Lotor MCP Server

A local receipt and approval gate for AI agent sessions. The agent can act, but it cannot sign.

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

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-08-23 · ★ 3 · #228 OF 848 MAINTAINED OTHER · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

Apache-2.0 · JavaScript servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Lotor

Claude Code

claude mcp add githubscum-lotor -- npx -y lotor-mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "githubscum-lotor": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "lotor-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 2026-07-21 - young repo, little track record yet

license Apache-2.0 - declared in the repository

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

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

03 · What Lotor can do

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

Latest releases

v1.0.2 · 2026-07-25

1.0.2 - 2026-07-25 - the version was hardcoded, and 1.0.1 fixed the wrong file · 1.0.1 corrected manifest.json, on the assumption that the server read its · version from there. It does not. src/mcp/server.js carried a…

v1.0.0 · 2026-07-24

First public release: local-first, tamper-evident receipt + gate layer for AI agent sessions. See KNOWN-LIMITS.md for the honest scope.

04 · Who maintains Lotor

Lotor is maintained by githubscum. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Jul 2026.

05 · Facts

category
other - ranked #228 of 848 actively-maintained other servers as of 2026-08-25.
release cadence
2 releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-07-25)
registry
io.github.githubscum/lotor (active, first published 2026-07-25 · 3 versions)
packages
npm:lotor-mcp

06 · Lotor FAQ

What is Lotor?

A local receipt and approval gate for AI agent sessions. The agent can act, but it cannot sign.

Is Lotor still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-08-23 and it shipped 2 releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Lotor?

Run `npx -y lotor-mcp`. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Lotor 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.

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