live_photos

Download

1 tool - e.g. Download the raw binary of an uploaded document.

download_document

Resume

1 tool - e.g. Resume a check that was paused (typically awaiting_applicant or paused states).

resume_check

auth & access

1 tool - e.g. Mint a short-lived SDK token for embedding the Onfido Web / iOS / Android SDKs in your frontend.

generate_sdk_token

04 · Who maintains Onfido

mcp-onfido is maintained by codespar. We track 127 MCP servers from codespar - 127 actively maintained, 269 combined GitHub stars, oldest repo from Mar 2026. Full record: all servers from codespar.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/codespar/mcp-dev-latam
category: automation - actively maintained as of 2026-08-25.
registry: io.github.codespar/mcp-onfido (active, first published 2026-06-20 · 2 versions)
packages: npm:@codespar/mcp-onfido

06 · Onfido FAQ

Is Onfido still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-08-12. We re-verify nightly.

What can Onfido do?

With this server connected, an agent can create an Onfido applicant - the person record that documents, live photos, and check attach to, retrieve an applicant by id, update fields on an existing applicant, and upload an identity document image for an applicant.

How do I install Onfido?

Run `npx -y @codespar/mcp-onfido`. The README documents 3 environment variables (ONFIDO_API_TOKEN, ONFIDO_REGION, MCP_HTTP) to set first. Set ONFIDO_API_TOKEN, MCP_HTTP before connecting. ONFIDO_REGION is optional or environment-specific per the README. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Onfido 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 Onfido

Alternatives to Onfido

Maintained automation servers if Onfido isn't the fit.

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