Canton MCP Server

Query Canton Network balances, rewards, transactions, prices, and identity from any AI agent.

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What is the Canton MCP server?

Query Canton Network balances, rewards, transactions, prices, and identity from any AI agent. Exposed over MCP by the canton mcp server, that capability becomes something an assistant can invoke while it works, not something you go and do afterwards.

What it actually does

Adding it to your client

@noves/canton-mcp on npm is all you need. Most clients run it directly, so configuration is a few lines and a restart.

Its toolset

Everything the assistant can do here goes through one of these:

  • resolve_party — "Who is this party?" — canonical party ID, org type, balance, ANS names
  • search_directory — "Who are the super validators?" — browse/filter the network directory
  • get_balance — "What's this party's balance?" — current or at any point in time (date)
  • get_balance_history — "Chart its balance over last month" — daily end-of-day snapshots
  • get_rewards — "What did it earn?" — summary metrics, per-day totals, or individual payouts
  • get_transactions — "Show its recent traffic purchases" — classified history (transfer, buyTraffic, …)
  • get_transfer_stats — "How active is it?" — counts, volumes, unique counterparties
  • get_price — "CC price trend this month?" — spot, historical spot, hourly/daily OHLC
  • get_transaction — Full classified payload of one update by ID

Configuration

You will need one environment variable: NOVES_API_KEY. The server will not start without them, which is usually why the tools fail to appear on a first run. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than in a file you might commit.

Caveats

  • It runs with your machine's permissions. That is convenient and also the reason to think about what you point it at before you approve a tool call.
  • With 9 tools registered it takes up a noticeable share of the context window; turn it off in projects that never touch Canton.
  • Missing credentials fail quietly in some clients — if no tools show up, check the environment block first.
  • MCP clients confirm each tool call by default. Leave that on until you have watched what the canton mcp server does with a few real requests.

When to reach for it

Plenty of file and storage access servers cover similar ground. The differences that matter in practice are scope of access and how much setup stands between you and a working tool call. Canton's toolset — resolve_party, search_directory, get_balance and 6 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by Noves-Inc; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

SyncDev reviews every entry in this directory against the project's own documentation before publishing, and revisits them as servers change.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
resolve_party"Who is this party?" — canonical party ID, org type, balance, ANS names
search_directory"Who are the super validators?" — browse/filter the network directory
get_balance"What's this party's balance?" — current **or at any point in time** (date)
get_balance_history"Chart its balance over last month" — daily end-of-day snapshots
get_rewards"What did it earn?" — summary metrics, per-day totals, or individual payouts
get_transactions"Show its recent traffic purchases" — classified history (transfer, buyTraffic, …)
get_transfer_stats"How active is it?" — counts, volumes, unique counterparties
get_price"CC price trend this month?" — spot, historical spot, hourly/daily OHLC
get_transactionFull classified payload of one update by ID

How to install the Canton MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "canton": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@noves/canton-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "NOVES_API_KEY": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
NOVES_API_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes

Example prompts to try

  • Use Canton to resolve party.
  • Use Canton to search directory.
  • Use Canton to get balance.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Canton to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 9 tools (resolve_party, search_directory, get_balance, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Canton directly.