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 who work with c2pa, content authenticity and exif and want it reachable from Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in TypeScript.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-08-31 · ★ 2 · #95 OF 173 MAINTAINED MEDIA · VERIFIED 2026-09-18

MIT · TypeScript 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

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.

ffmpeg-render-pro Parallel video rendering tools: detect GPU encoders, render, color grade, merge audio, concat. ★ 3

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/beeswaxpat/chronoverify-mcp
website: https://chronoverify.com/
category: media - ranked #95 of 173 actively-maintained media servers as of 2026-09-18.
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 2026-09-18, its last commit was 2026-08-31. 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.

More media MCP servers · Ffmpeg Render Pro · Blazingcdn MCP · THIRI Chord Intelligence · The Scribble Thing · Image to SVG

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